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Explore the stories of individuals who have experienced transformation through our services. Their words offer a glimpse into the impact of our approach and the potential for your own journey.
Sonia Zilberman
somatic therapy & relationships coach
18 April, 2021
Sonia’s work is hard, but worth it. She holds a safe space, makes sure I feel seen, and incorporates the body in ways that I’ve never experienced before. The work has allowed me to take risks in relationships, and feel safe enough to stand up for myself and for what I want in my life. It’s real.
25 June, 2021
What has shifted for you in these past 3 months?
Over the past 3 months, I’ve been able to identify my core triggers and bring awareness to how I get in my own way. I’ve had to face some of the deepest parts of myself that I’ve been afraid to sit with – for example, admitting to myself that I seek justification to exist by hoping to receive love from anyone and everyone around me at all times. Another is putting my stability at risk and willing to give away anything and everything to be loved. While I am still working on healing these wounds, I am now able to catch myself when I fall into old patterns. Over the past 3 months, my friendships have deepened, and I feel closer to both myself and others. I am continuing to work on on loving myself, trusting myself, and accepting that I am enough as I am.
What was your experience working with me? How did it feel to be in session together?
Working with you tested my ability to both trust myself, trust you, and trust our shared dynamic. At times, I noticed how I was wondering what you were thinking or feeling instead of being present inside myself. It was through this dynamic that I began to feel again and move beyond numbness, back into myself. I felt seen and safe during the sessions, even when working through more emotionally challenging spaces.
What was your favorite part of this experience?
My favorite part of the sessions was seeing the three pillows on the floor and learning about the journey toward the sovereign higher self. This really helped me understand that for a long time, my wounded inner child had been driving the way I show up in the world. I am able now to have more awareness when this happens so I can check to make sure my adult self is in the drivers’ seat.
How does it feel to be you now?
I feel more grounded in reality and able to separate what I want to be true versus what is really true. I’m more comfortable saying no to things that I don’t want to do and less inclined to make decisions out of guilt or fear. I trust myself more. I am gentler and kinder with myself. I feel alive, more awake, more conscious, less angry, and less afraid. I do not feel broken anymore, and instead feel that I am on a journey of realizing that I’ve always been whole.
10 Aug, 2022
Your work is truly amazing, Sonia. I am so grateful for you, what you do, what we did together, and simply put: your very being!! You are so amazing!
Your work is honest, deep, real, and incredibly profound. I’m so grateful for the work we did together and the way you supported me and my process.
15 Sept, 2022
“Sonia’s course helped me move through barriers to intimate relationships in several ways that have made a tremendous difference in my dating life, and the realizations still continue to deepen and unfold!
Dating has become fun, and romantic relationships no longer feel like this big scary thing that I simultaneously cling to, and cower from.”
25 Oct, 2022
Sonia’s work has helped me through one of the darkest periods of my life and she did this with more compassion and understanding and patience than I ever thought possible. She helped me navigate my way through the mental warfare I was waging on myself and guide me towards a place of personal authenticity. Working through Sonia’s containers has helped me regain my grip on reality and to better see what about me is real, and what is only that story we tell ourselves about ourselves.
I encourage you to surrender your heart and allow Sonia’s work to help you open the door to yourself and see just how beautiful and magnificent you truly are. There will be storms. True healing is not a straight line.
Through one of Sonia’s containers, I’m certain you will discover a way to process not just what you are grieving from, but a way to feel loved inside your body as you navigate your way through the shadow and into the light waiting on the other side. Along that journey, you will get glimpses of who you want to be, who you were meant to be, and who you really are. In time, you will find You, your true self.
This testimonial is for anyone who lives with the knowledge that no one cares, and no one can ever possibly help them carry all that they endure. It is for anyone who feels hurt, neglected, rejected, abused and utterly and completely alone in the world.
I cannot recommend Sonia enough to anyone suffering from any form of anxiety, depression, family/relationship conflicts and loss, or anyone who needs to be truly seen. Her compassion, her service, her loving nature, these are all rare finds, and I encourage everyone to invest in yourself and reach out for your first clarity call. I don’t regret it for a single second, and neither should you.
10 Jan, 2023
I did a 13-week container with Sonia in Fall 2022. I had been struggling with issues in my personal and professional life for a long time before I reached out to her.
I felt like I was stuck in a life that had collapsed around me, and even though I thought I knew the way out, I couldn’t move.
Working with Sonia helped me figure out why I felt that way. She illuminated connections and common themes in my life that allowed me to understand myself better.
After working with Sonia, I feel more centered and grounded. I know myself better, and I have more perspective on the entanglements that were making me feel stuck.
Sonia helped me find the tools I need to create the future I want for myself, and I am very grateful for the journey she took with me!
22 Feb, 2023
“At first I was quite nervous to start doing the somatic work with Sonia because this meant I would have to delve into feelings that I had worked very hard throughout my life to push down. My greatest fear was that once they started to surface I wouldn’t be able to control them and they would drown me in a sea of debilitating sadness and anger.
