Somatic Experiencing Therapy is for individuals who suffer symptoms after a traumatic experience to regulate themselves through miniature exposures to things that remind them of the trauma.
If you have experienced trauma and want to seek healing, Somatic Experiencing Therapy could be a beneficial choice.
Your therapist would administer assessments and get to know you and what happened to you. Using this understanding, they would design a treatment plan. Your counselor would educate you about the nervous system, how your body attempts to regulate stressful events or situations, and how your trauma caused a malfunction within this bodily system.
Titration is the process of slowly introducing stimulation that sends your body into a fight, flight, or freeze response and is key to this therapeutic approach. Your therapist would help you recognize the sensations in your body, such as heart racing or sweating, during this stress response. Then, you would practice engaging in body-regulating techniques such as breathing exercises.
A combined understanding of your physical responses to stress and your trauma triggers can lead to greater self-awareness and healing.
Therapists Who Specialize in Using Somatic Experiencing Therapy
Hi, I'm Emily. I specialize in trauma treatment and primarily see emerging adult and adult clients who are wounded by adverse childhood experiences. My clients often find me when they feel that they've exhausted all other options, or have taken plain old "talk therapy" as far as they can take it.
Together, we will create a space of emotional safety where you feel seen, heard and understood. My specialty is in Complex Trauma, Chronic Pain, PTSD and Low Self Esteem. Call today for a free consultation!
Kristin Harper LMFT provides in-person and online therapy for individuals and couples in Vancouver WA and Portland OR. Kristin is a relationship and trauma therapist who helps people move from places of suffering and disconnection into places of well-being and belonging. Kristin has over 15 years experience and is trained in cognitive, emotional and somatic approaches including Internal Family ...
I work with young adults in high school & college, adults and family systems. I provide a warm, hand in hand, down to earth, relatable way of working. My strength is in meeting clients where they are while providing a guiding hand through a process that involves empathic listening and reflective questioning which facilitates insight into the thought process, somatic responses, and parts of ...
Please go to therapymplsmn.com for more information. Evening and weekend appts; free consultations. Having faced pain and challenges in my own life, I am deeply invested in what’s possible in therapy. I understand how intimidating and stressful it can be to find a therapist and begin. For now, I want you to know I am warm, calm, compassionate, non-judgmental, and direct, and take a collaborativ...
These are difficult times. Many of us are experiencing major changes in our lives, which often leads to anxiety, depression, or feeling overwhelmed. We may encounter thoughts/feelings that we cannot explain or wish to ignore. I find these experiences often stem from a disconnection or imbalance in our relationship to parts of ourselves. Through reawakening and strengthening the connection to our…
My approach to therapy is grounded in the belief and understanding that the ability to heal and grow is inherent within every human being, and that every human has within them the strengths and wisdom needed to do so.
Talk therapy can be helpful, but sometimes it’s just not enough. Maladaptive patterns of stress, trauma, anxiety, and depression lie in our bodies. You and I will untangle these problematic patterns to get to the root of your pain together. Our sessions will allow you to metaphorically dip your toe into the pain and then always come back to safety. In this…
I weave Mindfulness, Somatic Experiencing, and EMDR to help process trauma, develop embodiment, and strengthen your relationship with yourself and others. My approach to therapy includes and necessitates curiosity, collaboration, trust, and strength in the therapeutic relationship.
My training and expertise is in understanding traumatic and psychological stress and the impact on the autonomic nervous system. Together we will explore the blocks that get in the way of you feeling whole. I strongly believe in the power of resiliency and use this as a guide in our work together.
My passion is working with those who suffer with eating disorders, addictions, trauma, codependency and other relationship/intimacy issues, OCD, life transitions, identity issues, anxiety, and grief. I believe that recovery and healing can be attained with appropriate emotional, physical, and spiritual interventions. I utilize evidenced based treatments including ACT, Mindfulness, Somatic,...