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Somatic Therapyin Orange County

Somatic care is part of our PHP and IOP programs in Laguna Beach, led by our somatic practitioner, Maggie Scotto.

Located in Laguna Beach, California

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  • ProgramsPHP and IOP
  • Led byMaggie Scotto
  • IncludesYoga, mindfulness

How we use somatic care

The Body Is One Part of Our Model

Somatic care is the body side of Dr. Courtney Tracy's three-part model. It looks at how your body and mind affect each other, using yoga, mindfulness, and other therapies for physical pain and emotional ups and downs. We also look at your nutrition and pain levels and work with doctors, all inside our PHP and IOP programs in Laguna Beach.

How your body and mind affect each other.

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How Somatic Care Fits Into a PHP or IOP Day

PHP runs about six hours a day, Monday through Friday, and IOP runs about three hours a day, three to five days a week. Somatic care is part of both programs, and you also meet with your own therapist, a case manager, and a doctor for medication if you want one.

  1. Bare feet settling on dark oak floorboards in warm side light — the body start of the week.

    Body

    Yoga, mindfulness, and other therapies help with both physical pain and emotional ups and downs.

  2. An empty dark wool floor cushion beside a tall dusk window over a pale horizon, cream wall, dark wood.

    Mind

    Cognitive analysis works on how you think, solve problems, and see your life and the people in it.

  3. A person in a dark coat walking a narrow coastal fire road through tall dry grass at dusk, back to camera, a pale sun low right.

    Brain

    Psychoanalytical work explores hidden emotions and patterns, so you can understand yourself better.

  4. Two people sitting on a dark wooden floor with space between them, backs to camera, facing a tall dusk window.

    Practice

    Maggie Scotto leads somatic care and has spent more than five years bringing it into mental health and substance use programs.

Who Leads Your Care

Somatic care is led by Maggie Scotto.

Maggie Scotto, BS, RADT, RYT-500 · Somatic practitioner

Maggie Scotto, BS, RADT, RYT-500, leads somatic care inside the three-part model Dr. Courtney Tracy built for our PHP and IOP programs.

  • Founder

    Dr. Courtney Tracy

  • Credentials

    LCSW · PsyD · CCTP

  • Accreditation

    The Joint Commission

The clinical model

Where Somatic Care Fits in Your Treatment

Somatic care works alongside the rest of your treatment at Exist. Here is where it fits, and where you can read more.

What we treat

  1. Trauma

    For trauma and PTSD, we use somatic care alongside EMDR and parts work, in the same plan.

    • PTSD
    • Body

  2. Pain and Nutrition

    We look at your nutrition and pain levels and work with doctors, so your physical health is part of the plan.

    • Nutrition
    • Pain

  3. Substance Use

    If you've used alcohol or drugs to cope with pain, we treat that in the same plan as your mental health.

    • Dual diagnosis
    • Same plan

  4. The Rest of the Plan

    Your plan can also include DBT skills and EMDR for trauma.

    • DBT
    • EMDR

Three Steps to a Start Date

  1. 01

    Reach Out

    Call or text (949) 670-9345, or fill out the form to tell us a little about yourself.

  2. 02

    We Call You Back

    We call or text you to complete an assessment, go over your insurance and costs, and set an intake date.

  3. 03

    A Start Date

    You get your schedule ahead of time and a warm welcome when you arrive. If you're not local, ask us about the Truth House.

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Questions About Somatic Therapy, Answered Plainly

Somatic therapy focuses on how your body and mind affect each other. At Exist, it includes yoga, mindfulness, and other therapies for physical pain and emotional ups and downs, and we also look at your nutrition and pain levels. It's part of our PHP and IOP programs in Laguna Beach. Call (949) 670-9345.

Something we didn’t cover? Call (949) 670-9345 or text us.

Related conditionTrauma & PTSD TreatmentSee how somatic care, EMDR, and parts work come together in our trauma and PTSD treatment.Read about trauma treatment

Talk With Us About Somatic Care

Call (949) 670-9345 or send the admissions form, and tell us what's going on. We'll tell you honestly whether PHP, IOP, Outpatient 1:1, or a referral fits best, and we'll check your benefits for free.

Clinically reviewed by Dr. Courtney Tracy, LCSW, PsyD · Reviewed September 2026

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