Somatic Experiencing® (SE) is a body-based trauma and stress therapy created by Dr. Peter Levine, a long time expert in the field of traumatology. The primary function of the SE approach is to release traumatic shock, a condition that can result from developmental or event-centered traumatic experiences.
Through in-depth training, SE practitioners learn to assess the functioning of a person’s nervous system, and how it is possible for them to become “stuck” in the fight, flight, and freeze stress responses. Clients of SE gain the skills and tools necessary to help resolve these fixed physiological states and support the natural, healthy functioning of the nervous system.
The result of this approach is greater resiliency, and the ability to fully experience life.
