Transforming Touch® Somatic Therapy in Durham, NC
When life feels overwhelming or your body carries more than it should, there’s comfort in finding a healing approach that meets you with gentleness and care. Transforming Touch® Somatic Therapy at Intero Bodywork offers a quiet, supportive way to reconnect with yourself and restore balance from within. This hands-on approach calms the body and supports emotional healing. It's especially helpful for those experiencing anxiety, fatigue, or a sense of disconnection from their body.
What is Transforming Touch® Somatic Therapy
Gentle Nervous System Support at Intero Bodywork
Transforming Touch® Somatic Therapy is a gentle, body-centered approach to healing that invites the nervous system to shift from stress and survival into a state of calm, balance, and inner ease. Developed by Dr. Stephen J. Terrell, this compassionate modality draws from somatic experiencing, attachment theory, and polyvagal theory to support lasting change from the inside out.
Rather than relying on words, Transforming Touch® offers a deeper path—one that connects directly with the body's innate wisdom through supportive, therapeutic touch. During a session, light contact is made at specific areas on the body, helping to calm the overactive stress response and nurture a sense of safety and regulation. It's a quiet, nurturing experience that meets you right where you are, allowing healing to unfold at your own pace.
Many who come to this work feel as though they "should" be fine—life looks full, even successful, on the outside. Yet inside, there's often a sense of overwhelm, fatigue, or disconnection. Transforming Touch® gently untangles these deeper patterns, helping you reconnect with a steadier, more grounded sense of self.
Sessions are offered in a professional office setting where you can exhale, tune in, and begin to feel the subtle, powerful shifts that come from within. This work honors your journey and welcomes you into a space of greater comfort, connection, and resilience.
Benefits of Transforming Touch® Somatic Therapy
Transforming Touch® offers more than just a moment of relaxation. It creates space for your body and nervous system to reconnect with safety, ease, and resilience. As the work unfolds, many people notice lasting changes that ripple into daily life in unexpected and meaningful ways.
Soothing the Stress Response
As your nervous system shifts out of chronic fight, flight, or freeze states, you may experience deeper rest, improved sleep, and a greater sense of calm in your everyday life.
Easing Physical Discomfort
As your nervous system shifts out of chronic fight, flight, or freeze states, you may experience deeper rest, improved sleep, and a greater sense of calm in your everyday life.
Feeling More Present and Connected
This work supports a renewed sense of presence—helping you feel more grounded in your body and more available in your relationships.
Strengthening Emotional Resilience
With a more regulated system, it's often easier to respond to challenges with steadiness and clarity, rather than feeling overwhelmed or reactive.
Perhaps most profoundly, Transforming Touch® helps many people feel more like themselves—clearer, calmer, and more whole.
Every person’s experience is unique, but the essence of this work is the same: offering your system a safe, compassionate space to unwind and restore from the inside out.
Reconnecting with your authentic self
Who is Transforming Touch® For?
Transforming Touch® is for anyone who feels the effects of chronic stress, overwhelm, or past experiences that live on in the body. You don’t need to have a specific diagnosis or a clear story—just a sense that something isn’t quite settling the way you'd like it to.
This work may resonate with you if:
· You often feel anxious, restless, or on edge
· Sleep feels elusive, even when you’re exhausted
· You experience chronic fatigue or tension with no clear medical cause
· You feel emotionally numb, disconnected, or "shut down"
· You’re navigating grief, loss, or unresolved early developmental trauma
· Talk therapy has helped, but your body still feels stuck
Whether you’re in the midst of healing or just beginning to explore what it means to feel more at home in yourself, Transforming Touch® offers a compassionate, body-based way forward. This work honors your unique pace and meets you exactly where you are.
Ready to Begin?
You're warmly invited to take the next step. Whether you're navigating stress, healing from past experiences, or simply longing to feel more at ease in your body, this is a space where you can begin to come home to yourself.
Booking is simple and secure through our online scheduling system.
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