Somatic Therapy — Is This For You?

You might be carrying something that's hard to put into words. A heaviness or tiredness that won't lift. Anxiety that shows up both in your body and your mind — in the tension you hold, the sleep you lose, the thoughts that keep turning in your head and won't quiet down. A sense of being stuck, disconnected from yourself, or unsure how to move forward. Perhaps you are navigating grief, loss, or an ending — or simply a feeling or a sense that something needs to shift.

If talk-based approaches have felt incomplete, somatic therapy offers something different: a way of listening to and through the body, where healing can happen at a deeper level than words alone can reach.

What To Expect In A Session

I work gently and at your pace. Together we slow down and turn attention inward ; noticing sensations, emotions, and the body's subtle signals. From this grounded place, old patterns can begin to soften, and new possibilities emerge. You don't need to have words for what you're carrying. Your body already knows.

Sessions are available both in-person and online in Singapore. International clients welcome to work online with me.

Arrange for a Free 15 minute introductory call with Melanie

What is Somatic Therapy?

Somatic therapy is a body-based approach to emotional healing — and one of the most misunderstood forms of therapy available in Singapore today.

Unlike talk therapy, somatic therapy works with what the body is holding: the tension, the heaviness, the anxiety that lives not just in your thoughts but in your chest, your shoulders, your breath. When words feel insufficient, the body often has more to say. In a session, we slow down together and listen — gently, curiously, without judgment. No massage or no physical contact — just a guided turning of attention inward, toward what is present.

Curious to learn more? Read: What is Somatic Therapy? A Plain-Language Guide →
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Book a session with Melanie 

Melanie is a qualified SomaSoul® Somatic Therapist, trained through Leven Institute, and an ISMETA accredited Registered Somatic Movement Therapist/Educator (RSMT/E).

As a certified Shake Your Soul® facilitator, she brings embodied movement into the groups and circles. Beyond individual sessions, she facilitates Rhythm for Recovery at WeCare Community Recovery Centre, supporting addiction recovery through somatic movement.

Good Girls Can… Sharing Circle

Not quite ready for 1:1 therapy yet? The sharing circle can be a gentle place to begin your healing journey.

Good Girls Can… is a monthly gathering for busy women who rarely pause to tend to themselves. If you've ever felt close to being burnt-out, quietly resentful, or like your own needs keep getting pushed to the bottom of the list — this circle might be just what you need. There is no advising, fixing, or judging — only presence, compassion, and to feel a little less alone in our lived experience.

Held monthly on selected Saturday afternoons, 3.30–5.30 pm.
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Or contact Melanie if you'd like to know more.

Qualifications

• SomaSoul®️ Somatic Movement Therapist / Leven Institute for Expressive Movement, USA

• Shake Your Soul®️ Facilitator Level 1 & 2 Yoga of Dance / Leven Institute for Expressive Movement, USA

• Circle Facilitator / Wondr Global

• Secret Sunrise Facilitator with Secret Sunrise Singapore

• Certificate in Western Abstract Painting / Chinese Ink Painting / Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Singapore

• Over a decade of mindfulness meditation experience and practice.

Professional Bodies

• ISMETA (International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association)
  Professional Member, Registered Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator (RSMT/E)