Somatic Trauma Therapy for Women in Massachusetts
Supporting your female nervous system to move out of survival mode into safety and true presence. →
You carry more than most people know.
You've learned to read a room like it’s nobody’s business, to sense the shift in someone's tone before they've even said two words. No matter what you’ve tried- the talk therapy, the yoga- something inside stays braced, expecting the worst.
You've built a life that works, mostly. You show up, do the damn thing, and take care of the people around you. But underneath the competence there's a hum, a vigilance that won’t quit. You wish to slow down but rest just doesn't feel safe. Trust takes a long time to earn, even from yourself.
Your body remembers things your mind has tried to file away.
You know your patterns didn't come from nowhere. Something in you adapted to survive conditions that asked too much for too long. That adaptation kept you alive. It's also probably costing you now, in ways you're tired of carrying alone.
If you've spent years making sense of your past but still feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself, somatic trauma therapy offers a different way in- through the body, not just the mind.
This approach is particularly supportive for survivors of complex PTSD, sexual trauma, and birth trauma, as well as high achievers who've outpaced their nervous system. You don’t need to have a specific trauma memory to benefit from this work, just a desire to understand and support your nervous system in a new way.
Trauma impacts the deepest layer of your being- your nervous system.
Which is why healing means moving beyond just talking and into connecting with your felt sense experience.
That’s what this work is all about. Somatic therapy supports awareness of internal sensations- such as breath, tension, movement, imagery, and emotional shifts- and uses this awareness to help the nervous system move out of survival patterns and toward regulation, safety, and resilience.
Areas I Specialize In
I am passionate about creating space where women can feel seen, just as they are. The work I do is shaped by both rigorous training and my own journey of healing. I've walked through much of this myself, and that informs everything I bring to our work together.
Complex PTSD
When the wound isn't a single moment but a pattern- of neglect, instability, or never quite feeling safe or seen.
Sexual Trauma/CSA
For survivors ready to set down the shame that was never theirs to carry, and find their way back to safety and wholeness in their own body.
High Achievers & Burn Out
For the ones who look like they have it all together, but are running on empty beneath the surface and know this pace is unsustainable.
Birth Trauma
Your experience of birth deserves to be witnessed and healed- not minimized or explained away.
Ways to Work Together
Meet Your Trauma Therapist, Amy Williams
I used to think becoming a trauma therapist was simply a calling — until I realized it was also deeply tied to my own healing. My own experience in therapy shed light on the survival stress I had been carrying, and how my experiences shaped my beliefs and sense of self. Somatic therapy, yoga, and psychedelics were transformative for me — alleviating the depression and anxiety I'd lived with most of my adult life, bringing me closer to a higher power, and helping me develop a more curious and compassionate relationship with myself, others, and the world around me.
Therapy with me is collaborative, relational, and rooted in genuine care. My style is grounded, warm, and personable. I hold deep reverence for the space we create together, and believe I can only take my clients as far as I've gone myself. That said, it's imperative to me that I continue doing my own inner work so that I can show up for you fully present, centered, and clear.
Becoming a mother reshaped everything, and deepened my passion for tending to the female nervous system in particular. Outside of the therapy room, you'll find me homeschooling my two young children, exploring local trails, with my nose in a book, and simply finding magic in the ordinary.