Somatic Practices and Embodied Healing
Come Home to Your Body’s Wisdom
Ways We Can Work Together
As a dance/movement therapist and somatic practitioner, I help you release stored trauma, stress, and hurt from your body using holistic approaches that honor the mind-body connection. Whether you're a mental health professional seeking renewal or someone ready to befriend your body, there's a path forward.
Join a Somatic Skills Workshop
Experience proven techniques for nervous system regulation through breathwork, movement, and creative expression. Available as in-person experiential workshops for organizations or recorded sessions you can access instantly.
Get Personalized Support
Work directly with me through individual consultation calls. Gain clarity on employing embodiment skills, receive tailored resources, and get expert guidance on your mind-body connection journey.
Explore Products & Resources
Transform your daily life with practical somatic tools. From breath work guides to sensation identification videos, build your toolkit for stress management and embodied living.
Meet Your Embodiment Guide
Hi, I’m Kim.
Growing up, I felt distant from my body. The outside world told me to 'be smart' and a 'good student'. But I was drawn to performing arts that made me FEEL - glimpses of being an integrated, wondrous, multidimensional human.
I studied dance and theater in college, then pursued graduate training in dance/movement therapy and counseling. For 15 years, I've been an embodied therapist helping people connect deeply with their minds, bodies, and hearts.
As a body-oriented therapist, I help clients release stored trauma, rage, frustration, stress, and hurt in their bodies. My holistic approach combines somatic practices with traditional therapy to create a unique healing experience.
“Kim has a calm, supportive presence, which I find very grounding. I trust her and have confidence in her perspectives and approaches. Kim is creative and shares her knowledge in an engaging, easy to understand way. She creates an environment that encourages learning, exploration and self-development.”
-Joanna Gardy, LMHC
“Kim understands the gap between the somatic approaches and traditional verbal therapy. She has tools and a vision to help practitioners on either side to close the gap. I admire her passion!”
— Yu-Ling Hu, Board Certified
Dance/Movement Therapist
Frequently Asked Questions
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Somatic comes from the Greek word soma, meaning body. Somatic work is built on the idea that our experiences get stored physically, not only in memory. Talk therapy reaches what you can put into words. Body-based approaches reach patterns that sit underneath language, using breathwork, grounding, sensation awareness, and movement to surface what's held there.
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Any time you bring a professional onboard to help you in your life, especially for deep personal work, first and foremost notice how you feel with this person. Ideally you feel safe, seen, and in this case challenged and inspired. You want to have a sense that they can take you where you want to go. Beyond this feeling, ask them how they got this position: how did they get to be an expert in somatic work? Can they articulate how they’ve trained, what they’ve learned, and how they help their clients achieve their goals? What kind of changes do they see in their clients as a result of their work? Somatic work is so deeply personal, I would look for a degree of sharing in how this work impacts them in their own personal journey.
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Kim facilitates Somatic Skills for Hope & Renewal, a half-day in-person experiential workshop for clinical teams. Organizations book it directly for groups of 10 to 30, with fees starting at $1,000. You can learn more and request workshop information here. A recorded workshop, Somatic Skills for Hard Times, is also available if you'd rather start on your own.
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Kim studied dance and theater in college, then completed graduate training in dance/movement therapy and counseling. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Massachusetts and a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, a credential that requires supervised clinical work beyond the registry level. For over 15 years she has worked as an embodied therapist helping people connect with their minds, bodies, and hearts.
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Two groups. Mental health professionals and organizations who want somatic skills for their own renewal and for their clinical work, served through workshops, consultation, and resources at kimbevans.com. Women in Massachusetts seeking body-centered therapy, served through her private practice at Be Moved Therapy.
Ready to Reconnect With Your Body's Wisdom?
You don't have to navigate stress and overwhelm alone. Your body holds incredible wisdom for healing - let's unlock it together. Start with my free guide and discover how somatic release can help you feel more connected, grounded, and whole.