FAQ's
About Somatic Therapy
Somatic therapy is a holistic, body-centred approach to healing that works with the connection between the body and the mind. It recognises that stress, difficult emotions and past experiences are often held in the body, not only in the thinking mind. Through gentle awareness of physical sensation, breath and the nervous system, somatic therapy helps release what the body has been holding. Abi Beri offers somatic therapy in Ireland and online worldwide.
Somatic therapy works by helping you notice the sensations, tensions and patterns held in your body, and gently supporting your nervous system to settle and release them. Rather than only talking about a problem, you learn to feel and work with how it lives in the body. This approach is informed by polyvagal theory and the understanding that the body holds the imprint of our experiences. Sessions are available in person and online.
A somatic therapy session usually lasts around 60 minutes and combines gentle conversation with body-based awareness. You might be guided to notice physical sensations, work with your breath, or explore where an emotion sits in the body. Nothing is forced, and you remain in control throughout. Sessions are available in person in Ireland or online by video call, and online sessions follow the same gentle, effective approach.
The main difference is that somatic therapy includes the body as a central part of healing, while talk therapy works mainly through conversation and thought. Talk therapy helps you understand your experiences; somatic therapy helps you feel and release how those experiences live in your body and nervous system. Many people find the two approaches complement each other. Somatic therapy is experiential rather than purely analytical.
Somatic therapy is grounded in a growing body of understanding about how the body holds stress and trauma, including polyvagal theory and decades of research into the nervous system’s role in emotional health. While the field continues to develop, the core principle — that the body carries the imprint of our experiences and can be supported to release it — is well recognised across trauma-informed practice. It is best viewed as a complement to, not a replacement for, medical care.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) works by changing thoughts and behaviours through structured, mind-led techniques. Somatic therapy works through the body, helping release stored tension and regulate the nervous system rather than reframing thoughts. CBT is often most useful for specific, present-day patterns of thinking, while somatic therapy reaches material that lives below words, in the body itself. The two can work well alongside each other.
What Somatic Therapy Helps With
Somatic therapy can help with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, stress and burnout, the effects of trauma, chronic tension, emotional overwhelm, feeling disconnected from yourself, and difficulty resting or regulating emotions. It is also valuable for personal growth, self-awareness and reconnecting with the body. Because it works holistically with the nervous system, it supports both specific difficulties and a deeper sense of wellbeing.
Yes, somatic therapy can be very helpful for anxiety. Anxiety often lives in the body as tension, a racing heart, shallow breath or a constant sense of being on alert. Somatic therapy works directly with these physical patterns, helping the nervous system move out of a state of activation and into greater calm. Rather than only managing anxious thoughts, it addresses how anxiety is held in the body. Available in person and online.
Yes, somatic therapy is widely used to support recovery from trauma. Trauma is not only a memory in the mind; it is held in the body and nervous system, which is why it can persist long after an event has passed. Somatic therapy works gently with the body to help process and release what has been held, at a pace that feels safe. For complex or severe trauma, it is best undertaken with appropriate professional support.
Yes. Chronic stress and burnout leave the nervous system stuck in a state of activation or exhaustion, often experienced as tension, fatigue, poor sleep or feeling unable to switch off. Somatic therapy helps the body return to a more regulated, rested state by working directly with these patterns rather than only addressing them mentally. It is especially suited to people who feel constantly wired, depleted, or unable to rest.
Yes. Feeling numb, disconnected, or unable to access your emotions is very common, and it is usually an intelligent protection the body learned at some point, rather than a flaw. Somatic therapy gently and patiently helps rebuild the connection between you and your body, so feeling becomes safe and available again. This work is never forced; it moves at the pace your nervous system can tolerate. Available in person and online.
No. While somatic therapy is often used for trauma, you do not need to have experienced trauma to benefit. Many people come to it for stress, anxiety, burnout, personal growth, greater self-awareness, or simply to feel more at home in their body. Because it works holistically with the nervous system and the body-mind connection, it supports wellbeing for anyone, not only those healing from difficult experiences.
Inner Child Work
Inner child work is a therapeutic approach that helps you reconnect with and care for the younger parts of yourself that carry unmet needs, old hurts or protective patterns from early life. It recognises that experiences from childhood continue to shape how we feel and behave as adults. Through gentle, compassionate attention, inner child healing helps these younger parts feel seen and supported. Abi Beri offers inner child work in Ireland and online worldwide.
Inner child healing works by gently turning toward the parts of you that formed in childhood and still carry old feelings or protective strategies. Rather than analysing the past, you learn to meet these younger parts with compassion and presence, often through body awareness and guided experiential work. Over time, this changes how old patterns operate in your present life. The approach is gentle, paced to feel safe, and available online or in person.
Somatic therapy works primarily through the body and nervous system, while inner child work focuses on the younger parts of the self that carry early experiences. In practice, the two overlap closely, because the inner child is held in the body as much as in memory. Abi Beri often integrates both, using body-based awareness to gently meet and support the younger parts of you. Both are available in person and online.
Yes, inner child work is very effective online. Because the work is experiential and relational rather than dependent on physical presence, it translates well to video sessions. Many people find the comfort and privacy of their own space helps them feel safe enough to do this gentle, tender work. Abi Beri offers online inner child healing sessions to clients in Ireland, the UK, Europe and worldwide.
