About Us

SomaticPlay(TM)

A different kind of therapy

Somatic Therapy is a way to connect to the body by learning the language of the body through sensations. What does your body tell you when you are angry, sad, scared or in pain? How do you know you are happy in your body? These are important lessons for feeling safe and healing trauma.

SomaticPlay is the integration of play therapy with the evolutionary biology of millions of years of mammalian instincts that still reside in humans today. Play became a part of development for mammals over 120 million years ago.

About Creating Pathways

Starting therapy can be difficult because it's new and full of uncertainty. At Creating Pathways, we've tried to take as much of the mystery out of the start of therapy. You will know what to expect as soon as you walk through the door to our waiting room. We've done our best to make it cozy and comfortable while you wait. Feel free to come early, hang up your coat and journal. Or make it a visit by allowing time for a walk around Lake Katherine, which is only a short walk away.

Grandma’s kitchen; the smell of home cooking and warmth.

Your favorite coffee shop; the feeling of comfortable chairs and the perfect cup of coffee or tea.

The peacefulness of a wooded path on a fall day; the smell of leaves changing colors and the quiet beauty of autumn in the whispers of the trees.

Our Spaces

Our offices provide a safe environment for you to sit, stand, move and spread out for creativity, processing and healing.

We have a supply room ready with anything you may need to move into the creative and curious side of yourself and explore what's happening inside on a deeper level.

All rooms are equipped with sand and miniatures to explore and create visual images of what the nervous system is ready to see and feel while keeping it contained in a safe space.