Your nervous system has been on guard for a long time.
This is where something different becomes possible.
If you feel stuck in survival mode, I want you to know something first:
That is not who you are.
It's a pattern your nervous system adopted because being yourself felt like a risk it couldn't afford to take.
I'm Ryan, a somatic practitioner.
I help people resolve chronic stress and trauma by supporting the body’s natural healing capacity.
I specialize in complex trauma — the survival patterns that develop when our nervous systems learn it isn't safe to be ourselves.
These patterns aren't character flaws.
They're signals from a nervous system that is asking, finally, to be heard.
I offer two ways to work together, both of which are available online or in person in Athens, GA:
(1) Individual Somatic Sessions
For anyone navigating complex trauma, C-PTSD, or chronic stress who is ready to bring the body into their healing.
(2) Safe to Be Me — my signature 6-week somatic container
For people caught in the fawn response — the survival strategy behind people-pleasing, perfectionism, codependency, and burnout.
“Ryan is an amazing resource.
His work has been transformative for me.”
— LINDA D., CLIENT