Do you live with anxiety, chronic stress, or emotional overwhelm?
Do you feel unsafe in your own body, stuck in shutdown, or always on edge?
Have past experiences left echoes you can’t seem to shake?
Somatic Experiencing® (SE) is a gentle, body-based approach to trauma. Instead of retelling the story, we listen to the body’s language — sensations, impulses, activation, stillness — and give space for what was once unfinished to complete.
What Is Somatic Experiencing®?
Somatic Experiencing was developed by Dr. Peter Levine as a way of helping the body release trauma held in the nervous system. Unlike talk therapy, SE works with the body’s natural rhythm — the movement between activation and rest — allowing survival energy that was once trapped to safely discharge.
(To see how SE weaves with other modalities I offer, visit My Approach).
The Benefits of Somatic Experiencing®
Through SE, your nervous system learns it is safe to release stored survival energy and return to balance. Over time, what once felt frozen or overwhelming begins to soften.
This approach may help if you are:
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Living with PTSD or developmental trauma.
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Caught in cycles of stress, shutdown, or hyper-vigilance.
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Carrying tension, pain, or exhaustion linked to unresolved trauma.
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Feeling disconnected from your body or emotions.
A Gentle, Body-First Approach
SE doesn’t force or overwhelm. It honours your pace. Each session is a slow unwinding, restoring the body’s natural rhythm and helping you feel safer in your own skin.
I weave SE together with Core Process Psychotherapy and Conscious Connected Breathwork, offering a deeply integrative, trauma-informed path. This work supports you to feel:
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Safer in your body.
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Steadier in yourself.
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More connected to life.
Begin Your Healing Journey
I offer Somatic Experiencing sessions in Frome and Bath, Somerset, as well as online worldwide.
The first step is simple: a free 30-minute call to ask questions, share your needs, and explore whether this path feels supportive.
Further Reading
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My Approach — how Somatic Experiencing® weaves with Breathwork and Psychotherapy.
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Working With You — details of 1:1 sessions.
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Events — retreats, women’s circles, and group sessions.
