Steph Strauss

As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), part of the SE Professional Training assisting team, Embodied Movement + Mindfulness Facilitator, and Buddhist Practitioner, Steph’s mission is to guide clients toward finding safety within and developing resources to cultivate a compassionate relationship with themselves and their body. Through her own lived experience, she’s discovered that by connecting to the body in the present moment, you can access your inner wisdom and natural capacity for self-healing, leading to a deeper sense of wholeness.

In her one on one Somatic Experiencing Sessions, Steph integrates a rich, trauma-informed blend of body-centered practices, including Somatic Experiencing, parts work, polyvagal theory, embodied movement, breathwork, mindfulness meditation, and Buddhist concepts. Sessions are personalized to meet each client’s unique needs and may include gentle movement, breathwork, or mindful awareness—creating a space for self-discovery, attunement, and growth. She works with individuals navigating developmental and sexual trauma, intimacy or sexuality-related challenges, syndromes, autoimmune conditions, anxiety, chronic stress, overwhelm, and disconnection from the body.

Steph also teaches two weekly embodied movement classes in Minneapolis:

Somatic Flow – Tuesdays, 5:30 PM–6:30 PM (learn more HERE)
Somatic Reset – Saturdays, 9:30 AM–11:00 AM (learn more HERE)

These trauma-informed, experiential classes are a welcoming place to begin this work, a supportive complement to private sessions, or an accessible way to continue integrating body-centered practices. In her classes, Steph guides participants to listen to their body’s signals, release tension, restore balance, and cultivate self-expression, body awareness, and self-compassion—all while engaging the nervous system in ways that support regulation and healing without needing to revisit past trauma. Students are encouraged to move at their own pace, receive support, and connect with others in a safe, non-judgmental space. Classes are offered on a sliding scale.

These embodied practices often bring profound transformation across health, relationships, career, and overall well-being, fostering a greater sense of purpose, aliveness, and fulfillment.

It would be Steph’s privilege to support you in exploring your inner world and discovering how healing through the body—and accessing greater joy—is not only possible but within reach.

May you consider the possibilities of where your body can lead you.