Healing for the Anxious & Overwhelmed
Body-Based Trauma Therapy in Boise
Our clients come in exhausted by racing thoughts, shame, and tension, often unaware of how tightly their bodies are braced. We help you slow down, understand the patterns keeping you stuck, and gently begin to let go, creating space for curiosity, freedom, and joy.
You Can Find Balance and Relief
When your nervous system has been in survival mode, it can feel like life is nonstop tension. Anxiety, shame, grief, and relationship struggles aren’t signs of weakness; they’re signs your body and mind are trying to protect you.
With the right support, you can restore balance, ease tension, and reclaim energy for the life you want.
How We Can Help
Trauma Recovery
Trauma can leave the body feeling on guard long after the danger has passed. We help you work with memories, triggers, and nervous system reactions in a way that feels safe and paced to you. Change happens without forcing or reliving every detail.
Anxiety Support
For racing thoughts, panic, and that constant “on edge” feeling. Together we slow the cycle between mind and body so anxiety can soften and you can focus on what matters.
Grief & Loss
Grief is part of being human. There’s no right way to carry it. We make room for the pain, the memories, the anger, the love, and the small steps of learning how to move forward without leaving what mattered behind.
Relationship Problems
Trauma patterns can show up in the relationships we care about most. We help you understand what gets activated and build communication that creates connection instead of conflict.
Body Tension, Stress & Chronic Pain
Stress lives in muscles, breath, and posture. Our trauma-informed team works gently with the body so tightness, fatigue, and pain can soften rather than feel like a constant fight.
Trauma-Informed Yoga & Movement
Choice-based, body-aware classes designed to help you feel safer in your body. No experience required.
A Body-Based Approach to Therapy
In sessions, we listen to what your body is saying, not only what your mind explains. We move at your pace, helping you notice patterns, soften tension, and build responses that last beyond the therapy room.
Our approach blends:
- Talk Therapy
- EMDR
- Somatic Experiencing
- Parts-Informed Therapy
- Mindfulness
How We Can Help
EMDR Therapy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps the brain reprocess overwhelming experiences so they no longer carry the same emotional charge.
We prioritize preparation, internal safety, and pacing — especially for complex trauma. Clients do not need to relive every detail to heal.
Somatic Therapy
Somatic therapies recognize that experiences are processed through both cognitive and physiological systems. By working directly with body sensations and nervous system regulation, change becomes more integrated and lasting.
“The body has its own wisdom.” — Peter Levine
Parts-Aware Therapy
Internal Family Systems and parts-informed approaches help you understand the different parts of yourself that developed to cope and survive. By building curiosity and compassion toward these parts, inner conflict softens and healing becomes sustainable.
Relational Therapy
Healing unfolds within a safe, attuned therapeutic relationship. Research consistently shows that the quality of the relationship is one of the strongest predictors of success in therapy. We prioritize collaboration, safety, and responsiveness in every session.
Get In Touch
Call
(208)753-7484
raelynngrant@boiserivercounseling.com
Address
410 S. Orchard, Suite 128 Boise, ID 83705
Hours
Mon – Fri: 10am – 9pm
Weekends: 10am – 3pm