Somatic Therapy & Sexuality - Navigating Trauma, Intimacy & Embodiment with Ariel Giarretto

What does it mean to heal through the body? In this compassionate conversation, Ariel Giarretto, LMFT, SEP, CMT, CSB—internationally known somatic therapist, sex educator, and long-time faculty member with Somatic Experiencing—explores how embodiment restores safety, intimacy, and aliveness after trauma.

From her early work as a birth doula to her years at the Esalen Institute and collaboration with Peter Levine, Ariel has dedicated her career to helping people reconnect with their body’s wisdom and re-establish trust in pleasure and relationship. She shares how curiosity and presence become gateways to healing, and how missing experiences can create new neural pathways for resilience.

Highlights include:
• How somatic awareness restores safety and vitality
• Navigating intimacy after sexual or relational trauma
• The body’s wisdom in processing and completing trauma
• Attachment styles, boundaries, and embodied communication
• The Full Embodiment Model—integrating pleasure, presence, and trust

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