Wholeness is your natural state.

Hi, I’m George.

I approach therapy through a somatic and attachment-based lens that goes beneath symptoms to get at what’s actually shaping patterns and distress. This perspective is rooted in the body and in early relational experience.

Healing here is about creating safety, building connection, and moving at a grounded pace so you can feel at home in yourself.

Welcome to Sōlroot Counseling — Somatic Therapy for Complex Trauma

Complex Trauma and Why Things Stay Stuck

While many who find their way here are just discovering therapy, some come in having already done a lot of work on themselves. They may have a sense of their patterns and even gained important insights, but are still left wondering why they don’t actually feel better.

Often, the reason is complex trauma. Along with attachment wounding, it doesn’t just live in our stories or beliefs. It lives in the nervous system. The body can stay in survival mode long after the danger has passed, shaping patterns, reactions, and symptoms in ways that traditional talk therapy can’t reach.

The symptoms and patterns that come with this aren’t flaws. They’re survival strategies created in the past that came online to protect you when there wasn’t enough safety.

To learn more about my specialties, approaches, and the philosophy behind Solroot:

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Many of us hold trauma

without realizing it.

The patterns below are common nervous system and relational adaptations that can develop when safety, connection, or attunement were inconsistent in the past. You may recognize some of these, or none at all. Noticing them is less about labeling yourself and more about understanding how your system learned to protect you.

Anxiety & Panic

When the nervous system learns to stay braced for what might go wrong, anxiety can become a constant background hum, a sense of vigilance that never fully turns off. For some, this vigilance can spike into sudden waves of panic that feel intense, disorganizing, or overwhelming. You may find yourself scanning for danger, overthinking, or feeling tense without a clear cause. In our work, we focus on helping the body gradually recognize safety so these surges no longer take over.
Shame & Negative Core Beliefs

Chronic shame often begins as a protective adaptation, a way to make sense of hurtful dynamics by turning the blame inward. Over time, this can solidify into harsh self-judgments, feelings of unworthiness, or the belief that something is fundamentally wrong with you. Through somatic and parts-based work, we explore how these beliefs took shape and how they are held in the body.
Disconnection & Dissociation

When overwhelming experiences go unprocessed, the body sometimes copes by numbing out, spacing out, or disconnecting from sensations and emotions. Dissociation can feel foggy, floaty, or like you are watching life from the outside, and at times may include a sense of unreality or feeling detached from yourself. Together, we build the capacity to stay present safely and at a pace your system can tolerate.
People-Pleasing & Perfectionism

These patterns often begin as survival strategies, ways your younger self ensured belonging, safety, or approval. Over time they can leave you overextended, self-abandoning, or caught in impossible standards. In our work, we slow down and listen for the needs beneath these strategies so new choices can emerge with less fear.
Relationship Struggles

Trauma can make closeness feel confusing, wanting connection while also fearing it. You may struggle with trust, feel overly responsible for others’ emotions, or find yourself moving between clinging and withdrawal. Therapy offers a place to notice these patterns as they arise and to explore what safer connection can feel like.
Self-Doubt & Inner Trust

When your early environment did not consistently reflect your value or respond to your needs, trusting yourself can become difficult. You may second-guess your perceptions, boundaries, or decisions, or look outside yourself for reassurance. Therapy supports the gradual rebuilding of inner trust by reconnecting with your body’s signals and the parts of you that learned to doubt themselves as a form of protection.