Somatic Experiencing®
A body-based approach for healing trauma
When we feel overwhelmed by trauma, talk alone isn’t going to do very much. We have to go to the unspoken voice of our bodies–one that doesn’t use word–to create experiences that contradict those of fear and helplessness.
Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) is a body-based, clinically validated approach to healing trauma. It is the product of Dr. Peter Levine’s lifelong multidisciplinary study of stress physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics. The SE™ approach releases traumatic shock stored in the body and is an important key to healing PTSD and the wounds of emotional and early developmental attachment trauma.
Application of SE™ can lead to successful outcomes for clients with developmental traumas (such as childhood abuse or neglect, ongoing medical issues, or physical impairments) and with shock traumas stemming from events such as motor vehicle accidents, surgeries, assault, natural disasters, and falls.
Clients aren’t required to retell or relive traumatic events; this could be retraumatizing and is one of the shortcomings of traditional talk therapy. Rather, we work in a slow and supportive way to engage, complete, and resolve the body’s instinctual fight, flight, and freeze responses–that is, what didn’t get to happen during the traumatic event(s). This allows the stored energy from the trauma to move through the body, resetting the nervous system and enhancing resilience to stress. Many clients experience improved vitality and capacity to engage in life. In our sessions, we’ll pay attention to sensations in the body and integrate movement and mindfulness.
I completed the 3-year training and earned my Somatic Experiencing Practitioner certification through the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.
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Experience the profound effects of Somatic Experiencing® in my Somatic Circle.
Through just 8 group sessions, you’ll experience shifts in your nervous system as you build more capacity for all that life brings your way. Begin your journey out of survival mode and into more ease through the Somatic Circle.