Tania Ruddick

Somatic
Psychotherapy

A body-centered approach to therapy that integrates the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of healing, helping you release stored trauma and regulate your nervous system.

Medicare Rebates Available
NDIS Registered Provider
Secure Telehealth Australia-wide

The body keeps the score. Somatic psychotherapy recognizes that our physiological experiences are deeply intertwined with our psychological well-being.

Traditional talk therapy often engages only the cognitive parts of the brain. Somatic work invites the body into the therapeutic space, acknowledging that stress, trauma, and complex emotions are often held in our nervous systems and muscle memory.

Nervous System Regulation

Learning practical techniques to anchor and calm your physical responses.

Body Awareness

Developing a safe, non-judgmental awareness of internal physical sensations (interoception).

Releasing Tension

Gently working through chronic physical tension patterns associated with stress.

Grounding

Building capacity to stay present and centered during difficult emotional states.

Somatic therapy builds the safe container for deeper work. Discover how this body-based approach pairs with EMDR to address trauma at its root.

Read the Therapeutic Philosophy

Session Pricing & Details

Standard Session

Medicare Rebate: $87.25
Medicare rebate applies with a valid GP Mental Health Care Plan.
$200 / 50 minutes

NDIS or 3rd Party

Billed directly to plan/provider.
$280 / 50 minutes

Brief Check-in

Telehealth, email, or text support.
$100 / 25 minutes