Embodied Alignment Therapy

Somatic and parts-informed therapy for adults navigating survival mode, chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, and self-disconnection.
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About

Healing that includes the body, not just the mind.

Many adults come to therapy understanding their patterns intellectually while still feeling emotionally stuck, disconnected, overwhelmed, or exhausted. Somatic therapy recognizes that stress, trauma, attachment wounds, and chronic survival states are not only cognitive experiences — they are physiological ones as well. Embodied Alignment Therapy offers a slower, more grounded approach to healing that supports greater nervous system awareness, emotional regulation, self-understanding, and reconnection with the body. This work is especially supportive for adults who: overfunction for others struggle to rest live in chronic stress or hypervigilance feel disconnected from themselves intellectualize emotions experience shutdown, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm feel exhausted from constantly holding everything together A somatic and nervous-system-informed approach. Embodied Alignment Therapy integrates: Somatic Experiencing-informed care nervous system education mindfulness and body awareness attachment-informed therapy emotional regulation support trauma-informed relational work Therapy is collaborative, paced intentionally, and grounded in emotional safety. The goal is not to force vulnerability or “push through” healing, but to support greater capacity for presence, connection, regulation, and self-trust over time. Understanding the protective parts of yourself. Many adults carry internal patterns that developed in response to stress, trauma, attachment wounds, or chronic responsibility. You may notice parts of yourself that: constantly overthink struggle to slow down people-please shut down emotionally stay hyper-independent avoid vulnerability become highly self-critical feel disconnected or numb Why “Embodied Alignment?” Healing is not only intellectual. Many people understand their patterns cognitively while their body continues responding as though it is still unsafe. “Embodied” reflects the understanding that emotional experiences, stress, attachment wounds, and trauma are carried within the nervous system and body. “Alignment” is not about perfection. It is the process of reconnecting with yourself in a way that feels more grounded, internally coherent, emotionally honest, and sustainable. When the body no longer has to remain in constant protection, change often begins to emerge more naturally.
Sarah Simpson
LCSW

Services

  • Nervous System Overload
  • Hypervigilance
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Identity & Self-Worth
  • Relational Trauma
  • Survival Mode
  • Anxiety
  • Self-Abandonment
  • Overfunctioning
  • Emotional Disconnection
  • Burnout
  • Chronic Stress
  • Shame & Inner Criticism
  • People-Pleasing

Approaches

  • Somatic Experiencing-informed care
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed therapy
  • nervous system education
  • mindfulness and body awareness
  • attachment-informed therapy
  • emotional regulation support
  • trauma-informed relational work

Insurance Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • We offer a super bill you may submit
  • to your insurance agency

Fees

  • 50 minute session: $150

Location

Embodied Alignment Therapy

5300 S Sutter Dr
Show Low, AZ 85901-8054

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