Somatic Therapy

Trauma, chronic stress, anxiety & depression can leave us disconnected from our bodies & stuck in our minds. Somatic therapy aims to help rebuild the mind-body connection, so that you can truly heal from the inside out.

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About somatic therapy

Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a body-oriented therapeutic model developed by Dr. Peter Levine that helps heal trauma and other stress disorders. SE incorporates a trauma-informed therapeutic approach with techniques of body awareness and neuroscience. After experiencing a traumatic event, some people may become “stuck” in a trauma response of “fight, flight or freeze”. For example, a person “stuck” in a flight response may be experiencing severe anxiety, panic, hypervigilance, restlessness, and many other symptoms.

How somatic therapy works

The goal of somatic therapy is to support clients in processing traumatic experiences in a safe and supportive space, helping them move toward becoming “unstuck” from these patterns.
In a session, the therapist works with small pieces of the trauma at a time, carefully tracking physical responses and bodily sensations.
Clients are guided to connect with their body, identify places of safety, and access supportive resources.
By working with trauma in this safe, body-centered way, clients are often able to complete the trauma response and release what has been held in the nervous system — creating more space for healing and resilience.