Where healing happens beyond words
Discover a sanctuary for healing, where your journey towards reclaiming peace and intimacy begins.
Your body has been trying to tell you something.
You’ve done the work. You’ve read the books, sat in the offices, maybe even understand why you feel the way you do. And still, something stays stuck. Still bracing. Still disconnecting. Still not quite trusting yourself.
That’s not a personal failing. That’s physiology.
I’m Caroline, and I work at the place where neuroscience meets deep human experience. Using Somatic Experiencing as my primary framework, alongside attachment theory and approaches gathered from mentors across the globe, I help people build genuine safety in their bodies. Not just understanding it. Feeling it.
When your nervous system learns it’s safe, everything changes. The patterns loosen. The body stops guarding. You begin to recognize yourself again.
This work is for anyone ready to stop managing symptoms and discover true healing.
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING
Your nervous system as the entry point
Most therapy works top-down, from insight to feeling. Somatic Experiencing works bottom-up. We start with the body, because that’s where survival responses live, and that’s where lasting change happens.
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PSYCHEDELIC PREPARATION & INTEGRATION
Expanded states can open extraordinary windows into ourselves. But what determines whether that opening becomes lasting change isn’t the experience itself. It’s what your nervous system can hold, before and after.
I help you prepare emotionally, psychologically, and, most notably, somatically, and support the integration of previous experiences still asking to be metabolized.
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FINDING SAFETY AFTER TRAUMA — DV, SEXUAL ASSAULT & BETRAYAL
Trauma doesn’t just live in memory. It lives in the body, in the startle response that won’t settle, the vigilance that never turns off, the part of you that stopped trusting your own instincts after someone violated them.
The goal isn’t to make you okay with what happened. It’s to help you reclaim the parts of yourself that were interrupted: your instincts, your boundaries, your capacity for connection, your trust in your own body.
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LIFE TRANSITIONS — PERIMENOPAUSE, TEENS & CREATIVES
Trauma doesn’t just live in memory. It lives in the body, in the startle response that won’t settle, the vigilance that never turns off, the part of you that stopped trusting your own instincts after someone violated them.
The goal isn’t to make you okay with what happened. It’s to help you reclaim the parts of yourself that were interrupted: your instincts, your boundaries, your capacity for connection, your trust in your own body.
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My Mission
I’m here because I know that trauma can make you feel like a stranger in your own skin—and I believe no one should have to stay in that place alone.
My mission is to offer a different kind of healing. One that doesn’t ask you to have all the words. One that honors what your body has been carrying. One that meets you with patience, and curiosity.
I do this work because I’ve witnessed what becomes possible when people are given the space to feel safe again—in their bodies, in connection, in their own lives.
Caroline Sweet, MFT Trainee, SEP, MA, CTNC, RYT-500
I’m Caroline, a Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. I’m also a Health Coach and RYT-500, with additional training in TRE/Neurogenic Yoga, HeartMath, the Gottman Method, and Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Before finding my way to this work, I spent years in research. I loved the intellectual rigor, but the chronic stress eventually caught up with me—and my body let me know in ways I couldn’t ignore. That experience sent me on my own healing journey, one that taught me firsthand how trauma and stress live in the body, and how powerful it can be when we finally learn to listen.
That journey is what led me here. I wanted to help others find what I had to fight so hard to discover: that healing isn’t just about understanding what happened, but about helping your nervous system feel safe enough to let go.
I am grateful to be completing my externship with The Equine Healing Collaborative under the supervision of Jennifer Fenton, LMFT.Â
FAQ’s
How do I schedule a session?
First, fill out the form on the EHC website. Make sure you check the “Yorba Linda” location, even if you wish to schedule virtual sessions. Second, fill out the EHC Intake Packet. You will bring this with you to your first appointment. An admin from EHC will reach out to schedule your visit.Â
Do clients ride the horses?
There is no horse-back riding at The Equine Healing Collborative (EHC). No horsemanship experience of any kind is required to benefit from services.
What kind of therapy do you offer?
Under supervision from The EHC, I offer Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy paired with Somatic Experiencing and traditional talk therapy. I incorprate other modalities and techniques as needed.
Do you take insurance?
The EHC is in network with Medi-Cal (Central Coast Allience), Medicare, and Coastal TPA. I am able to provide a superbill for all other insurances. Reduced fee servies and scholarships are available on a limited basis.
“Working with Caroline has been transformative. Her compassionate approach helped me reconnect with my body and regain trust in myself.”
“The equine-assisted therapy sessions were incredibly healing. I felt understood and supported every step of the way.”
“Caroline’s guidance in intimacy therapy has strengthened my relationship and helped me embrace vulnerability with confidence.”
“I am grateful for the safe and nurturing environment at Sweet Somatic Therapy. It has been a pivotal part of my healing journey.”