a somatic counseling practice — est. new jersey
Before you talk, you're already speaking. WDML works with the body's side of the conversation.
Most therapy treats the body as backdrop. WDML works with it directly, alongside talk therapy, not instead of it, so insight actually becomes change you can feel in your life, not just describe in a session.
the name, decoded
Every word was chosen on purpose.
WDML stands for Wellness Dynamics and Movement Lab
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the W stands for Wellness
Not the wellness-industry version. The actual clinical target: a state of balance you can return to on purpose, not something you either have or don't.
the D stands for Dynamics
Your nervous system, relationships, and sense of self aren't fixed states, they're always in motion, always organizing and reorganizing. That's what makes change possible at all.
the M stands for Movement
The body isn't separate from the mind, it's where the mind does its work. Posture, breath, and gesture are treated as real clinical information, not backdrop.
the L stands for Lab
A place to test, notice, and build what actually works for you, not a fixed protocol applied to everyone. Practice-based and always revisable, the way real change works.
Not the wellness-industry version. The actual clinical target: a state of balance you can return to on purpose, not something you either have or don't.
Your nervous system, relationships, and sense of self aren't fixed states, they're always in motion, always organizing and reorganizing. That's what makes change possible at all.
The body isn't separate from the mind, it's where the mind does its work. Posture, breath, and gesture are treated as real clinical information, not backdrop.
A place to test, notice, and build what actually works for you, not a fixed protocol applied to everyone. Practice-based and always revisable, the way real change works.
between knowing and doing
You already know what's wrong. Knowing was never the missing piece.
Yoga can regulate you. The gym can strengthen you. Talk therapy can help you understand your story, sometimes fluently, sometimes for years. All real, all valuable, and none of them, on their own, close the gap between understanding a pattern and actually doing something different when it counts.
WDML works in that exact seam, the body's half of change, so insight stops living only in your head and starts showing up in your life.
what's missing elsewhere
- Yoga regulates the body
- The gym strengthens the body
- Talk therapy explains the story
- WDML works in the gap between all three
how we work
Two ways in, one root underneath.
Different formats, same depth. Tap to see how each one actually works.
one-on-one · through layers therapy
Individual Therapy
Ongoing 1:1 work, talk and body-aware practice together, paced entirely around your story. This is where most people start, and for many, it's all they ever need.
format
50 min, weekly
setting
telehealth, primarily
best fit
ongoing individual work
small group · a somatic, nervous-system-first practice
the embodiment practice
The body isn't a container for the mind, it's where the mind actually does its work. This practice trains three capacities that let insight become something you can live, not just something you understand.
01
Regulation
Noticing what your nervous system is doing before it runs the show.
02
Organization
Staying responsive and choiceful under real demand, not just noticing it.
03
Relation
Both, tested with real people, in real contact, not just alone.
format
90 min, weekly cohort
setting
in person
best fit
insight that hasn't translated into change
Not sure which one fits? That's a completely normal place to start.
grounded in research, not just belief
This isn't a wellness trend. It's a documented gap in care.
Loneliness doesn't just correlate with poor mental health. It causes it.
A 2026 study using genetic data to isolate cause from effect found that loneliness independently drives mental health decline, not the other way around.
Hilliard et al. · Nature Communications
Social connection is one of the strongest predictors of health we have.
Across decades of research, social connection factors rank among the most consistent independent predictors of mental and physical health outcomes.
Holt-Lunstad · World Psychiatry
Body-based therapy isn't alternative medicine. It has real, measured effects.
A review of 18 randomized controlled trials found body-oriented psychotherapy produced a moderate, statistically meaningful effect on outcomes, comparable to other established approaches.
Rosendahl et al. · Frontiers in Psychiatry
The research already exists.
WDML is where it's actually put into practice.
built on purpose, not perfection
Abraham Sharkas, founder
A therapist, researcher, and mover who is still learning every day. My work brings together clinical counseling, somatic psychology, and movement and mind-body research, driven by a genuine curiosity about what actually helps people change.
No performance, no guru energy, no pretending to be above being human. If you're looking for a space that's thoughtful, grounded, and real, you'll feel at home here.
Learn Morebefore you go
You don't have to have the words yet.
No pressure, no wellness clichés, just real conversations, grounded care, and a space to be yourself. Whether you're ready to book or just have a question, this is a good place to start.
Most people hear back within one business day.