Somatic Trauma Healing for Depression Relief
Depression isn't laziness or weakness—it's your nervous system in shutdown mode. Through somatic work, gently help your body come back online and rediscover what feeling alive feels like.
Dario Droznes
Certified Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner
Are you experiencing any of these?
If these feel familiar, your nervous system may be stuck in shutdown mode.If any of these resonate, your nervous system may have gone into conservation mode to protect you
Everything feels gray, flat, or meaningless
You've lost interest in things that used to bring joy
Getting out of bed feels like an enormous effort
You feel disconnected from yourself and others
The future seems hopeless or not worth thinking about
You go through the motions but don't feel alive
Depression isn't laziness or weakness—it's often the body's shutdown response
When the nervous system has been overwhelmed, it can go into conservation mode—shutting down energy, emotion, and engagement. Somatic work gently helps your system come back online.
What somatic work can do for you
Real, lasting change is possible. Here's what clients experience.
Find Your Motivation Again
Access the energy and drive that depression has been suppressing.
Experience Joy and Pleasure
Rediscover what it feels like to genuinely enjoy moments.
Break Free From Isolation
Feel capable of connecting with others instead of withdrawing.
Reclaim Your Vitality
Move from just surviving each day to actually living.
Restore Your Energy
Feel life force returning as your system comes out of conservation mode.
Build Your Resilience
Build capacity to meet challenges without collapsing back into shutdown.
HOW WE DO IT
1:1 Online Sessions
Your nervous system went into shutdown for good reasons. We'll gently help it thaw and come back online—at your body's own pace—so you can feel alive again.
Your nervous system went into conservation mode to protect you from overwhelm. Together, we'll gently help it thaw from the freeze, carefully introducing activation in small, manageable doses. With patience and presence, we'll support your system as it gradually comes back online, restoring your capacity for energy, emotion, and engagement with life.
3 Steps for healing
A gentle, collaborative approach designed to meet you exactly where you are.
Gentle Activation
We'll carefully introduce small amounts of activation, respecting your system's current capacity.
Restoring Connection
Reconnect with sensation, emotion, and the felt sense of being alive.
Building Engagement
Gradually expand your capacity for energy, interest, and forward movement in life.
Frequently asked questions
Learn about somatic work and how I can help.
Who I Am
I'm Dario Droznes, a certified Somatic Experiencing practitioner. I believe depression isn't a permanent state—it's a nervous system response that can shift. Together, we'll gently help your body thaw from shutdown and rediscover what it feels like to be alive.
