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
My approach in therapy and coaching focuses on teaching women to trust their intuition, build self-awareness, and cultivate self-trust. I am supportive, warm, and funny. We will identify and remove unhelpful patterns using CBT, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing (mind-body connection), and Mindfulness, empowering female clients to achieve personal growth and well-being.
As a psychiatric provider, I approach patient care with empathy, compassion, and a commitment to personalized treatment. I believe in taking a holistic approach to mental health and value building trusting and collaborative relationships with my patients, where open communication and mutual respect are paramount. I strive to create a safe and non-judgmental space.
I have provided individual and family counseling to children, adolescents, and adults. I have worked in a variety of settings in both the profit and not for profit sectors in inpatient and outpatient settings within the Chicagoland area. I also have extensive experience in crisis intervention and safety planning to help all individuals feel secure, confident, and safe in managing their mental…
Life can be isolating and difficult at times. That simple understanding is what continues to motivate me to be a therapist as it allows me to support others in a nonjudgmental and helpful space.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 20 years of experience, an MS in Counseling from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, and a BA in Psychology from Schreiner University in Kerrville, TX. During my career, I have worked with people with severe mental illness in psychiatric hospitals as well as people recovering from various traumas. I have worked with people and their famili...
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.
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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 ...