Family Constellations & the Holistic Approach
Family Constellations are a therapeutic approach that explores how patterns, burdens and unresolved experiences within a family system can be passed down through generations and affect us in the present. The work helps reveal hidden loyalties and entanglements so they can be acknowledged and gently released. Abi Beri facilitates Family Constellations as part of a holistic, integrative practice. You can learn more at familyconstellationseurope.com.
Family Constellations work by bringing the hidden dynamics of a family system into view, often revealing how something carried by earlier generations is still affecting you today. Once these patterns are seen and acknowledged, the system can begin to settle, and the burden you have been unconsciously carrying can ease. The work can be done in groups or one-to-one, in person or online. Full details are available at familyconstellationseurope.com.
Yes, Family Constellations can be done effectively online, both in one-to-one sessions and in facilitated groups. The systemic patterns the work reveals come through clearly in an online setting, and many people appreciate doing this deep work from a familiar, private space. Abi Beri offers online Family Constellations to clients across Ireland, the UK, Europe and beyond. Learn more at familyconstellationseurope.com.
A holistic approach means working with the whole person — body, mind, emotions and the wider systems we belong to — rather than treating a single symptom in isolation. Abi Beri integrates somatic therapy, inner child healing and Family Constellations, drawing on the body, early experience and the family system together. This integrative, body-mind approach allows healing to reach material that a single method might miss. Available in person in Ireland and online worldwide.
These three approaches work together as complementary doorways into the same healing. Somatic therapy works through the body and nervous system; inner child work meets the younger parts of the self; and Family Constellations address patterns inherited from the wider family system. Abi Beri integrates all three in a holistic practice, choosing the approach, or combination, that best fits each person. This integrative work is offered in person in Ireland and online worldwide.
Online Sessions
Yes. Abi Beri offers online somatic therapy sessions worldwide via secure video call. Online sessions follow the same gentle, body-based approach as in-person work, helping you connect with your body, settle your nervous system and release what you have been holding. Clients join from Ireland, the UK, Europe and across the world. All you need is a private space and a stable internet connection.
Yes, somatic therapy works very well online. Because the work is rooted in your own body awareness, breath and nervous system, it does not depend on being in the same room. Many people find that being in the comfort and privacy of their own space helps them feel safe enough to go deeper. Abi Beri has supported clients effectively through online somatic therapy across Ireland and internationally.
Abi Beri works with online clients across Ireland, the United Kingdom, Europe and worldwide. Online sessions are conducted in English by secure video call, making holistic somatic therapy, inner child work and Family Constellations accessible wherever you are based. Time zones can usually be accommodated by arrangement. Location is no barrier to working together.
For an online session you need a private, quiet space where you will not be interrupted, a device with a camera (a laptop, tablet or phone), and a stable internet connection. It helps to have somewhere comfortable to sit or lie down, and a glass of water nearby. A secure video link is sent before your session. Nothing else is required — the work uses only your own body and awareness.
You can book an online session through the contact page at somatictherapyireland.com, or by emailing info@somatictherapyireland.com. After you make contact, Abi Beri will arrange a suitable time across your time zone and send a secure video link. Online sessions are available for somatic therapy, inner child work and Family Constellations, for clients in Ireland and worldwide.
Practical, Local & Getting Started
Abi Beri is based in Ireland and offers in-person sessions in Dublin, Naas and Newbridge, County Kildare, as well as online sessions worldwide. This makes holistic somatic therapy, inner child work and Family Constellations accessible both to clients across Ireland and to those joining online from the UK, Europe and beyond.
Yes, Abi Beri offers in-person somatic therapy in Dublin, as well as in Naas and Newbridge in County Kildare. In-person sessions provide a calm, supportive space for body-based healing. For clients who cannot attend in person, or who prefer their own space, the same work is available online worldwide.
A session usually lasts around 60 minutes. The number of sessions varies from person to person, depending on what you are working with and your goals. Some people come for a specific issue over a few sessions, while others value longer-term, ongoing support. Abi Beri will discuss what is likely to suit you. Sessions are available in person in Ireland and online.
Fees vary depending on the type and length of session. For current pricing for somatic therapy, inner child work or Family Constellations, in person or online, please contact Abi Beri directly via somatictherapyireland.com or info@somatictherapyireland.com. Investing in this work is investing in your long-term wellbeing, and Abi is happy to discuss what will suit your needs.
Somatic therapy is suitable for most people seeking greater wellbeing, whether you are working with anxiety, stress, trauma, burnout, feeling disconnected, or simply wanting to grow and feel more at home in yourself. It is gentle, paced to feel safe, and adapted to each person. If you are unsure whether it is right for you, Abi Beri is happy to talk it through before you begin. Available in person and online.
To get started, contact Abi Beri through somatictherapyireland.com or email info@somatictherapyireland.com. You can ask any questions you have, and arrange a first session in person in Dublin, Naas or Newbridge, or online from wherever you are based. Taking the first step is often the hardest part, and you will be met with warmth and no pressure.
Free Somatic Meditations & Practices
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