Welcome, Friend!

My name is Rachel Tudor, and I am so happy you’re here. I am a Somatic Practitioner specializing in trauma resolution and nervous system healing.

I am passionate and highly experienced in helping people restore their nervous system so they can feel more at ease and joyful in life. I specialize in intimacy & relationships — but let’s be honest, it’s all connected. If you are desiring support for chronic pain, developmental trauma, anxiety, or something else, welcome. I’m honored that you are here.

Many people come to me having tried other types of therapy and “understood” their challenges, but still feeling unsure of how to move forward without those challenges continuing to affect their lives. If this is you, you are in the right place.

Rather than teaching you how to simply “manage” stress, emotions, pain, or limiting patterns, my approach to somatic therapy helps change the imprint of the nervous system so your current challenges no longer have the same hold on you. This is about sustainable transformation, rather than symptom management.

Traditional talk therapy is wonderful for helping you mentally interpret your experiences, understand how they have affected you, and learn tools to manage symptoms. This is a foundational and valuable aspect of healing. And yet, for many people, this process can eventually leave them feeling stuck in their healing journey.

Somatic therapy welcomes the body into the conversation — not as an afterthought, but as the forefront of healing. Research shows us that trauma is not simply the event that occurred, but what the body experienced (or didn’t get to experience) during overwhelm or stress. This is true whether you experienced a one-time traumatic event or a lifelong pattern of stress or challenge. Whatever the “culprit” may be, your nervous system is designed to restore itself back to baseline, no matter how far away that may feel.

By honoring the body’s self-healing physiology, we gain access to healing at the source.

The best part is, you don’t have to relive all of your body’s most painful memories and stories for this healing to work. Through a blend of nervous system tracking and gentle somatic interventions, symptoms like chronic pain, anxiety, overthinking, fatigue, and so much more can begin to transform — without you having to constantly “think” your way through it.

My signature framework guides you from survival, to stability, to thriving. If you are experiencing symptoms like anxiety, restlessness, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, or emotional overwhelm, these can be indicators that the nervous system is stuck in survival mode. Using Somatic Experiencing techniques developed by Dr. Peter Levine, the nervous system can begin restoring itself back to homeostasis.

Once your system starts returning to baseline, many clients experience significant shifts in their quality of life. For those who desire to go even deeper, we can also integrate ancient body-based practices from Medical QiGong and Taoist traditions to expand your capacity for even greater joy, pleasure, vitality, and ease.

It would be an honor to support you in healing your nervous system, and I celebrate you for seeking support.

Love,
Rachel