4 Highly Recommended Fort Lauderdale Somatic Therapists
Somatic therapy
If you've been carrying tension, overwhelm, or patterns that won't shift through talk therapy alone, know that it’s not all in your head. Many trauma-related responses are shaped through lived experience across the brain, body, and emotional systems, influencing how you respond to stress, closeness, and change.
At Lōmii Studio, we offer somatic therapy in Fort Lauderdale that integrates body-centered approaches with evidence-based trauma therapy to support lasting, embodied change. We’re also one of the few Fort Lauderdale practices offering EMDR + somatic therapy intensives for clients seeking a more focused, immersive therapeutic experience..
Meet our team here, learn more about our unique approach, and contact us when you’re ready to begin.
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Best for EMDR + somatic therapy intensives: Jessica Ronyak
Best for weekly EMDR + somatic therapy: Arianna Mucci
Best for virtual EMDR + somatic experiencing: Kelsie Baggs
Best for integrative somatic healing: Emmy Slaibe
Meet our somatic therapy specialists
Jessica Ronyak, LMHC, LPCC
Best for EMDR + somatic therapy intensives
Jessica offers curated EMDR intensives that integrate trauma reprocessing, somatic tracking, neuro-informed approaches, and body-based practices to support deep, accelerated healing. Her work is precise, relational, and designed for clients ready to move beyond coping into coherence. The intensive format allows for extended sessions over multiple days, creating space for meaningful integration without the repeated start-stop rhythm of weekly therapy.
Credentials: Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist, Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
Virtual therapy?: Yes, available across Florida
Arianna Mucci, RMHCI
Best for weekly EMDR + somatic therapy
Arianna provides weekly EMDR therapy that weaves somatic awareness, attachment-informed care, and parts work into a steady, compassionate therapeutic process. Her presence is calming and attuned, creating space for clients to explore their internal world with safety and depth. Arianna's grounded, intuitive style helps clients build lasting regulation and reconnect with their bodies at a pace that feels sustainable and supportive.
Credentials: Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, EMDR-trained, working toward EMDRIA certification
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
Virtual therapy?: Yes, available across Florida
Kelsie Baggs, LMHC
Best for virtual EMDR + trauma therapy
Kelsie integrates EMDR with somatic experiencing, embodiment work, and trauma-informed practices to help clients heal at the pace of their body and system. Her approach is warm, nonjudgmental, and tailored to honor all parts of the healing process. Through intentional virtual care, Kelsie creates a steady, compassionate space where clients can access depth-oriented trauma therapy from wherever feels most safe and grounding.
Credentials: Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL), EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist, Consultant-in-Training
Location: Virtual
Virtual therapy?: Yes, available across Florida
Emmy Slaibe, OTR/L
Best for integrative somatic healing
Emmy blends occupational therapy with restorative yoga, breathwork, sound healing, and energy work to help clients regulate, settle, and reconnect with their bodies. Her approach is gentle, grounding, and designed to support your body and systems.. Emmy’s session offers a nurturing complement to EMDR and talk therapy, where the body can soften, release, and anchor therapeutic insights into embodied, lasting relief and change.
Credentials: Licensed Occupational Therapist, 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Reiki Level 1 – Advanced Reiki Practitioner
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
Virtual therapy?: Services are primarily in person
What sets our practice apart from other Fort Lauderdale somatic therapy providers
our ethos
At Lōmii Studio, somatic work is thoughtfully woven into everything we do. Our approach is both clinically grounded and deeply embodied, ensuring that healing reaches beyond insight into lasting, felt change.
Trauma-centered care
Every clinician is trained in complex trauma, attachment, and emotional and nervous system regulation.
Boutique, high-touch support
Small caseloads and intentional offerings ensure personalized attention and relational presence.
Integrative offerings
Access to mental health therapy, restorative yoga, breathwork, sound healing, and body-based practices under one roof.
Whole-system approach
We address the body, brain, and relational patterns together—not symptoms in isolation.
EMDR as a foundation
Somatic work is integrated with advanced EMDR protocols for comprehensive healing.
Extended sessions
Weekly sessions are 90 minutes, allowing more time for depth and integration.
EMDR intensives
Multi-day formats combine somatic work with focused trauma processing for accelerated progress.
How somatic therapy can help
Release chronic tension, tightness, or pain patterns held in the body
Regulate a dysregulated nervous system and reduce hypervigilance or shutdown
Process trauma that feels too overwhelming or difficult to access through talk therapy alone
Reconnect with body sensations, emotions, and internal cues that feel numb or disconnected
Interrupt cycles of emotional flooding, panic, or reactivity by building embodied resources
Shift long-standing patterns of anxiety, avoidance, or emotional overwhelm at the physiological level
Support integration and grounding during EMDR or other trauma processing work
Build capacity for presence, safety, and self-trust in your own body
FAQs about somatic therapy
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A somatic therapist works with the body's signals, sensations, and nervous system patterns to support healing and regulation. Rather than focusing only on thoughts or emotions, somatic therapy helps clients notice and shift what's happening physiologically, recognizing how tension, breath, posture, and internal cues reflect unresolved stress or trauma.
Our team of somatic practitioners includes mental health therapists and an occupational therapist, offering a blend of curated services to support your mind, body, and spirit.
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Somatic therapy is an umbrella term for body-centered therapeutic approaches that work with the nervous system, sensations, and physiological patterns. Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a specific modality developed by Peter Levine that focuses on releasing trauma held in the body through tracking sensations and completing interrupted survival responses. At Lōmii, we integrate somatic principles within EMDR and trauma-focused work.
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While our somatic therapy services are open to anyone who feels called to this approach, it may be especially beneficial if you:
Feel disconnected from your body or numb to physical sensations
Carry chronic tension, pain, or tightness without a clear medical cause
Experience anxiety, panic, or shutdown that feels physical before it feels emotional
Notice your body reacting (racing heart, shallow breath, clenching) before your mind catches up
Find that insight alone hasn't changed how you feel or respond
Have trauma that feels too overwhelming to process through words alone
If you’re still unsure whether somatic therapy is a fit for your needs and goals, contact us for a free consultation so we can discuss your situation directly.
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Coverage depends on your plan and provider. Lōmii Studio is a private-pay practice and does not bill insurance directly, though clients with out-of-network benefits may submit superbills for potential reimbursement. Private pay allows for longer sessions, flexible pacing, and a highly individualized approach that prioritizes depth and needs over time constraints.
