What is SOMA and who is it for?

SOMA Trauma Healing Center is a specialized trauma practice for adults, not a general therapy office. We work with people navigating complex trauma, narcissistic abuse, burnout, anxiety, depression, women's mental health, and major life transitions. Our clinicians integrate EMDR, somatic therapy, and nervous-system regulation, so care meets the full complexity of your experience rather than reducing you to a list of symptoms. SOMA is a good fit if you are ready for deep, meaningful change and want a clinician who understands how trauma lives in the body and the nervous system. We see clients in person in Coral Gables and virtually across eight states.

What does trauma therapy at SOMA actually involve?

Trauma therapy at SOMA is structured and clinically directed, not open-ended talk therapy. Your care starts with safety, not pressure. An initial evaluation maps your nervous-system baseline, trauma history, and goals, and from there we build a personalized pathway paced to what your system can genuinely integrate. Sessions weave together EMDR, somatic experiencing, and polyvagal-informed regulation. The guiding idea is that your nervous system is not the problem. It is doing what it learned to do to stay safe, and together we help it learn new, safer ways to respond. We work with adults only, by appointment.

What is the EMDR and somatic approach SOMA uses?

SOMA blends EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) with somatic experiencing and polyvagal theory, the nervous-system framework developed by Stephen Porges. EMDR helps the brain reprocess traumatic memories so they lose their charge. Somatic work addresses how trauma lives in patterns of tension, shutdown, and alarm in the body. Polyvagal-informed regulation helps your nervous system tell past danger from present safety. We integrate these into one clear path rather than offering quick fixes or surface-level coping. This approach suits complex trauma, C-PTSD, narcissistic abuse recovery, and nervous-system dysregulation, where mind-only talk therapy often plateaus.

Do you take insurance, or is SOMA private pay?

SOMA is a private-pay practice and is out of network with insurance. We can provide a superbill, a detailed receipt you submit to your insurer for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Coverage varies by plan, so we suggest asking your insurer about out-of-network mental health benefits before you begin. Many clients also use HSA or FSA funds toward care. Current rates are shared during your consultation so you have clear numbers before deciding. Private pay lets us keep care specialized, unhurried, and shaped around your nervous system rather than around insurance limits.

How do I start with a consultation at SOMA?

To begin, schedule a brief consultation by phone, email, or the inquiry form on our Contact page. This first conversation is about fit. We talk through what brings you in, answer your questions, review current rates and out-of-network reimbursement, and help match you with the right clinician and session format for your goals. There is no pressure to commit. SOMA is by appointment only, so the consultation is also where we find a schedule that works for you, whether that is in person in Coral Gables or virtual within one of our licensed states.

Does SOMA see children or only adults?

SOMA works with adults only, meaning clients 18 and older. Our clinical framework, from EMDR reprocessing to somatic and nervous-system work, is built for adult presentations such as complex trauma, narcissistic abuse recovery, burnout, and women's mental health. If you are seeking care for a child or teen, we are glad to point you toward providers who specialize in younger clients. For adults ready for deep trauma work, in person in Coral Gables or virtually across Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Indiana, we invite you to schedule a consultation.

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Trauma & Sex Therapy for Adults

Q: Do you offer in-person sessions in Coral Gables or virtual therapy?

Both. We see clients in person at our Coral Gables office at 338 Minorca Ave, Suite 202, a short walk from Miracle Mile. The space is private and contained, designed for the slower pace trauma work requires. For clients outside Coral Gables, we offer virtual care to residents of Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Indiana. Where you live determines which clinician can see you, since therapists are licensed by state. You can ask about in-person and virtual options during your consultation, and we will help you find the right fit.

ready to feel safer, steadier, and more connected.

SOMA combines EMDR, somatic therapy, and nervous-system regulation to heal trauma without reducing you to symptoms. The same approach treats what trauma leaves behind in the body: sexual pain, low or absent desire, difficulty with arousal or orgasm, and a body that braces instead of opening.

You are not broken. Your nervous system is doing what it learned to do to keep you safe, and it can learn something new.

You might be here because sex has become painful, or unavailable, or something you brace for. Because desire went quiet and you do not know why. Because past therapy helped, and this part never got touched.

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Board-certified sex therapist · EMDR and somatic trauma care · Private-pay, superbills available · In person in Coral Gables and virtual in FL, NJ, PA, TX, NM, CO, MA, and IN

You Are Not Alone

We Support Adults Navigating

Your nervous system is not the problem. It is trying to protect you.

