Root Down to Rise Up
Online somatic therapy in Massachusetts for adults and parents who understand their anxiety but still feel it in the body.
What is somatic therapy, and why does it reach what talk therapy can't?
You can know exactly why you feel anxious and still feel your chest tighten or your thoughts race before you've decided anything. That gap lives in the nervous system, not in your understanding. Somatic therapy works from the body up rather than the mind down. Instead of only talking about what happened, we notice how your body holds it, so the pattern can settle where it actually lives. For many people, this is the part that talk therapy alone never quite reached.
I draw on EMDR, Brainspotting, and Somatic Experiencing to do this work, gentle, body-based approaches that help your nervous system feel safe enough to change.
You might recognize yourself here
You've read the books and done the talk therapy. You understand your patterns. And still your body reacts before you can catch it, with anxiety, overwhelm, or a bracing you can't think your way out of.
Your child does something ordinary and you feel a reaction far bigger than the moment. You want to understand where it comes from so you can stay present and connected, instead of getting pulled under.
Offerings
Therapy, Consultation and Coaching
For Individuals
Therapy that helps you root down into stillness, regulate your nervous system, and reconnect with your inner wisdom. From this grounded, steady place, you can rise up, speaking and living your truth with greater confidence, clarity, authenticity, and ease.
For Parents
Support for parents who want to stay grounded in hard moments and build a deeper connection with their child. Together, we gently tend to the parts of you that didn’t receive what they needed, so parenting can come from a resourced, steady, and connected place. This work helps you tune out the noise, trust your intuition, and build a deep, authentic connection with your child.
For Therapists
Consultation for EMDR therapists who want to integrate this modality with greater self-trust, confidence, and nervous system awareness. Together, we strengthen your ability to stay connected to your clinical intuition, especially when trying something new feels unsettling or pulls you away from your inner knowing.
Meet Liza
Hi! I’m Liza. I'm Liza Detenber, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) offering online somatic therapy across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and South Carolina. I'm trained in EMDR, Brainspotting, and Somatic Experiencing, and I weave in parts work and mindfulness throughout. As a Therapist and EMDR Consultant, my work is a natural extension of my own lifelong path of embodied practice as a human, parent, and therapist. From a childhood rooted in mindfulness, to my clinical focus on embodied healing, I bring a grounded, heartfelt lens to therapy, one that moves beyond 'fixing' and instead honors the unshakable wholeness you already possess.
Ready to get started?
How it works:
Step 1: Reach out
Schedule a free 15 minute consultation. I’ll share how I practice, answer any questions you have, and together we can decide if we’re a good fit.
Step 2: Root down
We ground down with compassion, deep listening, and connection to unearth what is there and meet these pain points with tenderness and nurture.
Step 3: Rise up!
We will check in along the way to make sure our work continues to feel aligned. Through our work together you will tap into your inner wisdom to grow into the fullness of you!