How somatic experiencing helps you with trauma

Somatic experiencing is a type of therapy that includes talk and touch in its approach. This kind of therapy focuses on a patient's entire body to heal their trauma. It's an alternative approach to psychotherapy developed by Dr Peter A. Levine. He designed this approach combining many different studies, including psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, and others.

The characteristics of a trauma

Trauma is a kind of event often not captured in its entirety by the standard talking therapies. That's because, when trauma happens to us, our whole body goes through a significant change, and therefore needs to change back to heal properly. The idea is that the traumatic event doesn't cause trauma, but rather our response to it, staying embedded in our body after the event occurred. This is why neuroscience can be used as a helpful tool in diagnosing trauma because it affects our nervous system.

Somatic experiencing therapy

The somatic experiencing therapy starts when a trained therapist approaches his patient by utilizing talking to detect body sensations. It also tries to find the meaning the body gives to the negative experiences it went through. The therapist trained in this kind of therapy uses his or her knowledge and experience to find a pre-traumatic bodily balance. The purpose of talking in this regard is not to take the patient back to the traumatic event, because that would be harmful to the patient. Instead, a healing touch, well informed and studied through theory and experience is used to help the patient heal. This combination of talk and touch helps patients get healthy again.

Why SE talk & touch therapy?

SE talk & touch therapy works precisely because of its holistic approach. A human being is a complex animal, so almost anything that happens to us requires a more complex solution. Humans are also very dynamic and flexible beings, and our nervous system is designed to reach balance naturally. Sometimes, though, that process can become complicated and difficult when it comes to trauma, which is why a more nuanced approach is what it takes to solve it. SE's ability to reach different aspects of humans, involving a talking session and healing touch is what makes it unique. It's also a reason why it is incredibly helpful for people dealing with traumatic conditions in their lives.

Conclusion

Healing trauma is not an easy process. It takes hard work and many tears. But with the right kind of approach, it is simple. Not easy, but simple, because when a person receives somatic experiencing, they are going through a kind of therapy that includes many fields of science for a person to heal. Because of its approach to trauma as something that happens to a whole body, not just to a mind, SE therapy is successful in resolving a person's issues that could not be solved otherwise.