This could not have been further from what I actually experienced! As I learned to trust Sonia and the process, I was able to open things slowly and intentionally, safely examining each life experience or belief, discovering where it lives in my body, what it feels like, and how it affects my every day reality. Most importantly, I’ve learned how to move these stored negative energies through by outwardly feeling and expressing. This is something that I’ve never allowed myself to do prior to my work with Sonia.
After a few sessions I started to feel safe in my process and explore much deeper territory inside myself. While it is hard work, it’s also been a very rewarding and affirming experience. I could not recommend working with Sonia more wholeheartedly!
12 March, 2023
Working with Sonia provided my partner and I with new ways to communicate together, and being able to witness one another in this process often helped draw us closer together.
The work we did between sessions was also helpful––sometimes fun, sometimes challenging––and often revealing.
Sonia is a wonderful guide and is skilled in listening and reflecting. This definitely helped me to see myself more clearly and understand my partner more clearly.
23 April, 2023
“Working with Sonia is like nothing else I have ever experienced in my years of receiving therapy.”
10 May, 2023
Over the years I’ve worked with several therapists but working with Sonia has been an unforgettable transformational experience.
When we first met, I struggled with feelings of smallness, inadequacy and a lack of safety in my body. Sonia helped me identify where in my body these feelings lived and together we practiced expressing and moving these emotions in productive and healthy ways.
I very quickly noticed a shift in my life, most noticeably in my ability to create and express myself more authentically – in word and in action. Now when I encounter a challenging circumstance/emotion I ask myself “What would Sonia say…” While this started as a joke, this question prompts me to reflect on what emotion I’m feeling – anger, sadness, fear or joy – where it lives in body and how I can express it.
I’m so grateful for the tools and language I’ve gained during our time together. Thank you Sonia!
14 Sept, 2023
“Trying to find a new coach or therapy can be a journey in and of itself. I like to think of it as a different kind of speed dating. After interviewing different people; I found Sonia. I knew she was the one who would be able to help me heal. She made space for me. She listened to every word without judgement. Her compassion and understanding created a space for me, just me. She heard me.
I have suffered from depression, anxiety, low self-worth and difficulty accepting love all from a pretty young age.
I knew I was ready to explore where those thoughts and patterns originated from (not just treating the symptom but the cause). I knew it would be a bit scary to look under the “hood”, but Sonia continues to offer a safe space as well as being completely present during our sessions.
Today, I have been putting things into practice. Understanding my historical trauma has not only improved my self-love but it has made an impact within all my relationships (romantic, friends, clients and family).
I am still on my journey. With Sonia by my side I am ready.
01 Feb, 2024
I am very glad to have made the decision to invest in working 1:1 with Sonia!
I appreciate the context she brings to the coaching container and relationship from a variety of modalities. I found that her different perspective created many opportunities for me to gain, and more importantly, have a felt experience of, new insights into how I respond to interpersonal dynamics and seek to get my needs for connection met.
She did an excellent job creating what felt like a strong, safe space to explore and work with these issues, and I felt cared about and invested in by her.
After our time together, I have felt an improvement in my ability to be really present with my feelings and notice my emotional patterns more consciously instead of just enacting the pattern.
My favorite takeaway from our work together is the very basic practice to ask myself, when I am feeling an emotional reaction start to crest, is it fear, anger, sadness, or joy, and what is it saying to me?
I’d enthusiastically recommend working with Sonia.
13 July, 2024
My work with Sonia has helped me discover a deeper potential I did not know before within myself.
I started my work with Sonia in couples sessions and continued on with personal one on one meetings. It helped me see not only myself and my lover in a more complete sense, but also my relationship with my son, my parents, my business partner, and really my whole community.
Sonia is like a personal trainer for the body, mind, and soul. I have grown as a complete person with her walking alongside me and encouraging me stay with my power.
Sonia invites me to feel into myself to help discover all that I am. It can be very beautiful or really scary for me, but it for sure brings new understanding every time.
If you want to truly know yourself, then Sonia is a great therapist for you.
Specialization – 10 sessions
25 Aug, 2024
I really appreciated the content and structure of this class. The weekly videos built on themselves and shared important growth content. Sonia was awesome to learn from and has great wisdom.
18 April, 2024
This course gave great suggestions and guiding questions for gaining insight and taking responsibility and accountability in our roles in relationships. i appreciated sonia’s openness, attentive listening and mirroring as well as bravery to share her own journey. she created a safe place that allowed for the group members to share and grow from their experiences.
18 April, 2024
A substantial amount of growth took place in a matter of four weeks. The sessions were raw, visceral, intentional, and full of care. I’m so grateful for Sonia’s graceful leadership and compassion for her clients. Looking forward to working with her again in the future. Somatic therapy is key!!!
18 April, 2024
Sonia is an incredible healer that knows how to tune in, draw you out and really see you. She has a genuine desire to help you heal and love yourself deeper. These 5 weeks together were deeply impactful, and I learned tools that I will be able to take with me in all relating – intimate, work, family, friendships. The content is broken down simply but powerfully, and the format was created for the group to get the most benefit out of our time. I highly recommend the Conscious Relationship course! I’d love to do it again with a partner someday.
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