Eric Servat
Certified Therapist • Clinical Supervision

How comfortable are you with your own body? For some people, dissatisfaction with their body is occasional. For others, it becomes a persistent source of shame, anxiety or self-criticism. You may dislike particular parts of your body, feel uncomfortable being seen, avoid intimacy, struggle with photographs or mirrors, or constantly compare yourself with others. You may even feel that your appearance determines whether you are desirable, acceptable or worthy. Sometimes you kno

In my work as a body therapist, I’ve learned something again and again: people don’t just remember trauma — they carry it. It shows up in the way someone breathes, or doesn’t. In shoulders that never soften. In a chest that barely moves, or a body that stays braced even while resting. Many clients arrive saying, “I know what happened. I’ve talked about it. But my body still reacts.”And that’s often the missing piece. When trauma happens, the body adapts Trauma is not just an

My Approach: Somatic Therapy Inspired by Jack Painter In my practice, I see the body as an essential part of the therapeutic process. While talking is important, I’ve found that some experiences, emotions, and long-held patterns live beyond words. They show up in how we breathe, how we stand, and how we hold ourselves in the world. My approach is deeply inspired by the work of Jack Painter, the founder of Postural Integration in California in the 1980s—a body-mind therapy tha