Somatic Experiencing®
Somatic Experiencing® (SE™), is a therapeutic approach for resolving trauma symptoms and relieving chronic stress. It can help increase one's vitality, and one's capacity to actively engage in life. Possible benefits are:
Learn how to identify and stay with your emotions in an embodied way
Learn to track sensations and better tolerate difficult emotions
Complete self-protective survival responses (fight/flight/freeze/fawn) from past traumatic events
Address trauma-related symptoms, including anxiety, panic, dissociation, depression, anger/rage, shame, avoidance, grief/loss, and chronic stress
Learn to accurately assess and respond to threat, and build capacity to notice the felt sense of safety in the body
Increase your ability to experience more ease, joy and pleasure
Learn to recognize and integrate resources and strengths
Reduce judgment towards self and others
Open to healthy relationships based on mutual trust, reciprocity, and respect