Integrate your body and mind and find your home within yourself.
The body tells our story.
The mind gives it meaning.
The heart is the one that truly knows.
Welcome, my name is Ana Lovrić, I'm an english speaking therapist based in Paris and I offer integrative somatic therapy in person and online. My main mission is to support you in building stronger connection with yourself and help you deepen your self-trust. I strongly believe that once you have that, anything is possible.
What is Integrative Somatic Therapy?
Who we are today is a complex mixture of all our experiences. If we already understand all our patterns but have a hard time to create a real, lasting change - the missing peace is usually - the body.
Individual sessions
Somatic therapy is more than just talking.
If you are new to somatic approaches to psychotherapy, it may be helpful to know that our work together includes not only exploring your thoughts and making sense of your experience, but also gently engaging the body as an essential and wise source of information.
A session often begins by verbally expressing the topic you bring into the therapeutic meeting. I will ask you a few additional questions, paying attention not only to what you say but also how you say it. What is the tone of your voice? What are your facial expressions? What is your whole body trying to communicate?
About me
The immediate catalyst of embarking on the journey towards myself was my encounter with Argentine tango, a dance that turned me upside down and became a turning point in my life.
Several years before tango, I was struggling with questions like meaning of life, feeling lost in my young adult life. With tango, something shifted inside me, and I finally felt alive and at home in myself.
I was not immediately aware of it, but that "home", which I hadn’t even realized I was searching for, was my own body.
The reason tango had such an impact is a long story, but in short, it gave me the co-regulation I didn’t even know I needed.
"When I decided to start therapy, I didn’t really know what to expect, but working with Ana has been an incredible journey. From our very first session, I felt accepted, truly heard, and safe. Session after session, the experience only got better. Ana helped me build more inner peace, self-acceptance, and resilience, and I’m deeply grateful for her support and guidance. :)"
Paula
"Therapy under Ana’s mentorship has been a truly refreshing experience. Since this was my first encounter with any kind of therapy, I am deeply grateful that Ana was the one to open that door for me. The atmosphere she creates is always very comfortable and safe — Ana is an exceptionally warm person who inspires trust, which has proven to be an essential foundation for any personal work. I always look forward to the next session, because each time we reach insights that Ana complements with her professional perspective and reflections, shedding light on the whole experience and leaving a lasting impression for days afterward. That hour with Ana feels like a much-needed coffee break with myself — one I might otherwise forget — which ultimately gives me clarity and the opportunity to reconnect with my own needs and desires, helping me recalibrate my personal compass. I warmly recommend Ana, because the insights and benefits of working with her are inevitable and truly rewarding!"
Sara
What my clients say?
The first step is often the hardest.
Here's a short practice to help you move forward.
Put your hand on you chest. Feel the sensations under your palm, feel the warmth of the hand, the pressure, little changes that happen in the way you breathe or the tiniest little sensations anywhere in your body. Feel that your hand is giving the support to your heart. Take a few moments for this process.
From this place, if you feel called to work with me - write to me and schedule a discovery call.