Somatic Experiencing® (SE) is a gentle, body-centered healing modality developed by Dr. Peter Levine. This internationally recognized “bottom-up” approach supports the release of stored tension, stress, and trauma held in the body, helping you reconnect with your innate capacity for balance and resilience.

 

When the nervous system becomes dysregulated, you may feel anxious, shut down, or caught between the two. SE helps restore regulation by guiding you to notice and safely resolve the physiological patterns that keep the body in survival mode. It also helps you establish a sense of inner safety and supports your ability to tend to yourself in nourishing ways.

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Rather than focusing on story or analysis, SE works through awareness of body sensations—what Dr. Levine calls the felt sense—to help your system safely discharge the activation that accompanies survival responses like fight, flight, or freeze. The process happens in small, manageable steps (“titration”), allowing change to integrate gently without overwhelm. Through this process, you learn to read your body’s signals, expand your tolerance for strong emotions and sensations, and cultivate a deeper sense of safety and presence. Over time, SE helps you reclaim your vitality and move through life with greater confidence, agency, and ease—more connected to yourself and to the world around you.

 

Additionally, if you’ve done traditional talk therapy and are ready for a more body-based approach, Somatic Experiencing® offers a practical way to bring your healing into the body—helping you move from understanding to embodied transformation.

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Somatic Experiencing® can help you reduce, recover from, or navigate challenges such as:

•  Chronic emotional dysregulation (oscillating between anxiety and shutdown)

• Procrastination and lack of motivation

• Feelings of overwhelm, agitation, or urgency without clear action

• Recovery from surgery or physical trauma

• Recovery from shock trauma (accidents, natural disasters, attacks, etc.)

• Recovery from emotional or developmental trauma

• Anxiety and panic attacks

• Self-blame, shame, and self-hate

• Feelings of powerlessness, despair, or hopelessness

• Reconnecting to your body and your innate power

• Managing chronic pain and tension

• Insomnia and other sleep issues

• Navigating grief, loss, and major life transitions

• Depression, numbness, or emotional collapse

• Boundary issues and difficulty self-advocating

• Reclaiming resilience and vitality

• Chronic illness, fatigue, or long-term stress syndromes

• Irritability, anger, or resentment

• Issues with motivation, focus, or follow-through

• Autoimmune and other complex health conditions

• Learning to regulate your nervous system

• Working with codependency and relational challenges

• Feeling safer and more grounded in your body and in the world