Appointment Hours :
- Monday - Friday : 9am-4pm
- Saturday/Sunday: Closed
Stop Waiting for the Other Shoe To Drop
My name is Micah Fleitman, LPC. I am a Somatic and trauma therapist in Virginia. I can help you heal overwhelming emotions, poor self-esteem, and painful relationships by fusing Somatic Therapy with EMDR and other trauma therapies.
You’re Holding It Together—But It’s Taking Everything You’ve Got
On the outside you’re a high-performer. But inside it all feels like too much. One small moment—a look, a tone, a change in someone’s mood—can leave you spiraling. You replay conversations, second-guess your every move, and still feel like you’re not getting it right.
You want to feel calm, confident, and close to others. But you don’t feel safe in your own skin, and you definitely don’t feel safe letting someone else get close. It’s hard not to blame yourself for it. For not being more “together,” more “normal,” more…lovable.
You’re not broken. Your body and brain learned to protect you. But now those patterns are holding you back.
Somatic Therapy helps you gently unwind them by listening to what your body has been trying to tell you all along.
Imagine a steady knowing in your body: I am safe. I am worthy. I belong. You notice what your emotions are telling you and respond with clarity. You set boundaries with ease, speak up without shame, and let love in without fear.
With somatic therapy you can:
This is what healing can feel like. And with Somatic Therapy, it’s possible.
How Somatic Therapy Helps
Even if you know you’re safe now, your body might not believe it yet. Somatic Therapy helps you gently explore how your body has learned to protect you. And help it recognize when the threat has passed so you can relax without feeling unsafe.
Together, we slow things down so you can start to notice what’s happening inside. We work with those patterns—not to force them to change, but to offer them something they didn’t have before: understanding, choice, and safety.
Shame and fear were a prison.
For a long time, I didn’t feel comfortable in my own skin. My emotions felt overwhelming, and I didn’t know how to let people care for me. I tried to hold it all together, but I never felt good enough.
Healing began when I stopped fighting my feelings and started listening to them.
I learned that even the parts of me I wanted to ignore were trying to help me. And they needed my help too. As I began to trust myself, I was able to let others in—fully, safely, and without shame.
Now I help others do the same. You’re not broken. You’re carrying pain that deserves care. Healing is possible—and you don’t have to do it alone.
Hello. I’m Micah Fleitman, LPC.
Trauma lives in your body, emotions, relationships, and sense of self. By combining Somatic Therapy with other powerful trauma therapies, we can gently care for every part of your experience.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Releasing Stuck Trauma Gently
EMDR helps your brain process the memories that keep you feeling trapped, while Somatic Therapy helps your body let go of the tension and fear tied to them—so healing feels natural, deep, and lasting.
IFS helps you connect with the different parts inside you—those that carry fear, shame, or longing—while Somatic Therapy helps you feel and soothe them safely, building inner wholeness and compassion.
TF-CBT helps you recognize and change painful beliefs like “I’m not enough,” while Somatic Therapy helps your body release the emotional weight behind those thoughts—so real self-trust can grow.
Psychodynamic Therapy helps you understand how past relationships shaped your fears and patterns, while Somatic Therapy helps your body learn it’s safe to respond differently now.
Hypnosis creates a calm, open state where deeper healing can happen, while Somatic Therapy gently helps shift the stuck body responses tied to old wounds—without feeling overwhelmed or pushed.
By integrating the most powerful trauma therapies, we can meet you wherever you are—and walk with you toward where you want to go.
Somatic Therapy meets you where you are and helps you move forward in a way that feels gentle, grounded, and fully in your control.
Here’s how it works:
Before exploring anything difficult, we’ll build a foundation of safety by helping you recognize and meet your body’s needs with care and respect.
You’ll learn how to:
Instead of diving into stories from the past, we pay attention to how your body responds in the present. Because trauma isn’t just what happened—it’s what your body still remembers.
We’ll understand what they’re trying to protect you from. Then we experiment with small, gentle shifts in your body that helps you feel stronger or more open.
These new experiences tell your body: “You’re not stuck anymore. You get to choose. You are safe now.”
As your body begins to trust the safety you’re building, new possibilities open up. Instead of waiting for the other shoe to drop, you start to feel:
As you nurture a felt sense of these new beliefs in the body, you’ll go from this…….to this
🚫 “I’m too much.” → ✅ “I’m allowed to take up space.”
🚫 “I have to be perfect to be loved.” → ✅ “I am worthy exactly as I am.”
🚫 “I’ll always be alone.” → ✅ “I can connect and still protect my heart.”
Somatic Therapy is about gently coming back to who you are, and who you’ve always been underneath the pain. Calm. Connected. Whole.
How Somatic Therapy Helps Self-Esteem, Relationships, and Emotions
With Somatic Therapy, emotions become easier to manage, self-doubt quiets down, and relationships feel safer and more real. Here’s how somatic therapy gently supports each of these areas in your life:
Regain Control: Feel Comfortable in Your Own Skin
Emotions can hit like a tidal wave. This isn’t a flaw. It’s your body’s way of protecting you when life doesn’t feel safe.
How Somatic Therapy Helps
Rebuild Self-Esteem: Learn to Trust Yourself Again
Trauma teaches you painful lessons about yourself—lessons that were never true to begin with.
How Somatic Therapy Helps
With time, that old voice telling you you’re not enough shifts to recognize:
I’m doing enough. I am enough.
Heal Relationships: Feel Safe Letting People In
When you’ve been hurt before, it’s hard to trust. You learn to silence your own needs or push others away to avoid getting hurt again.
How Somatic Therapy Helps
Book a free 30-minute consultation
Begin therapy
Understand you as a whole person and tailor treatment to your needs.
Ongoing support
Work together to build safety and trust as you heal and grow.
Safety
Build a meaningful connection with your therapist. Feeling validated, heard, and respected will improve the therapeutic relationship.
Honesty
Being honest with yourself is not always easy, so it can be hard to share with your therapist too. When trust and comfort exist, honesty can surface.
Connection
Once we are honest with ourselves,
we make room for learning and growth. Growth may look like breaking old patterns, creating new habits, and establishing a plan to meet goals.
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Online Therapy in Virginia
For your convenience, my teletherapy services are available across the state of Virginia, including Alexandria, Arlington, Chesapeake, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Leesburg, Lynchburg, Manassas, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Reston, Richmond, Roanoke, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.
If you need to send me mail, you can do so at this address:
1550 Wilson Blvd Ste. 700 #226, Arlington, VA 22209
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