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Somatic Therapy Activities
Activities that bring the body into therapy — locating sensation, mapping where feelings live, and pacing breath. Designed for trauma-informed work.
Circles of Control
Sort worries into what you can control, influence, or let go. The #1 anxiety management activity made interactive.
ClinicalAnxiety management · Locus of control · ACT
Body Map Check-in
Place colored dots on a body silhouette to show where feelings live physically. No words required.
ClinicalSomatic awareness · Emotion identification · Body-based processing
Virtual Sand Tray
A digital sand tray: place miniature figures in a scene to express what words can't. One of the most projective tools in play therapy.
ClinicalProjective expression · Symbolic communication · Trauma processing
5-4-3-2-1 Grounding
Five things you see, four you feel, three you hear, two you smell, one you taste. A staircase out of a panic moment.
ClinicalAnxiety · Panic · Dissociation · Grounding
Calm-Down Jar
Shake the jar. Watch the glitter swirl, then slowly settle. Your thoughts do the same thing.
ClinicalAnxiety · Co-regulation · Mindfulness
Feelings Thermometer
An interactive thermometer for rating distress intensity. Simple, visual, and intuitive.
ClinicalDistress rating · Emotion regulation · SUDS scaling
Gratitude Garden
Grow a garden by naming things you are grateful for. Each gratitude plants a flower.
ClinicalPositive psychology · Negativity bias counterbalance · Savoring