Somatic Therapy
New Jersey + Pennsylvania
With Amy Rae Johnson, LCSW
I’m a somatic therapist who used somatic therapy to heal my own trauma.
Have you done years of therapy but still feel stuck?
Do you understand your patterns, yet your body keeps reacting?
Many of my clients come to me after their progress has plateaued. They can explain their story, but their nervous system is still on edge. Their body feels flooded, shut down, or constantly bracing for something bad to happen.
Somatic therapy helps when talking wasn’t enough.
Clients Come To Me When They’re:
Stuck after talk therapy
On edge + reactive
Disconnected from body
Easily overwhelmed
Anxious or burnt out
Shut down, numb, living without joy
These are not your personal failures. They are nervous system responses that can be healed.
How Somatic Therapy With Me Works
My somatic therapy is body-centered, grounding, and relational. Instead of trying to push through or overanalyze, we focus on building awareness of what’s happening inside and responding with intention.
We move at a pace that is set by you and feels safe to you.
As your body begins to recognize safety, mindfulness improves. With time, you’ll learn how to be present with emotions instead of feeling overcome by fight, flight, freeze, or shutdown.
Modalities I Use
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Builds awareness of physical sensations to gently release stored stress and trauma so your body can settle instead of staying on high alert.
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Helps you understand your nervous system states and build skills to move out of fight, flight, freeze, or shutdown, and into safety and connection.
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Supports compassion for the different parts of you to soften inner conflict so you feel more whole and aligned with yourself.
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Uses eye positions to release deep emotional pain stored in the body when talking alone has not brought relief.
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Increases present-moment awareness so you can respond instead of react.
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Helps quiet the harsh inner critic and develop self-understanding instead of shame.
Bridge Your
Mind + Body
When your nervous system relearns safety,
daily life is different.
After Somatic Therapy, Clients Report
Deeper relationships
More ease setting boundaries
Feeling less distracted
Improved work-life balance
Renewed sense of joy
Greater intimacy
Better sleep & digestion
About Amy Rae Johnson, LCSW
My therapy is designed for people who are ready for something deeper than insight. I believe healing happens when your body feels safe enough to let go and be seen.
Sessions with me are warm, collaborative, and grounded in real connection. We slow things down, listen to your body, and work together to release what you’ve been carrying. I am not a distant or stoic therapist. You get the full me, and our work is rooted in a genuine person-to-person relationship.
Outside of therapy, I love being in nature, creating mixed media art, and beachcombing. I’m an animal lover, boba tea fan, and share my home with my husband, two cats, and lots of plants.
Availability: I work with clients via Telehealth across New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Education, Credentials,
& Trainings
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Certified Brainspotting Therapist
Training in Somatic Experiencing
Polyvagal-informed therapy
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Mindfulness-based and compassion-focused approaches
12+ years of credentialed experience across Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado, and the Tri-State area
3 Steps To Get Started
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Fill out the contact form. If I’m not the right fit, I’ll help you find someone who is.
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We’ll connect to see if working together feels right and answer any questions.
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We’ll begin building safety, awareness, and a pace that works for your nervous system.