Mansi Poddar- Trauma Informed Psychotherapist Working Globally

My Approach: The SANI Model of Therapy

Somatic | Attachment | Narrative | Inquiry
Developed by Mansi Poddar, MA, CCTP

At Mansi Therapy, I use the SANI Model of Therapy—a trauma-informed, integrative framework designed to support deep healing, emotional resilience, and personal transformation. This model weaves together four key strands of therapeutic wisdom: Somatic Psychology, Affective & Attachment Psychology, Narrative Therapy, and Deep Inquiry.

Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, SANI addresses the whole self—body, emotions, story, and self-awareness—within a compassionate and relational space. It is especially effective for individuals navigating trauma, relationship challenges, anxiety, and identity-based struggles.

S – Somatic

The body holds the story.
Trauma is often stored in the body, showing up as tension, disconnection, or chronic dysregulation. This component helps you:

Tune into bodily sensations and survival responses
Regulate your nervous system and build embodied safety
Release trauma stored in the body
Reclaim a sense of presence and grounding

A – Attachment & Affective

Emotions and relationships shape who we are.
Your early relational experiences profoundly influence your emotional patterns and how you connect with others. This component supports you to:

Understand and heal attachment wounds
Develop secure and fulfilling relationships
Build emotional literacy and regulation
Explore how past dynamics affect present behavior

N – Narrative

The stories we tell shape how we live.
Our identities and beliefs are shaped by the narratives we’ve inherited and internalized—often unconsciously. NeuroNarrative work helps you:

Identify and reframe limiting or trauma-based narratives
Understand how your brain stores and replays those stories
Develop new meaning and perspective
Rewrite the internal scripts that no longer serve you

I – Inquiry

True healing begins with compassionate curiosity.
This is the heart of the therapeutic process. Inquiry is about slowing down, becoming present, and gently exploring your inner world. In this space, you are invited to:

Surface unconscious patterns and protective strategies
Deepen self-awareness with kindness, not judgment
Develop insight, compassion, and agency
Explore existential, spiritual, and identity-related themes

WHY SANI?

The SANI Model is not a one-size-fits-all solution. It’s a flexible, relational, and deeply respectful approach tailored to your unique journey. Whether you’re navigating trauma, grief, anxiety, identity questions, or seeking to understand yourself more deeply, this model honors your complexity and supports healing at your pace.

You’re not broken—you’re becoming.

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✨ Ready to begin your healing journey?

Let’s work together using the SANI Model to explore, heal, and grow.

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF PSYCHOTHERAPY?

Psychotherapy (while sounding complex), is simply time set aside to work on yourself. It is a space for healing, reflection, and a deep dive into your being. In this fast-paced world, therapy allows you to take a moment to yourself to slow down, gain insight, and cultivate the confidence to become the most authentic version of yourself. Like planting and tending to a garden, Therapy involves methodical attention, small steps and the hard labour of digging, spading, pruning, watering, mulching etc. Therapists, like good gardeners are both practical and visionary. We do not expect to transform a space overnight but do so with consistent work, creating, or rather uncovering, a space of beauty that already exists within you.

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