A body-oriented approach to healing
Somatic Experiencing® Therapy - Developed by Dr. Peter Levine
WHAT IS IT?
A body-oriented approach to unwinding the imprints of past trauma or chronic stress.
Somatic Experiencing Therapy supports the body to naturally allow stored trauma patterns to release,
and for nervous system signaling to re-organize.
Somatic Therapist is helpful alongside talk therapies, or other trauma healing approaches.
Often clients are curious about the training or background to 'become' a Somatic Therapist:
A Somatic Experiencing Practitioner has completed 3 years of formal training, and many hours of consultation and personal sessions.
Healing is possible.
"While trauma is a fact of life, it does not have to be a life sentence." - Dr. Peter Levine
Somatic Therapy sessions are offered by Victoria Ford, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
Reshape your Stress Response
We can get stuck in patterns of tension and high stress, or disconnection and numbness,
or we might be moving back and forth.
Somatic Experiencing helps the body to naturally reshape these patterns and feel restored, settled and balanced.
Somatic Therapy supports a sense of overall wellness, peace, and aliveness.
What does Somatic Therapy help with?
Chronic Stress
History of Trauma -Psychological, Physical or Sexual
Medical trauma or Chronic Illness
Preparation for medical procedure
Birth trauma (your own or in giving birth)
Falls
Chronic Pain or Chronic Illness
Chronic states of survival physiology: Stuck in Fight, Flight, Freeze or Fawn
Find out more general information here:
Link here to learn more about what is Somatic Experiencing®.
Research article links for SE and PTSD