Somatic Experiencing

We offer a body based approach to treating trauma.

What is Somatic Experiencing?

Somatic Experiencing is a therapeutic modality that cultivates curiosity about sensation and explores information being revealed by the body.

Clients are invited to tune into cycles of activation and deactivation taking place within their physiology. Clients can expect to open the lines of communication between their observing mind and their felt sensations. Movement is often introduced as it supports integration and release of tension and constriction.

As the name suggests, Somatic Experiencing is more experiential than traditional talk therapy, and clients will work in the here-and-now to process what is brought to light during the session in a safe and manageable way.

Somatic Experiencing lends itself to significant and lasting change. It is a modality that can be used over a lifetime or very briefly. Regardless of duration, Somatic Experiencing builds resiliency, restores cohesion and reestablishes balance for all clients who participate.

Somatic Experiencing is First & Foremost a Trauma Treatment.

If you answer "yes" to any of the following questions, it might be time to explore Somatic Experiencing (SE) with us. SE can provide a new approach to old challenges, even traumas that occurred early in life or without explicit "symptoms".

Have you experienced a recent or historical trauma?

Health or medical trauma such as a hospitalization, life altering injury, surgical procedure or intervention, or a prolonged/life threatening illness.
High impact experience such as a car accident, head injury or loss of balance/fall.
Assault (physical or sexual), violent or other crime, or animal attack.
Environmental or manmade disaster such as a hurricane, fire, flood or war.

Have you learned that your early development was impacted by significant events (that you may not even remember)?

Pre or post natal trauma/distress.
Separation from a primary caregiver.
Birth trauma.
Surgical/medical intervention.

Do you face inherited, collective or systemic trauma?

Prejudice, marginalization and/or aggression based on your race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion or other elements of identity.
Transgeneration trauma.