therapy that addresses all aspects of you : mind, body, soul, psyche, & relationships
Somatic Therapy & Trauma Healing for Introspective and Ambitious Souls
Serving Connecticut and New York Residents
In Person + Virtual Therapy
Are you seeking therapy that can witness and meet you in the fullness of who you are—body, psyche, spirit, and relational worlds?
does this sound like you?
You are a thoughtful, introspective, self-aware, and spiritually curious person
You have done a fair amount of inner work and are seeking something more than traditional talk-style therapeutic models
You understand your patterns intellectually, yet still feel tense, anxious, or overwhelmed in your body
About Me & My Work
Hi, I’m Heather Waxman. I’m a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Certified Somatic Exercises Instructor, and Certified EFT Practitioner with over 13 years of experience supporting people in healing and growth.
My career began as a spiritual life coach 13 years ago, helping young women overcome compulsive patterns with food, like binge eating. My work has gradually expanded through deep practice and training in breathwork, Kundalini yoga & meditation, Internal Family Systems and parts work, subconscious repatterining, somatic exercises, my clinical training in systemic therapy, and ongoing extensive spiritual study. I hold a master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy from Fairfield University where I earned the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence.
I’m also the author of the Your True Nature Oracle deck and healing artist and visionary behind several guided meditation and sound healing albums. Whether I’m making an audio practice, writing, or sitting with someone in a session, I deeply care about the clients I work with and the souls I serve. My work is not a job — it’s my soul’s calling.
you’re here because…
You’re ready for support that goes beneath the surface.
You’re in a major life transition—or sensing you may be on the precipice of one.
You’ve spent much of your life being “the strong one”—managing others’ needs, holding your feelings in, and maybe feeling guilty when you need support yourself.
Anxiety or panic is affecting your daily life. You may feel trapped in social situations, worry about physical sensations, or be hyper-aware of the physical sensations in your body in ways that feel unsettling to you.
You’re struggling in a relationship and wondering how patterns from your family of origin are shaping what happens between you and your partner.
You’ve been through something traumatic, and your body still carries the effects. You want to feel safer in yourself, with room to explore how your spirituality fits into your healing.
You’re questioning your relationship with The Universe / God / Spirit and want a non-dogmatic therapeutic space for you to freely work that out on your own.
Common Themes & Focus Areas
Many of my clients are capable, caring people who hold a great deal together on the outside while feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or on edge inside. They come to therapy wanting life to feel less reactive. They want to feel more grounded in their bodies, more confident in their choices, and more present with the people they love.
Clients often seek therapy with me for support with:
Anxiety, panic, and chronic stress
Burnout and emotional exhaustion from being “the strong one,” an emotional caretaker, and/or feeling responsible for other people’s feelings and emotions
Life transitions and identity shifts
Postpartum anxiety, depression, and the profound transition of becoming a new parent
Relationship struggles and patterns rooted in early family experiences
Nervous-system regulation
Boundaries, expressing needs, and trusting their decisions
Developing self-trust, self esteem, and inner safety
Perfectionism and receiving support
Adult children of emotionally immature, narcissistic, or alcoholic parents
Obsessive or perfectionistic tendencies
Deepening one’s spiritual life and connection with Nature
Potential Outcomes of Therapy
Therapy unfolds at its own pace. Many clients notice gradual relief and meaningful changes over six months to a year, though the time you need will depend on what you’re working through and what you hope to change.
As we work together, you may notice that:
You feel more grounded in your body and less braced for what might happen next.
You can stay present with difficult emotions without feeling as overwhelmed by them.
You respond with more choice and less reactivity, even in stressful moments.
You feel more confident expressing your needs, setting boundaries, and trusting yourself.
You begin to change relationship patterns that once felt automatic or impossible to shift.
You feel more connected to yourself and more free to live in a way that feels true to you.
If this way of working and these potential outcomes resonate with you, I invite you to book a free 20-minute consultation with me.
FAQ: Somatic & Holistic Therapy in Connecticut (and New York Telehealth)
My approach blends somatic therapy, trauma therapy, anxiety therapy, and holistic mind-body practices to support deeper emotional healing. I work with adults throughout Connecticut and New York who want to regulate their nervous system, heal attachment wounds, and shift lifelong relational patterns.
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Somatic therapy works directly with your nervous system, your body’s stored experiences, and the subconscious patterns that talk therapy often cannot reach on its own.
Instead of only talking about what’s happening, we explore how your body has learned to protect you — through tension, shutdown, overthinking, people-pleasing, or emotional overwhelm — and gently create new patterns of inner safety, groundedness, and self-trust.
It’s a deeper, more embodied approach designed for people who feel like “talk therapy helped, but not enough.”
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My work is especially supportive for adults who are:
Seeply feeling, sensitive, or intuitive
Ambitious and hard-working yet overwhelmed or burned out
Navigating anxiety, trauma, or high-functioning stress
Stuck in people-pleasing, over-responsibility, or difficulty with boundaries
Wanting a more spiritual, holistic, or body-based approach to healing
If you’ve tried traditional therapy but still feel disconnected from yourself, this work could be a great fit.
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Yes. I offer:
In-person therapy in Westport, Connecticut
Virtual telehealth therapy to residents of Connecticut and New York
Telehealth sessions include the same nervous system, somatic, and relational work as in-person sessions.
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Somatic therapy is evidence-informed and especially effective for:
Anxiety stored in the body (tightness, knots, looping thoughts)
Trauma responses (freeze, fawn, shutdown, fight, flight)
Attachment wounds and relationship patterns
People-pleasing and emotional caretaking
Chronic stress + high-achiever burnout
Difficulty expressing needs or setting boundaries
Childhood emotional neglect or parentification
If your body feels tense, guarded, overwhelmed, or “always on,” somatic therapy can help you unwind the root patterns driving those experiences.
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Each session is a unique blend of:
Nervous system regulation
Somatic exercises
Subconscious mind + parts work
Relational repair and boundary work
Spiritual psychology tools (when aligned)
Sessions are slow, grounding, and deeply supportive — designed to help you feel safer in your body and more connected to your true nature.
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Most clients begin to experience noticeable relief and inner shifts within the first month.
On average, clients work with me for 3–10 months, depending on:
The patterns you are healing
The level of support you desire
Whether you move into deeper somatic repatterning
Many clients choose to continue long-term because the work expands their emotional capacity, boundaries, relationships, and inner peace.
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If you’re craving a therapist who is deep, intuitive, trauma-informed, spiritual, and somatically trained — someone who doesn’t rush the process or stay on the surface — you will likely feel at home here.
The best way to sense our fit is to schedule a free consultation, where you can ask anything and feel into whether the space feels safe and supportive.
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Yes. I am licensed in both Connecticut and New York, and offer virtual telehealth therapy to adults living anywhere in these states.
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My fee is $300 for a 60-minute session.
If you’re looking for deep, sustainable transformation — not quick fixes — this work supports meaningful shifts in your body, mind, boundaries, and relationships.
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I do not accept insurance, but I can provide superbills for clients who want to submit claims for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
who i work with in ct + NY
I provide somatic therapy, trauma therapy, and anxiety therapy to adults in Westport, Fairfield County, and across Connecticut, as well as virtual therapy to clients in New York. My work supports chronically stressed and spiritually curious adults to feel more regulated in their bodies, clearer in their sense of self, and better able to meet life with steadiness and discernment.