A bodymind approach for the healing of anxiety, stress, emotional issues and trauma
with Anastasia Stephens, SE (FHE), GHsc, Bsc Hons 2:1, Bond Street & Holland Park: 0845 519 0844
SE Trauma Therapy is based on Somatic Experiencing (SE), a widely respected body-mind approach to healing trauma, stress and anxiety. Developed by Peter A Levine (Phd), it is based on over 40-years of scientific research into how our body's autonomic nervous system mobilizes in response to threat or an overwhelming situation.
Combining psychotherapy skills, bodily awareness and movement, it can produce immediate and lasting improvements to emotional wellbeing.
This wonderfully effective technique is probably the only approach to date that effectively addresses both the mental and physical symptoms of overwhelm, emotional difficulties, PTSD and stress-related disorders.
SE Trauma Therapy can be applied to almost any issue and is useful as an addition to psychotherapy or on its own. Clients are often surprised at the insight, resolution and relief they experience, often after a single session.
SE Trauma Therapy: how it can help you
If you freeze, panic or react unconsciously in an everyday situation, no amount of intellectual understanding can get you out of it. SE Trauma Therapy accesses memories held in the body and nervous system that cause these difficulties and helps to resolve them. In this way, it changes behaviour in the present - powerfully and effectively.
By bringing about greater neurological and emotional integration, clients experience fast and effective relief from symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety, physical tension and overwhelming emotions. They frequently report feeling more optimistic, true to themselves, emotionally balanced and joyful.
SE Trauma Therapy can help you if you suffer from:
Mind: Anxiety & stress, fear, phobias, PTSD, addictive patterns & compulsive behaviour, self-esteem issues, emotional integration after accidents and threatening events.
Body: Muscular pain, chronic fatigue, digestive disorders, eczema & psoriasis caused by stress, psychosomatic illness or pains with no clear physical cause.
Emotions: Intimacy & relationship issues, anxiety related disorders, fear, outbursts of anger, self-esteem issues, negative thinking, overwhelming emotions, post traumatic stress.
Trauma: Childhood and relationship trauma, acute stress syndrome, sexual trauma, birth trauma, trauma after accidents, trauma caused by life-threatening events, war trauma, PTSD.
Other: Racing heart, palpitations, breathing problems, always being on 'red alert,' you feel overwhelmed, panic attacks and unexplained fear, flash backs, intrusive thoughts or images, tearfulness, difficulty engaging socially, inability to cope, sleeplessness, waking exhausted, nightmares, mental or emotional exhaustion, feeling 'stuck' or caught in emotional loops, its hard to make decisions.
What makes SE Trauma Therapy unique?
* Rather than re-enact overwhelming incidents, body awareness and gentle movement will help you 'renegotiate' and heal
* You'll experience relief from stress and trauma symptoms using gentle methods rather than intense emotion
* It doesn't matter if you don't remember the traumatic event - healing can be achieved using bodily awareness alone
* You'll learn how to work with your body to increase your capacity for relaxation, enjoyment and connection
* You'll realise that healing the impact of overwhelming events doesn't always require long hours of therapy
Benefits
* Relief from anxiety, stress and associated symptoms after just a few sessions
* Improved health including stronger immunity, better digestion and greater relaxation
* You'll gain a rational understanding of stress and trauma, with educational and self-help tools for healing
* Using body awareness, you'll develop the capacity to feel safe
* You'll be able to manage emotions that once felt overwhelming rather than act them out
* Gain a direct understanding of the body's innate healing intelligence. Use it as a doorway to new insight and perspectives