Find Freedom From the Grip of Anxiety
Anxiety isn't a character flaw or something to push through—it's your nervous system signaling that it needs support. Through somatic work, learn to calm your body's alarm system and reclaim your sense of safety and peace.
You're Not Alone
Does This Sound Familiar?
Your heart races and your chest tightens for no apparent reason
You constantly worry about things that might go wrong
You avoid situations, places, or people because they feel overwhelming
Your mind replays past conversations or anticipates future disasters
Sleep feels impossible because your thoughts won't quiet down
You feel on edge, like you're always waiting for something bad to happen
Anxiety isn't just in your head—it's in your body
Your nervous system has learned to stay on high alert, constantly scanning for danger. Somatic work helps you retrain this protective mechanism, teaching your body that it's safe to relax and allowing your natural calm to emerge.
Understanding
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is your body's ancient alarm system—designed to protect you from danger. When this system detects a threat, it floods your body with energy to help you fight, flee, or freeze. This was essential for our ancestors facing predators.
The challenge is that modern life rarely requires us to physically fight or run. Instead, we face emails, deadlines, social situations, and uncertainty. Our alarm system fires, but there's nowhere for that energy to go.
Over time, if this activation happens repeatedly without resolution, your nervous system can get stuck in 'on' mode. It becomes hypersensitive, triggering anxiety responses to situations that aren't actually dangerous.
In somatic work, we help your nervous system complete its natural cycle—allowing the stored survival energy to discharge and teaching your body to recognize when you're truly safe. This is how we move from chronic anxiety to genuine calm.
Transformation
What Somatic Work Can Do For You
Real, lasting change is possible. Here's what clients experience.
Reduced Anxiety
Experience fewer panic responses as your nervous system learns it's safe to relax.
Inner Calm
Discover a quiet center within yourself that you can return to, even in challenging moments.
Restful Sleep
Fall asleep more easily as your body learns to truly rest.
Present Moment Living
Spend less time worrying about the future and more time engaged in your actual life.
Social Ease
Feel more comfortable in social situations without the constant self-monitoring.
Clear Thinking
Make decisions from a place of clarity rather than fear.
The Process
How We Work Together
A gentle, collaborative approach designed to meet you exactly where you are.
Initial Consultation
We'll explore your unique experience with anxiety, identify your triggers and patterns, and understand what your nervous system needs to feel safe.
Building Safety
Learn to create a felt sense of safety in your body—the foundation for all anxiety regulation. We develop resources you can access anytime.
Nervous System Regulation
Work with the physical sensations of anxiety, allowing trapped energy to complete its cycle and your system to naturally settle.
Integration & Prevention
Build lasting skills that help you catch anxiety early and respond with calm, preventing the spiral before it starts.
Questions & Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to common questions about somatic work and how I can help.
How is somatic therapy different from traditional approaches to anxiety?
Most approaches focus on managing thoughts or behaviors. Somatic therapy works directly with your nervous system—the source of anxiety responses. By helping your body discharge stored survival energy, we create lasting change rather than just coping strategies.
Will I have to face my fears or do exposure therapy?
No. Somatic therapy is gentle and works within your window of tolerance. We don't flood you with fear. Instead, we help your nervous system gradually expand its capacity while always maintaining a sense of safety.
How quickly will I notice results?
Many clients experience some relief in the very first session—often a taste of calm they haven't felt in years. Lasting changes typically develop over 8-12 sessions as your nervous system rewires.
What are your fees?
My fee is $175 per 60-minute session. Longer sessions are available and prorated accordingly. I reserve a limited number of sliding scale slots for individuals who need nervous system healing but face financial barriers. If cost is a concern, please reach out to discuss current availability. I don't accept insurance.
About Me
Who I Am
I'm Dario Droznes, a certified Somatic Experiencing practitioner. I believe healing happens when we listen to what our bodies have been trying to tell us. Together, we'll gently work with the tension, exhaustion, and overwhelm you've been carrying, helping your nervous system find its way back to safety and ease.
Ready to Feel Safe in Your Own Body?
You don't have to live on high alert. A calmer, more grounded way of being is possible—and it starts with one conversation.