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Before the Story, there's the Breath.

Individual therapy and Somatic Experiencing,
for healing in the body and support through what trauma and transformation bring up.

In Sacramento & Online Across California

Your mind knows you're safe now. Your body hasn't caught up yet.

It doesn't have to stay this way.

Imagine waking up without that sense of dread. Maybe for the first time, there's a moment of noticing: things don't bother me the way they used to.

Picture feeling more at ease in your body. Connecting with people without needing to hide parts of yourself just to fit in. A growing sense of wholeness, safety from the inside, and more confidence in how you move through the world.

Transformation is possible.
And you don't have to do it alone.

Thomas Sterling, LCSW, SEP
Thomas Sterling, LCSW, SEP

Hi, I'm Thomas.

As a former competitive gymnast, I’ve always been drawn to the connection between body and mind. My background naturally led me to a deeper interest in embodiment – how the nervous system holds onto experiences, and how the body learns what feels safe and what feels dangerous, often without us even realizing it.

I specialize in working with sexual and developmental trauma using strategies from Somatic Experiencing, a body-based approach to healing. This isn’t just something I’ve studied. It’s something I’ve experienced firsthand, both as a client and as a practitioner.

I’ve seen how powerful this work can be in helping people move through developmental wounds, sexual trauma, and single-event experiences in a way that actually creates lasting change.

Using active, practical tools – movement, imagery, and somatic awareness – we’ll help shift what’s happening beneath the surface. The goal isn’t just insight, but real change: easing anxiety and depression, building a stronger sense of safety and calm, working through shame, and helping you reconnect with your self-worth so you can show up more fully in your relationships and your life.

Reach out today to schedule a free consultation, and we can talk more to see if this could be a fit for you.

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What I Offer

Five Islands of Safety

Individual Therapy

One-on-one sessions for adults ready to move beyond talk therapy, at your body's own pace.

Somatic Experiencing

A body-based approach for when you've talked it out but the tension is still there.

Therapy for Developmental Trauma

Body-based healing for adults carrying the weight of a difficult childhood.

Adults with Spiritual Trauma

For deeply sensitive, empathic adults learning to work with their gifts, not against them.

Healing happens from the body up.

Let's work together to create real and lasting change.

Feel safer in your body, loosen the grip of the past, and start experiencing real shifts in how you move through your life.

You don't have to keep managing it on your own. Let's start there.

Schedule a Free Consultation

Reach out and we'll talk to see if this could be a fit.

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