Somatic Therapy for Healers & Seekers | Kingston, NY & Surrounding Areas
You Don't Have to Burn Out to Matter
This is the space where your spiritual path, your emotional truth, and your physical body finally meet.
Welcome to therapy that doesn’t make you split yourself apart.
This space was made for you if you find yourself noticing…
“I look fine to the world but inside i'm a mess, and i'm tired of being split"
- You’re holding it together at work and with your partner, but you're having more headaches, gut issues, irritability, or shutdowns that you can’t ignore. You’re terrified you’re going to drop a ball that actually matters.
“My body won’t let me rest, even when I’m exhausted.”
- You’re wired at night, waking anxious, or lying in bed with a spinning mind while your chest tightens. You’re tired to your bones, but your system never settles.
“I can’t stay present. I keep checking out, zoning out, or disappearing.”
- You lose time in conversations, drift during meetings, or feel like you’re watching your life instead of living it. People notice you’re “not there,” and it’s impacting connection and work.
“I feel like I’m shedding a life that doesn’t fit, but I have no idea who I’m becoming.”
- The certainty you once relied on is gone. Old identities are slipping. The new ones haven’t formed yet. You’re scared of disappointing people, scared of blowing up your life, and scared of staying stuck exactly where you are.
“I talk to myself like I hate myself… and I’m tired of it.”
- You don’t want to live this way anymore, constantly attacking yourself, feeling your stomach drop with every self-blame spiral. You know it’s not who you are, but you can’t seem to stop.
“I abandon myself to keep others comfortable, and my body and soul is paying the price.”
- You override your limits, ignore the tightness in your chest, force yourself through exhaustion, and pretend you’re fine. Inside, you’re collapsing. Outside, you’re still performing.
It’s not your fault that your body still feels like it’s bracing, you were taught to survive, not to return to yourself.
When your nervous system has learned to survive by disconnecting, no amount of mindset hacks will bring you back home.
Here’s the truth: You’re navigating a system that’s trained you to separate your body from your spirit, your pain from your power.
You don’t have to keep fragmenting yourself to survive.
There’s another way, and it welcomes all of you.
So, what if this could change?
And you could go from:
From a harsh inner voice that tears you down daily → to an inner world that treats you with compassion, honesty, and respect.
Your self-talk softens. Your body stops flinching at every mistake. You begin relating to yourself the way you’ve always deserved: with presence, dignity, and care.
From holding it together on the outside while falling apart inside → to actually feeling regulated, present, and at home in your body again.
Instead of bracing your way through the day, you start noticing real steadiness: fewer shutdowns, fewer spirals, more moments where you can breathe and stay connected.
From nights of buzzing anxiety and bone-deep exhaustion → to a nervous system that finally lets you rest.
Your body learns how to settle, your mind stops spinning, and sleep becomes something your system can receive, not fight.
From shrinking, overgiving, and abandoning yourself to keep the peace → to expressing what you need and holding boundaries without collapsing.
You stop disappearing in your own life. You take up space, calmly, clearly, confidently, in your relationships and in yourself.
From not knowing who you’re becoming and feeling terrified of the unknown → to sensing a clear inner direction that comes from your body, not pressure or fear.
Your identity starts to feel like something you inhabit, not something you perform. The next version of you begins to take shape from the inside out.
This work isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about remembering who you were before you had to split off to survive.
That’s what Somatic Psychotherapy makes possible:
A space where you can shed old patterns, hear your body’s wisdom, and reclaim the parts of you that still feel exiled, from the spiritual to the somatic, from the mystical to the deeply human.
This is body-based healing that speaks the language of your nervous system and your soul.
Here’s what our work might look like:
We Begin in the Real Moment
We don’t have to dig through your entire history to start healing, we begin with what’s happening
right now: your breath, your posture, the tightness in your throat, the image you can’t shake.
So what? Because when we start in the present moment, your body shows us the pattern at the exact place it still lives — which is also the exact place it can finally change.
We Drop Into the Body (and the Beyond)
Together, we drop in slowly and intentionally, tracking sensation, emotion, and the symbolic language of your body. We name what’s been exiled, what’s been performing, and what’s quietly asking to be witnessed.
So what? Because getting underneath the overthinking mind lets us access the truth beneath the coping, the part of you that actually knows what you need next.
We Unwind Shame, Self-Attack, and Old Survival Roles
Your body holds the places where you learned to shrink, overgive, or turn against yourself. We track these patterns with compassion until they soften, loosen, and lose authority.
So what?
Because when shame stops running the show, you stop abandoning yourself, and your system opens to real safety, clarity, and self-respect.
We Integrate the Work Into How You Live, Love, and Lead
Your insights don’t stay in the room, they become embodied. You speak up without collapsing, rest without guilt, show up without masking, and move through your days with more presence and fewer spirals.