You feel on edge, even when nothing is wrong.

Your body has a hard time settling, even when you are exhausted.

You overprepare, overfunction, or stay alert to prevent what might happen next.

Rest, closeness, or stillness can feel unfamiliar or unsafe.

You may look capable on the outside while feeling overwhelmed inside.

Past therapy has helped, but something deeper still feels stuck.

Sex feels painful, unavailable, or unsafe, even with a partner you trust.

Desire has gone quiet, or never felt like your own.

Your body shuts down or braces during intimacy, without your permission.

"This is a trauma response. And healing is possible."

Our Approach

Moving Beyond Surface-Level Wellness

Trauma-Informed

We understand how trauma shapes emotions, relationships, and survival patterns, so treatment starts with safety, not pressure.

Somatically Integrated

We work with the body as well as the mind, because trauma often lives in patterns of tension, shutdown, and alarm.

Neuro-Informed

Our work is grounded in how the brain and nervous system adapt to threat, and how healing happens over time.

Compassionate & Collaborative

We move at a pace that supports regulation, trust, and meaningful change, with care decided together.

The Framework

Anchored in the 8 Pillars of Integrative Healing

Our approach brings together brain science, body-based therapy, EMDR, and mindfulness into one clear path for healing. We do not offer quick fixes or surface-level advice. We help your nervous system change in a deep, lasting way.

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Trauma Work and EMDR the clinical heart

Nervous System Regulation the through-line of recovery

Somatic Therapy and Embodiment what the body holds

Mind-Body Practices and Breathwork tools between sessions

Relational Restoration healing in connection

Emotional Sovereignty and Autonomy reclaiming the self

Sexual Health and Intimacy where trauma meets the body

Post-Traumatic Growth where healing leads

Dr. Reyna Aday, licensed trauma therapist and board-certified sex therapist

About the Founder

Led by Dr. Reyna Aday,

PhD · LMHC · LPC · LPCC · NCC · CST · MCAP · CFMHE · E-RYT 500 · EMDRIA Certified Therapist

SOMA was founded by Dr. Reyna Aday, PhD, LMHC, a licensed therapist and board-certified sex therapist (certified by the Therapist Certification Association). She is licensed in eight states and has been in private practice for over ten years. Her work is grounded in research, honors culture and identity, and treats every person with deep respect. This is why SOMA treats trauma and its effect on intimacy in one place, rather than sending you to separate providers who each see only half the picture.

Dr. Aday's original clinical framework, Emotional Sovereignty, is a neuroscience-informed approach to reclaiming authorship of your own emotional life after narcissistic abuse, coercive control, and relational trauma, using what we know about the brain and nervous system.

SOMA also serves as an advanced teaching practice, supervising graduate trainees from NOVA Southeastern University.

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You deserve care that meets the full complexity of your experience.

Private-pay trauma therapy in Coral Gables and virtual care across FL, NJ, PA, TX, NM, CO, MA, and IN. Schedule a consultation to ask about fit, current rates, and out-of-network reimbursement.

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Coral Gables, Florida

Trauma Therapy in Coral Gables

SOMA Trauma Healing Center sees clients in person at our office in downtown Coral Gables, 338 Minorca Ave, Suite 202, a short walk from Miracle Mile and the Coral Gables city core. The space is intentionally contained and private, designed for the slower pace trauma work requires.

We are a specialized trauma practice rather than a general therapy office. Our clinicians integrate EMDR, somatic therapy, and nervous-system regulation, and we work primarily with adults navigating complex trauma, narcissistic abuse, burnout, anxiety, depression, women's mental health, and major life transitions.

SOMA is private-pay, by appointment only. For clients outside Coral Gables, we offer virtual care to residents of Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Indiana. To begin, schedule a brief consultation by phone, email, or the inquiry form on our Contact page.

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Trauma & Intimacy

When Trauma Lives in the Body's Sexual Response

For many people, the sexual response system is one of the first places trauma shows up, because it depends on a level of nervous-system safety that trauma quietly dismantles. Pain, low or absent desire, difficulty with arousal or orgasm, or a body that braces instead of opening are not personal failings. They are protective patterns.

SOMA treats these concerns as trauma care, not behavioral coaching. Dr. Aday is a board-certified sex therapist, and the work integrates EMDR, somatic therapy, and certified sex therapy protocols, paced entirely to your nervous system.

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