Somatic Experiencing Therapy

Somatic Experiencing therapy is a body-based modality designed to address nervous system dysregulation that results from trauma and chronic stress. It requires developing an embodied awareness and presence where you learn to track sensations and allow the body to engage its inherent healing mechanisms to release and relieve stress. Learning to reconnect and listen to the wisdom of the body is a powerful process and recognizes, honors, and uncovers our core wellness. 

From the Somatic Experiencing website traumahealing.org:

"The Somatic Experiencing method is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders. It is the life’s work of Dr. Peter A. Levine, resulting from his multidisciplinary study of stress physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics, together with over 45 years of successful clinical application. The SE approach releases traumatic shock, which is key to transforming PTSD and the wounds of emotional and early developmental attachment trauma."