Our Work

At Totally Alive, we believe you are inherently perfect at your core. Our mission is to guide you back to your true authenticity, helping you shine your light and experience purpose and joy in your life.

Central to our approach is the Science of Safety, utilizing polyvagal theory as a cornerstone of our somatic work. We understand that the brain is neuroplastic; therefore, we empower you to rewire your brain, process and resolve past traumas, and reclaim your innate power.

Our “Bottom-Up” approach addresses both your neurophysiology and psychology to heal repetitive negative behaviors and symptoms rooted in past trauma. We employ a variety of integrated techniques and modalities to alleviate emotional pain and traumatic stress, whether the trauma is recent, historical, or intergenerational.

Together, we will embark on a transformative journey toward healing and wholeness.

Our Modalities

SOMATIC EXPERIENCING (SE)

Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a therapeutic approach designed to address trauma and stress-related disorders, including PTSD. The primary goal of SE is to modify the trauma-related stress response through a bottom-up processing strategy. By directing the client’s attention to internal sensations—such as interoception, proprioception, and kinesthesia—SE prioritizes bodily experiences over cognitive or emotional ones. Developed by trauma therapist Peter A. Levine, this approach fosters a deep understanding of trauma’s impact on the body.

BRAINSPOTTING

Brainspotting Therapy s a powerful therapeutic modality for healing trauma and emotional distress. This approach helps access the root causes of trauma, emotional challenges, and addiction. Defined as an advanced brain-body therapy, Brainspotting focuses on identifying, processing, and releasing trauma, mental health imbalances, and residual emotional stress.

Rooted in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Brainspotting supports the reprocessing of negative experiences and retrains emotional reactions. Both modalities incorporate bilateral stimulation, compassionate attunement, and brain-body processing, allowing us to use Brainspotting either independently or in conjunction with other therapies.

NeuroAffective Touch® (NATouch™)

Since 2023, Casey has become a Foundation Graduate of the NeuroAffective Touch Institute. NeuroAffective Touch® (NATouch™) is a somatic bodywork technique that employs touch as a vital bridge to body-mind integration. This modality communicates through sensation, engaging the body’s language at a fundamental level where our first imprints are formed.

NATouch® therapy addresses three essential states necessary for secure attachment and a healthy self: “I exist,” “I am loved,” and “My needs are important.” Taking a polyvagal-informed psychobiological approach, NATouch® integrates key elements of somatic psychotherapy, attachment and developmental theory, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and interpersonal neurobiology. By transcending the limitations of talk therapy, NATouch® effectively heals early relational wounds when words fall short.

Healing Parts Systems Workshops

Our Healing Parts Systems Workshops, created by Dr. Casey Terry, offer a transformative approach to trauma healing. Drawing from  some of the most respected modalities in trauma therapy these workshops aim to support the integration of fragmented parts of the self impacted by trauma.

Participants can join as either Participants or Representatives. Participants engage in a personal exploration of their histories, working closely with representatives to heal hidden traumas. Representatives embody specific parts of the participant's psyche, gaining insights into trauma and healing processes.

This dual-role structure fosters a sense of shared humanity and connection, essential for deep transformation. Our workshops create a safe, supportive environment for participants to reconnect with their authentic selves and experience profound healing. Through a holistic approach, we address trauma at its core, engaging both body and mind to facilitate lasting change and empowerment.

comprehensive resource model (CRM)®

CRM is a neurobiologically-based, affect-focused trauma treatment model that facilitates the targeting of traumatic experiences by bridging the most primitive aspects of the brain (midbrain/brainstem) with our healthiest self.

This connection allows the mind and body to access all forms of emotional trauma and stress through layers of internal resources, including attachment neurobiology, breathwork, somatic resources, our relationship with nature, toning, sacred geometry, and one’s intuition and higher consciousness. The strategic sequencing of these resources and the eye positions that anchor them provide opportunities for clients to fully experience previously unbearable emotions, transforming how traumatic memories affect them.

OUR INTEGRATED approach

By integrating these modalities into our practice, we utilize a ‘bottom-up,’ body-oriented approach to trauma healing, addressing the interconnected aspects of body, mind, emotion, spirit, and nervous system.