Online Somatic Experiencing® Sessions

I offer virtual/ online Somatic Experiencing (SE) Sessions via Zoom. Online SE sessions are very effective and a great way to access SE if there isn’t a practitioner in your area, if you’d like to experience sessions from the comfort and convenience of your home or if you’re looking for just the right fit.

What is Somatic Experiencing®

Somatic Experiencing® (SE) is a body-centered therapeutic approach to healing from traumatic or overwhelming life situations and chronic stress. While traditional therapy tends to focus on story, thoughts and working with the brain to heal trauma (top down), Somatic Experiencing® is based on the belief that the body has an equally important role in healing trauma and chronic stress. This slow and gentle approach supports the body as it renegotiates the effects of trauma and stress which have become trapped within the physiology, bringing the nervous system back into healthy rhythms so that innate qualities such as self-trust, congruence, vitality, creativity, ease and aliveness are restored.

What does a session look like?

In Somatic Experiencing® we slow things down and focus on the “felt sense” (the body’s present-moment experience) to access the body’s memory of the trauma (rather than the mental story). We work in a gentle, titrated way, at the pace of your individual nervous system, to minimize the likelihood of re-traumatization. By taking an inward journey and gradually reconnecting with bodily sensations, feelings and making meaning of our experiences we can complete thwarted responses and release intense survival energies that have been keeping our nervous system in a state of hyperarousal (stress) or hypoarousal (collapse, freeze).

Read more about the Somatic Experiencing® approach here.

What can Somatic Experiencing® Address:

Symptoms resulting from trauma may look like:

·      Anxiety

·      Depression

·      Addiction

·      Numbness

·      Chronic health issues

·      Sleep disorders

·      Relational difficulties

·      A host of complex symptoms that do not often appear to make sense to the rational mind

Somatic Experiencing® can:

·      Reset the nervous system

·      Restore inner balance and inner trust

·      Enhance resilience to stress

·      Increase vitality, equanimity and capacity to actively engage in life

Are Online Somatic Experiencing® Sessions Effective?

Some people wonder if you can get the same benefits online as in person. While the two experiences are different and some people might have a personal preference, absolutely. So much so, that I receive my own online SE sessions online so that I can be with a practitioner who is the right fit for me and not limited by geography.