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General
Understanding how Somatic Tones is organized and how to begin.
Clinical Services are professional offerings provided by a Registered Social Service Worker and focus on family support, trauma informed care, attachment, nervous system regulation, and equine assisted psychotherapy. Wellness Services are separate spiritual, energy informed, animal centred, and reflective offerings. They are not clinical care, psychotherapy, medical care, or veterinary care.
No. Clinical Services and Wellness Services are offered separately. Each has its own purpose, boundaries, consent process, inquiry route, and billing process.
Attuned Walk, Somatic Place, and The Meeting Place are Clinical Services provided by a Registered Social Service Worker. Some extended health benefit plans may reimburse eligible services provided by an RSSW. Coverage varies. Please confirm your individual plan before booking.
No. Walking Realms and Somatic Wellness are separate Wellness Services and are not presented as eligible for Social Work or Psychotherapy benefit reimbursement.
Somatic Tones office sessions are held at 72 Vienna Road in Tillsonburg. The Meeting Place is hosted at Sprucehaven Farm on Ebenezer Road in Mount Elgin. Walking Realms may be offered at homes, farms, events, clinics, shows, or another agreed location.
Choose the pathway that fits closest and use the inquiry form on the Clinical Services or Wellness Services page. You may also email info@somatictones.ca or call 226 557 9949 with a general question.
Attuned Walk
Clinical family support provided by a Registered Social Service Worker.
Attuned Walk is for caregivers navigating school concerns, assessments, reports, systems, emotional regulation, parenting stress, fostering, adoption, and family burnout.
No. Attuned Walk does not provide formal psychological diagnosis or psychological assessment. It can help families understand reports, prepare for appointments, identify questions, navigate systems, and consider next steps with qualified professionals.
Yes. Attuned Walk can help you make sense of assessments and reports you already have, identify questions to bring to other professionals, and consider practical next steps for your family.
Attuned Walk is a Clinical Service provided by a Registered Social Service Worker. Some extended health benefit plans may reimburse eligible services provided by an RSSW. Coverage varies by plan and provider. Please confirm your plan before booking.
Somatic Place
A body aware, trauma informed, somatic informed psychotherapy program.
Somatic Place is for people navigating anxiety, burnout, nervous system overwhelm, attachment injuries, stress, and relationship trauma who are looking for a body aware, somatic informed psychotherapy approach.
No. Somatic Place is a somatic informed psychotherapy program. It brings somatic awareness into psychotherapy and is not offered as somatic therapy.
No. Somatic Place works with the nervous system and the body's experience. You are always in charge of what you share and at what pace.
Somatic Place is a Clinical Service provided by a Registered Social Service Worker. Some extended health benefit plans may reimburse eligible services provided by an RSSW. Coverage varies. Please confirm your plan before booking.
The Meeting Place
Non riding, ground based equine assisted psychotherapy at Sprucehaven Farm.
No. The Meeting Place is a non riding and ground based program. No previous horse experience is required.
No. All work is done from the ground. The horses are partners in the process, not mounts.
The Meeting Place is hosted at Sprucehaven Farm on Ebenezer Road in Mount Elgin.
The Meeting Place is a Clinical Service provided by a Registered Social Service Worker. Some extended health benefit plans may reimburse eligible services provided by an RSSW. Coverage varies. Please confirm your plan before booking.
Walking Realms
Animal wellness and relational connection. Separate from Clinical Services.
Animal Reiki, herd dynamics, aura images, energetic biomechanics, animal communication coordinated with Lisa Burwell, soul connection exploration, and event wellness support for horses, pets, and caregivers.
No. Walking Realms is an animal wellness and relational support offering. It does not replace veterinary care, diagnosis, treatment, emergency care, training, or behavioural support.
Animal communication consultations are provided by Lisa Burwell, Animal Communicator. Her work may be coordinated alongside Walking Realms services where appropriate.
Walking Realms may be offered at homes, farms, events, clinics, shows, or another agreed location.
It is a Walking Realms wellness offering for horses, riders, and coaches at shows, clinics, and schoolings. Support may include a calm presence, animal Reiki, rider grounding, aura images, energetic observation, and relational support. It is not training, veterinary care, or clinical support.
Event support is designed to help horses feel safer, more understood, and more at ease in unfamiliar environments. It offers a grounded presence and energy based wellness support, but it does not replace training, veterinary assessment, or behavioural treatment.
Contact us in advance with the date, location, and what you would like support with. Booking ahead helps us plan the right presence for your horse, rider, or team.
Somatic Wellness
A quiet, reflective wellness space. Separate from Clinical Services.
Wesomily energy work, Reiki, sound healing, guided meditation, intuitive exploration, and personal meaning making within a quiet reflective space.
No. Somatic Wellness is a Wellness Service. It is not psychotherapy, social service work, medical care, or a clinical offering, and is not presented as eligible for Social Work or Psychotherapy benefit reimbursement.
No experience is needed. Sessions are gently paced and shaped around what feels supportive for you.
Still not sure? Begin with the pathway that fits closest.