Somatic and EMDR Trauma Therapy Near Blue Bell, PA
You've read the books. You've listened to the podcasts, done the journaling, and could probably teach a workshop on your own attachment style.
And still, your chest tightens when someone sounds annoyed. You freeze in conflict, lose your words, or feel yourself float a little outside your body before you can think your way through it. Knowing the story and feeling different are two very different things.
A lot of the people we see from Blue Bell are cycle breakers. You've read everything about emotionally immature parents, you're doing it differently with your own kids or in your own relationships, and you're trying to reparent yourself on pure willpower. That's a lot to carry with your head alone.
Reclaim Therapy offers somatic, EMDR, and complex trauma therapy for people from Blue Bell and across Whitpain Township. We work with the story you carry and with the way your nervous system keeps responding to it.
You understand why you feel this way. So why does your body keep reacting?
Being able to name a pattern matters. Trauma also lives in sensations, impulses, and reactions that happen faster than thought, which is why logic alone rarely shifts them.
When Talk Therapy Has Taken You as Far as It Can
You might be ready for a different kind of therapy if:
you know you're safe, but you rarely feel safe
conflict sends you into fight, freeze, or a full shutdown
you can describe your feelings better than you can feel them
you take beautiful care of everyone except yourself
having a need or setting a boundary brings up a wave of shame
you keep repeating a pattern you fully understand
We don't see any of this as failing at therapy. Your body is doing what it learned to do, and we're interested in what it needs now.
What Somatic and EMDR Trauma Therapy Looks Like at Reclaim
Our therapists may weave together somatic therapy, EMDR, parts work, and attachment-focused approaches, depending on what fits you.
Sessions might include noticing what's happening in your body without getting flooded, building resources before any trauma processing, and getting to know protective parts of you with compassion instead of frustration.
It's slower than some people expect. That's on purpose, because slow is usually what lets a nervous system actually change.
We're also a weight-inclusive, fat-positive practice. If body shame or disordered eating is part of your story, you'll never be asked to shrink your body to deserve care.
Coming to Our Office From Blue Bell
Our office is at 400 Horsham Road, Suite 100, in Horsham, PA.
Most Blue Bell clients head toward Spring House and pick up Welsh Road, a drive of about 15-20 minutes, depending on traffic.
There’s free parking right outside of our building, and we are easily accessible from the East Entrance of the building (just look for the signs for Reclaim Therapy!).
If the drive doesn't fit your week, online therapy works anywhere in Pennsylvania, and EMDR, somatic work and trauma therapy translate to video better than most people expect.
Who You'll Be Working With
Reclaim Therapy was founded by Sarah Herstich, LCSW, a Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA-Approved Consultant, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner who also hosts The Complex Trauma Podcast.
Our team's work has been featured in TIME, HuffPost, Forbes, Business Insider, and Headspace.
Every one of our nine therapists specializes in trauma, and the team brings additional training in EMDR, parts work, the Safe and Sound Protocol, and CBT-AR for ARFID.
If you’re ready for body-based work, you might connect with:
Sarah Herstich
Casey Koch
Laura Gordon
Emily Cinque
Bayley Saffier
Ashley Semmens
Erin Witmer
Tanya Sheldon
Jess Salatino
Our Training and Certifications
Questions People From Blue Bell Ask Us
What is somatic therapy, exactly?
Somatic therapy pays attention to what's happening in your body along with your thoughts and feelings. A session might involve noticing sensations, tracking when your system speeds up or shuts down, and gently supporting responses that got stuck during overwhelming experiences.
Will I have to talk through every detail of my trauma?
No. Trauma therapy doesn't require retelling your whole story. Your therapist will help you build safety first and decide together what's useful to explore and when.
I've done years of talk therapy. Is this going to feel like starting over?
It usually feels more like building on what you've already done. All that insight gives your body something to work with. You're not starting from zero, you're adding the piece that was missing.
Healing Doesn't Have to Mean Pushing Harder
You've already worked so hard to understand yourself. Now your body gets a chance to experience something different, at a pace it can actually take in.
Schedule a Consultation
Book a free 15-minute consultation with Sarah, Reclaim Therapy’s founder.
Sarah will learn what you’re looking for, answer your questions and match you with the Reclaim therapist who best fits your needs and availability.
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Our Office is located at 400 Horsham Road, Suite 100 Horsham, PA 19044
Hours of Operation are typically 8am-7pm EST though many of our therapists accommodate alternative schedules.