Davidson Yoga Therapy
SOMATICS AND BREATH THERAPY
Trauma-informed care
for the body and psyche
I work with individuals navigating
anxiety, complex PTSD, chronic pain, chronic conditions,
addiction recovery, and emotional overwhelm,
especially when symptoms persist despite insight, effort, or treatment.
This work is depth-oriented and emphasizes nervous system regulation and embodied awareness.
"Samantha is the real deal.
Few practicing yoga therapists have this level of qualification, dedication, compassion, and
commitment to truly helping others."
Sara Faircloth
What is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic work understands body symptoms
as messengers.
Pain, anxiety, tension, and fatigue are ways your system communicates what has been carried, ignored, or endured.
Why Guidance Matters
It's not about fixing you. It's about finding you.
When emotions and pain are intense, calming the nervous system is often the first step—but it’s rarely as simple as using a generic breathing technique.
Different bodies respond differently, and what helps one person may overwhelm another.
A skilled guide can help you understand your unique breathing and holding patterns and find regulation strategies that actually work.
Working with anxiety rather than against it can begin to clarify what needs to change for life to feel more meaningful and aligned.
1. We begin with a free introductory call: This is a chance to slow things down, talk about what you’re experiencing, and sense whether this work feels like a good fit. There’s no pressure and no expectation to know exactly what you need yet.
2. Your first session is about listening and orienting: We’ll explore your breathing, movement patterns, nervous system responses, and relevant life history—physical, emotional, and relational. From there, we’ll begin with a simple, personalized practice designed to meet your system where it is right now.
3. Ongoing sessions are shaped by your goals and what’s happening right now: We track what’s present in real time—stress, symptoms, relationships, decisions—because the present often reveals an older pattern or wound that’s still running underneath. We explore these threads through breath and somatic work, and almost every session ends with a practical, personalized home practice that fits your actual life. Over time, the focus becomes less about “fixing” and more about learning how to practice: tuning in more subtly, building interoceptive awareness, and making meaningful changes between sessions.
About
With our 30+ years of education and experience, Davidson Yoga Therapy offers many tools, techniques, and therapeutic modalities to help you manage, or even eliminate your condition.
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About Me
My Name is Samantha Leonard
I have 30+ years and over 50K hours of experience and education as a yoga therapist, somatic coach, health coach, and depth-oriented practitioner who works at the intersection of body, nervous system, and psyche. I’m drawn to the places where symptoms persist—where pain, anxiety, or overwhelm don’t resolve through insight or effort alone.
My path into this work grew from years of studying trauma, somatic healing, Compassionate Inquiry, IFS, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, and Jungian Depth Psychology, alongside my own lived experience of how the body carries what the mind cannot always hold.
Over time, I’ve learned that real change happens when people feel safe enough to listen to their bodies, their emotions, and the deeper patterns shaping their lives.
I don’t approach this work as an expert with answers to dispense. I work relationally, with curiosity and care, helping people make sense of what their symptoms are responding to and how their lives are asking to change.
This work matters to me because I’ve seen what becomes possible when someone is truly seen, listened to, and supported in reconnecting with themselves.
Services
1
Free Discovery Call
2
First Appointment
Call to schedule
980-322-4518
3
Therapy Session
Get in Touch
Willow Center for Resilient Living
21223 Catawba Avenue
980-322-4518