Does Somatic Therapy Work Online? What to Expect in Virtual Sessions.

Yes, somatic therapy works online. Learn how virtual somatic therapy sessions help you track nervous system patterns and process trauma through secure video.

Andree Patenaude

3/1/20261 min read

Yes. Somatic therapy works online.

Your body's patterns, sensations, and nervous system responses are with you wherever you are. Through secure video, we track what's happening in your body in real time.

How Online Somatic Therapy Works

Somatic therapy doesn't require touch or physical manipulation. The work happens through:

  • Supportive conversation around your goals and experiences.

  • Tracking sensations - noticing tightness, warmth, shakiness, numbness as they arise

  • Following your impulses - exploring what your body wants to do

  • Working with breath, posture and movement.

  • Attending to activation - noticing when your system goes into fight, flight, or freeze

All of this happens through awareness and directed attention - not physical contact.

What You Need

  • A quiet, private space where you won't be interrupted

  • Stable internet connection

  • Device with camera and microphone (computer, tablet, or phone)

That's it.

Is It As Effective As In-Person?

For most people, yes.

The quality of somatic work depends on your ability to track internal sensations and work with what arises - not on being in the same room.

Some people actually find online sessions MORE accessible because:

  • They're in their own space (already familiar and safe)

  • No commute or transition time

  • Can move to the floor, couch, or bed as needed

  • Easier to integrate immediately after the session ends

When In-Person Might Be Better

Many people do deep, transformative work entirely online.

However, In-person sessions can be helpful if:

  • You're new to body-based work and need more guidance

  • You struggle to create a private space at home

  • You prefer the ritual of going somewhere for therapy

  • And clinically indicated if you're working through a shock trauma event.

Online Sessions With Andree

I offer 75 and 90-minute online sessions via secure, encrypted video platform (Janeapp).

We work with nervous system patterns, trauma processing, and somatic regulation - all through tracking what's present in your body as we talk.

Rate: $157.50 (75 min) or $195 (90 min) including GST

Book a free 20-minute consultation to see if online somatic therapy is right for you.

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