Tovah Petra is a Trauma-Informed Sex, and Intimacy Coach based in Santa Cruz, California. She holds an MA in Human Development with a focus on Social Change. 

Tovah guides individuals and couples worldwide towards deeply fulfilling relationships and ecstatic sex and intimacy.

Her personal experiences with challenging and traumatic life events, along with childhood wounding, have shaped her empathetic and non-judgmental approach.  She understands the healing power of being seen and accepted unconditionally. 

Tovah creates a safe, collaborative space where you can explore freely, feeling both understood and supported on your journey. She is deeply passionate about sharing how embracing our sexuality and sensuality, and embodying our erotic energy, can enrich our lives on a profound level. When we walk through life grounded in this energy, we experience a deeper sense of connection, fulfillment, and vitality. 

Believing that the parts of ourselves we fear the most can hold the greatest inner power and potential, Tovah uses empathy and attunement to help you navigate shame and celebrate suppressed aspects of yourself. She supports you in tapping into your inner power, embracing and integrating all parts of yourself to become your most authentic and erotic self expression. 

To further embrace your true self, Tovah equips you with intimacy tools that foster genuine connection, increased joy, and heightened pleasure in your relationships with yourself and others. Her deep knowledge of Human Development, combined with her experience in holding sacred space, shapes her unique and holistic approach to the Somatica® Method.

Tovah particularly enjoys working with clients who seek courage, compassion, and guidance as they embrace their authentic selves, cultivate self-love, and develop more fulfilling relationships and greater embodied power and passion.