I am a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) and graduated from the five year training program at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto. I am also a retired Physical Therapist having practiced for 23 years. My training was at McGill University, where I graduated with great distinction. I learned 4 levels of CranioSacral Therapy from the Upledger Institute which included learning how to help people process emotions held in the body. In addition I have completed the 3 year training in Dr. Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing (SE) and am a fully trained SEP (Somatic Experiencing Practitioner). This training is a cutting edge program on trauma informed care, which allows me, in combination with my others skills, to help clients renegotiate trauma in a safe way that does not overwhelm them. 

As a practitioner, I am committed to facilitating the healing of your Whole Person. This is what led me to further my education with the above training along with studying mythology and healing with archetypes, dream analysis through the body, parts work (including IFS, and other systems), energy healing, shadow work, ancestral trauma, developmental trauma (CPTSD), cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, core energetics, myofascial release, massage, and practical spirituality.

Over the last 25 years I have developed (and continue to develop) an approach that holds space for your inherent healing process to lead you towards physical and emotional well being, while also teaching necessary education and skills that support this process. The first evolution of my work involved focusing primarily on integrating CranioSacral Therapy with my Physiotherapy practice. Although this was very effective for some clients, more complex symptoms often involved past trauma. As this trauma naturally came up during a treatment session, it became clear that CranioSacral Therapy alone would not effectively help a client heal. Instead, I would require specialized training that could equip clients with the tools to renegotiate their trauma safely, while avoiding unnecessary cathartic emotional releases. This is what led me to study trauma by training in Somatic Experiencing, and studying psychotherapy at the Gestalt Institute. Somatic Experiencing, CranioSacral Therapy and Gestalt Therapy are body-led tools and that is why they work so seamlessly together in my practice. Where one lacks the others often fill the gap, and all the while my role remains to support your relationship with your body’s wisdom.

In addition to the conditions listed on this site, I have a particular passion for helping people heal from what I call the “Trauma of Self-Worth.” For those afflicted by this trauma and its resultant Life Addictions (endless pursuits to prove or validate our self-worth), I am committed to helping you explore what has happened, and return to the body where you can feel worthy as you are. For more information on this topic feel free to visit my blog here.

I currently practice just across the street from Christie Station (Toronto, Ontario) and can be reached at: satyam@craniosacraltoronto.com or by calling 416.915.8965.