Somatic Experiencing in Leawood, Kansas
A gentle, body-oriented approach to healing trauma, shock, and stress.
Reconnecting with your body
You may understand your story well and still feel it in your body — a tightness that won't release, a sense of always being on alert, or a heaviness that rest doesn't quite reach. Trauma and long seasons of stress can lock us into patterns driven by survival rather than patterns of connection and growth.
Somatic Experiencing® (SE) is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma, shock, and other stress-related disorders. Rather than focusing on thoughts alone, SE gently invites awareness of what is happening in the body and nervous system. Over time, this work can help us release what we've been holding, recover a sense of steadiness, and become more resilient.
Is somatic work for you?
Somatic sessions can be supportive if you are:
Healing from a traumatic event, accident, medical experience, or loss
Trying to overcome extended periods of abuse or neglect
Living with anxiety, overwhelm, or a constant sense of being on guard
Feeling numb, shut down, or disconnected from yourself
Running on empty after a long season of stress or burnout
Noticing patterns that feel hard to shift, even when you understand where they come from
Making sense of a difficult birth or postpartum experience
You don't need a clear "trauma story" to begin. Many people come to somatic work simply because something feels stuck.
What to expect
In somatic sessions, we slow things down. We go beyond the narrative and invite sensation, images, behavior, affect, and meaning to tell your story. Together, we practice nonjudgemental curiosity towards what shows up. You set the pace, and there's no expectation to revisit painful memories in detail.
Somatic Experiencing can be the focus of our work together or woven into ongoing counseling. As your nervous system finds more room to settle, change can unfold with intention, compassion, and care.
Your Somatic Experiencing Practitioners
Unsure which of us would be the best fit? Reach out, and we'll help you find your way.
Claire Wimer
LCPC, SEP
Claire completed her Somatic Experiencing certificate in 2025. She loves how somatic work opens communication channels beyond typical talk therapy, and enjoys teaching clients how to practice and expand attunement to themselves and others. She is also a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Kansas, holds a Master's in Counseling from UMKC.
LSCSW, LCSW, SEP
Rachel Bond
Rachel completed her Somatic Experiencing certificate in 2025. Rachel's work is grounded in somatic and nervous system approaches. She is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Rachel integrates SE with EMDR, the Safe and Sound Protocol, DBT, and parts work, in a way that is responsive to each person's needs, capacity, and pace.
Types of Sessions and Fees
We offer in-person sessions at our Leawood office and telehealth sessions through a secure platform. Sessions are 50–60 minutes.
Cost per session is $190–$200
We accept HSA and FSA payments
We can provide a superbill each month if you'd like to submit to insurance for out-of-network benefits
We maintain a limited number of reduced-fee spaces as part of our commitment to accessibility — please contact us to inquire about openings
Questions you may have
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Conversation is still part of our time together, but SE also pays attention to what your body is experiencing, not only what you're thinking.
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No. We move in small, tolerable steps, and you're always in charge of what you share.
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Yes. Many clients find it grounding to do this work from a comfortable, private space at home.
Take the first step
Somatic sessions are available in person in Leawood, Kansas, and through telehealth. When you're ready, we're here to walk alongside you.