So what? Because this is where the work becomes your life, where your body, intuition, and choices finally begin moving in the same direction.
Hi, I’m Cristina Maria Fort Garcés,
Clinically trained, mystically rooted, and deeply human.
I’ve spent nearly two decades walking alongside soulful spirits, healers, and sensitive high-capacity women and queer folks as they move through burnout, identity shifts, and the kinds of inner thresholds that change a life. I’m committed to offering a space where your body, story, and spirit are all allowed to speak.
I do this work because I’ve known what it’s like to appear steady while silently unraveling inside, navigating the gap between who I was and who I was becoming. The harder I pushed through, the more my body insisted on a different truth. That experience taught me that healing begins the moment we stop abandoning ourselves for survival.
Now, I help others make that same return, not back to the performance of “being okay,” but to a grounded, embodied, compassionate relationship with themselves. In our work, you don’t have to hold it all alone, and you don’t have to rush your becoming. My role is to help you meet yourself clearly, gently, and in a way that feels like coming home.
You don’t have to keep guessing your way through the dark.
If you’re ready for therapy that feels like a homecoming, grounded, sacred, and real, let’s begin. Book your session and step into the work your soul’s been asking for.
Fees
Investment:
$225 per 45-minute virtual session
- 45-minute weekly online somatic psychotherapy session
- A sacred space where we work somatically and spiritually, tending to your body, your nervous system, and your spirit
- Trauma-informed care that blends nervous system work, ritual presence, and deep listening
- Practices or reflections between sessions to support your integration
Frequently Asked Questions
What is somatic psychotherapy — how is it different from traditional talk therapy?
Somatic psychotherapy works with your body, nervous system, and lived experience, not just thoughts or emotions. At Creative Now Therapy & Beyond in Kingston, NY (and online throughout New York State), we integrate nervous-system-oriented methods, embodiment practices, and spiritual depth to support real healing. Instead of staying in your head, you’ll learn to tune into your body, track internal cues, and gradually move from survival into presence.
How long does this work take – how many sessions might I need?
Therapy with me is often a long-term relationship, many of my clients work with me for years. That said, short-term therapy can still be deeply impactful, and I honor all timelines. Some people come with specific goals and leave once those are met. Others see therapy as a lifelong space for support, integration, and growth. We’ll check in about what feels right for you.
Do you take insurance?
I am an out-of-network provider and do not bill insurance directly. However, if your plan includes out-of-network benefits, I can provide a monthly superbill that you can submit for potential reimbursement—many clients receive up to 70% back, depending on their plan.
That said, I recommend self-pay when possible, as working with insurance can compromise your confidentiality and treatment flexibility. Insurance companies often require a formal diagnosis, access to highly personal records, and may limit the number or type of sessions allowed. Instead of spending time navigating insurance systems, I choose to focus fully on providing the most effective, spacious therapy experience possible.
If you’d like to explore using your benefits, please contact your insurance company and ask:
Do I have out-of-network coverage for 45-minute psychotherapy sessions?
What is my deductible, and has it been met?
How many sessions per year are covered?
What is the reimbursement rate per session?
If you're eligible, you’ll pay Creative Now Therapy directly at each session, and I’ll provide all the documentation you need to file a claim. I’m happy to support you through that process.
How often should I come to therapy?
I ask that clients attend weekly sessions, especially when we’re beginning our work together. Because this is deep, relational work, consistency matters. Weekly sessions help build the trust, safety, and momentum needed for meaningful transformation. For that reason, I require a weekly commitment from all clients. This structure supports the depth-oriented, integrative process I offer, and ensures you get the most out of our time together.
I’m not sure I’m “spiritual enough” (or I don’t fully understand somatic work)—is this still for me?
Yes, if you’re curious and willing to try. You don’t need to be fully embodied or spiritually fluent to begin. Beginners are especially welcome. However, you do need to be open to exploring your own spiritual practice or sense of inner connection. If you feel totally disconnected from your body or uninterested in integrating spiritual aspects of healing, this may not be the right fit.
What if I feel close to hopeless, am I too broken for this to help?
It’s completely human to feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or like you’re at the edge of losing hope. Many clients come to this work feeling worn thin or unsure whether change is possible. What matters most isn’t whether you feel hopeful, it’s whether there’s even a small part of you that’s willing to try.
This work is not for people who feel entirely beyond help or unable to imagine any possibility of change. But if you’re hurting, tender, and carrying a lot, and there is even a faint spark in you that wants something different, you’re not too broken. We can work with that spark.
How do I get started?
After you fill out my form (which you can find HERE or by clicking the orange 'Get Started' button on the upper right corner of my website), you can select a time to have a free 15-minute consultation call with me. During this call ou’ll get a feel for the our connection, ask questions, and sense if this container meets you where you are. From there, we’ll discuss next steps for entering the work.
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