Trauma Work and Trauma Informed Somatic Therapy

Trauma Recovery & Somatic Healing with Elle Miller

A steady space to reconnect with your body, your breath, and yourself

Trauma can leave you feeling like a stranger in your own skin.
Like your body’s always on alert.
Like rest, trust, and ease are just out of reach.

As a somatic therapist, I work with the body—not just the story of what happened, but how your nervous system learned to survive.
Together, we’ll move at the pace that feels right for you. There’s no pressure. No rush. Just space to begin noticing again.

This work is slow and steady.
It’s not about revisiting the past.
It’s about learning to be here—gently, with breath, with support, with choice.

What is Somatic Trauma Recovery?

Somatic therapy is a body-based approach to healing.
It centers the nervous system, and honors the way trauma lives in the body—through tension, patterns, posture, breath.

You don’t have to explain everything.
You don’t have to relive anything.
You get to move, speak, be still, or say no. Every part of you is welcome here.

In this work, we focus on:

  • Rebuilding trust between you and your body

  • Supporting your capacity to feel grounded and present

  • Noticing what feels safe, and slowly expanding that sense over time

  • Working with breath, posture, and small movements to support regulation

You don’t have to hold it all alone.

What Happens in a Session?

Each session is shaped by what feels most supportive to you.
Some people move. Some lie still. Some talk. Some stay quiet.

You might be invited to explore breath, notice sensation, or shift how you’re sitting.
You can always say no. You guide the pace.
There’s no pressure to perform or push through anything.

My role is to hold space with you—to listen, to offer gentle invitations, and to support your nervous system as it finds new patterns of safety.

How I Work

I often work as part of a care team, alongside licensed mental health professionals.
If you’re currently in therapy, I’m happy to collaborate with your provider—with your permission—to ensure your care is connected and supportive.

Most clients see me once or twice a month, which allows time for rest, integration, and healing between sessions.

If I ever believe another form of support is needed, I will tell you with honesty and care. Your well-being is always the priority.

This May Be for You If You:

  • Feel disconnected from your body

  • Live with anxiety, tension, or chronic dysregulation

  • Are in trauma recovery and looking for body-based support

  • Want healing that doesn’t require rehashing everything

  • Crave a space that is slow, safe, and respectful of your boundaries

You don’t have to have the right words.
You don’t need to be “ready.”
You just need space—and someone to walk with you.

Where & How We Meet

Sessions are available both in person and online, based on what feels right for you.

  • In-Person – Christiansburg, VA

  • Online – Secure Zoom or phone sessions

When You’re Ready

There’s no timeline you have to meet.
But when you’re ready, I’m here.

Healing doesn’t always come in big moments.
Sometimes it begins with a single breath—and the quiet knowing that you don’t have to do this alone.