Melanie Palmietto
Rooted Healing
Helping you bridge the gap between your mind and body
Integrative Somatic Psychotherapist
Currently Accepting New Clients And Providing Therapy To Adults In New York And New Jersey
Anxiety
Self Esteem
Anxiety can be activated for many different reasons. We will identify what is underneath and the root of your anxiety. We will help your body build a capacity for the sensations associated with anxiety and other emotions. Anxiety can manifest as elevated heart rate, pit in your stomach, or chest pain. You will learn body based skills to regulate and support your body when feeling anxiety. When your body feels calm your mind often times will follow.
Maybe you've had many experiences that impacted the way you see and feel about yourself. This may impact the way you talk to yourself, the decisions you make, and what you may accept in your life. Together we will recognize the sensations and emotions that your body is experiencing around self esteem. We will support your body to digest stories you are telling yourself that no longer serve you.
Trauma
Traumatic experiences can become "stuck" in our bodies when we were not able to complete our bodies instinctual response. For example if you had the impulse to run away (flee) from a situation but were not able to. This impulse to flee become immobilized in the body. Which can cause tension, anxiety, restlessness, and so on. We will very gently and slowly support your body to complete instinctual self protective responses along with digesting what your body is holding onto. You will connect with your inner resilience through this process.
People Pleasing
People pleasing is an adaptive skill where children learn to try and manage the emotions of others around them. Such as anticipating the needs of others and doing whatever they think the other person wants them to do. When those around us did not meet our needs as children it can be challenging to meet our own as adults. Maybe you feel guilty expressing your needs, responsible for other peoples emotions, and like it's your job to take care of those around you. We will work together towards a greater sense of self autonomy, build your capacity for honoring your needs, and creating a sense of safety within yourself.
What is Somatic Experiencing
"Somatic Experiencing (SE) aims to resolve symptoms of stress, shock, and trauma that accumulate in our bodies. When we are stuck in patterns of fight, flight, or freeze, SE helps us release, recover, and become more resilient. Somatic Experiencing facilitates the completion of self-protective motor responses and the release of stuck survival energy bound in the body, thus addressing the root cause of trauma symptoms. This is approached by gently guiding clients to develop increasing tolerance for difficult bodily sensations and suppressed emotions."
get in touch
12-45 River Road, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Rootedhealingtherapy@gmail.com / Tel. 914-743-0732
Testimonial
"Melanie is an expert at being present for you and listening deeply. She gave me the space to work through overwhelming anxiety and depression in my own time. Her attentive and compassionate nature softened the weight of my experiences during the sessions, leaving me feeling lighter until our next meeting. I highly recommend working with Melanie!"