The Power of Being Seen: A Somatic Therapy Discussion

We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Liz Long Rottman, founder of Prosopon Therapy, for a meaningful conversation exploring what it means to truly be seen and known. Our discussion touched on themes of contacting a sense of true self, masking, and the power of relational, client-centered therapy approaches—particularly Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is a somatic, attachment- and trauma-focused modality that helps people tune into their innate capacity for health, healing, and self-trust. This kind of work can be especially powerful for those who have felt chronically misunderstood or who live outside of traditional societal boxes—such as LGBTQ+ communities, neurodivergent individuals, and people navigating chronic or mysterious illnesses.

Together, we explored how easy it can be for traditional therapy to misread or minimize a client’s lived experience, often imposing unrealistic goals or overlooking essential nuances. By contrast, Sensorimotor approaches offer a slower, attuned, and relational process—one that invites curiosity, honors the body’s wisdom, and supports clients in discovering what safety and authenticity feel like in their own nervous systems.

This unfolding somatic exploration can help individuals:

• Rebuild trust in their inner experience

• Cultivate a deeper sense of wholeness and self-attunement

• Gently unwind internalized critical beliefs that may have formed after years of being misinterpreted

When therapists learn to meet clients with embodied attunement and curiosity, they create space for something profound: the possibility of being fully, accurately seen—and the healing that can grow from there.

You can review the read the full dialogue and video interview here.