Why Choose Studer Somatics?
Rebecca is an Occupational Therapist, an intermediate level student with Somatic Experiencing International, and is a certified coach in the Rebloom coaching method. Rebecca has completed Foundations in Somatic Abolitionism with Resmaa Menakem and Carlin Quinn, and is an active member of The Work That Reconnects facilitator group. Rebecca is passionate about how improving our access to play, rest, and connection through the senses improves our nervous system regulation and creates a wide base of support for experiencing difficult or uncomfortable sensations & emotions, especially when navigating the intensity of all that life has to offer. Rebecca has a passion for facilitating a container where all sensations can be met with curiosity rather than judgement, and co-creates somatic toys/tools and resources specifically tailored to your nervous system in order to experience more play, connection, stillness, safety, and ease in your life, and to be able to resiliently pendulate between various states of activation. This framework supports processing of difficulty rather than avoidance of difficult emotions. Rebecca guides you in unearthing your own healing capacity: you know your nervous system better than anyone else, and together we can create the sensations of resilience and ease in more moments of your day. Rebecca particularly enjoys supporting those who have experienced a recent horror/gore related trauma, medical or sexual trauma (including kink-related trauma and/or kink as trauma resolution), those navigating relational intensity including polyamorous individuals and pairs/groups, those navigating life transitions, and those interested in deepening their connection with the natural world as a deep resource for being with all states.
Offerings
At Studer Somatics, Rebecca strives to facilitate improved connection with your full being: mind, body, and soul, in order to let your deepest truths shine. She facilitates individuals’ resilience in navigating discomfort, overwhelm, and stress by supporting you in the toys/tools you may enjoy in order to be with, shift, and/or move through a variety of sensations as the waves of life come and go. In addition to managing difficult sensations, together we may create rituals and routines centered around play, stillness, and connection (to self, beloveds, and/or nature) to more easily create the conditions for you to access joy, pleasure, and peace in small, reliable doses every day. These nervous system toys all help create a sense of safety and trust in the nervous system, which helps create room for growth and presence in deep healing work. We may also work on noticing and shifting states of perfectionism, urgency, either/or thinking, power-over, and individualism (among other colonial values).
See the Difference
Rebecca is strongly influenced by our individual and collective connection with nature as a co-regulatory relationship. She views her somatic work through a witchy, occupational therapy, and anti-racist lens. Rebecca's work is inspired by the work of Audre Lorde, bell hooks, adrienne maree brown, Mary Oliver, Resmaa Menakem, Prentis Hemphill, Irene Morning, Rachael Maddox (Rebloom), Zahava Griss (Embody More Love), Mahshid Hager, Peter Levine, Clarissa Pinkola-Estés, Ram Dass, Octavia Butler, and Joanna Macy. Rebecca considers themselves a pleasure activist, an emergent strategist, and someone who is creating momentum within the Great Turning of our times. Rebecca enjoys new moon and full moon rituals as well as intentionally connecting to the earth & elements through her senses every day.
Rebecca Studer, MSOT, OTR/L, SEP-S
Rebecca (she/they) is interested in the mind/body/soul connection in all areas of her life! They enjoy noticing/orienting and practicing stillness in nature in their free time, and are often found playing the piano or guitar, engaging in intuitive movement practices, reading, and listening to podcasts and music, all while soaking up the delicious California sunshine. Rebecca is originally from Michigan, and loved living in the Pacific Northwest for several years before moving to the bay area. Rebecca now lives in the north bay surrounded by old growth Redwood trees and the Russian River. Rebecca identifies as a white, queer, solo-polyam human and is oriented towards voices of Black intersectional feminism as a model for social justice and social change in our current capitalistic, colonial structures. Rebecca believes in the power of Pleasure Activism and Emergent Strategy (adrienne maree brown) as guiding principles in her life and work.
Rebecca is experienced in working with a variety of diagnoses/topics, and particularly loves working with folks interested in divesting from values of colonialism (urgency, perfectionism, either/or thinking, worship of the written word, shame as a motivator, etc) and/or who are moving through life transitions (a new medical diagnosis, a recent horror/gore related trauma, birth or death of a loved one, moving, changing jobs, etc). some toys/tools may include:
- presence and mindfulness
- sensing and naming nervous system states
- shifting language for identifying sensations in the body
- values determination
- embodiment practices
- presencing/resourcing tools for daily life
- cultural and subconscious re-patterning
- inner voice, inner child, and reparenting work
- communication tools for improved relationships
- functional movement patterning
- myofascial release facilitation
- breathwork and breath patterning for improved access to states of rest, social engagement, and play
- addressing chronic aches and pains
- plant medicine/ally support
Together we will tailor practices and rituals/routines to your particular nervous system, with the intent of creating a wide base of support for all emotional states, as well as to exist in improved states of safety, ease, social engagement, and play. Some nervous system tools may include invitations for sound, movement, journaling, and breathing among other possibilities! You will also have email access with 72 hour response time during the coaching container.
Investing in your journey:
Somatic coaching on a sliding scale; pricing is based on 2- 90 minute sessions per month, as well as email support and a shared document for resources and tracking the somatic journey. Packages include a 2-hour intake call, and a 90-minute program co-creation call to develop a strong therapeutic container that addresses your specific goals and desires.
Pricing is sliding scale, and the invitation is to examine levels of privilege in determining what rates are right for you. Rebecca offers 3 and 6-month containers as well as flexible payment plans over 6, 9, or 12 months.
- $400/month: “I have credit card or significant other debt, I live largely paycheck to paycheck to support myself, I am supporting children or have other dependents, and/or investing in this type of work will significantly affect my budgeting for the week/month/year.”
- $600/month: “I am fairly comfortable financially, I own my home and/or have financial freedom for luxury items, and I have the resources to invest in this work by making minor changes to my budget.”
- $800/month: “I have significant financial resources for luxury items and traveling, I have an investment account or savings account, I rarely worry about financial circumstances, and investing in this work would not change my budget significantly. I would like to contribute to collective access to this work. ”
- A-La-Carte sessions available without a package, sliding scale $99-$250 for 60 min sessions, $111-$300 for 90 min sessions
- Couples pricing scale: $600/month, $800/month, $1000/month with 6, 9, and 12 month payment plans available for all packages offered.
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