Somatic Therapy & Sexuality - Navigating Trauma, Intimacy & Embodiment with Ariel Giarretto
Description
What does it mean to heal through the body? In this compassionate conversation, Ariel Giarretto, LMFT, SEP, CMT, CSB—internationally known somatic therapist, sex educator, and long-time faculty member with Somatic Experiencing—explores how embodiment restores safety, intimacy, and aliveness after trauma.
From her early work as a birth doula to her years at the Esalen Institute and collaboration with Peter Levine, Ariel has dedicated her career to helping people reconnect with their body’s wisdom and re-establish trust in pleasure and relationship. She shares how curiosity and presence become gateways to healing, and how missing experiences can create new neural pathways for resilience.
Highlights include:
• How somatic awareness restores safety and vitality
• Navigating intimacy after sexual or relational trauma
• The body’s wisdom in processing and completing trauma
• Attachment styles, boundaries, and embodied communication
• The Full Embodiment Model—integrating pleasure, presence, and trust
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