Contact and FAQ about Somatic Therapy

We use Somatic Experiencing ® (SE) as the foundation of our work, and we combine it with other somatic trauma healing methods depending on our clients’ needs.

Other somatic approaches we use include somatic parts work based on Internal Family Systems (IFS), elements of NeuroAffective Touch, Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP) and applied Polyvagal Theory, as well as Bodynamics and NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM).

Please check the About Us page for more details.

In Somatic Experiencing ® sessions, we use a combination of gentle body-based techniques and dialogue to resolve stress and trauma on the nervous system level.

Some of the tools may include mindful movement, self-touch, grounding and visualisation. We may also invite you to notice your surroundings, observe your bodily sensations and impulses, or allow any spontaneous movement to happen. The goal is to help your body and nervous system shift out of the old survival patterns it may be stuck in.

You may wish to tell your story, but you don’t have to. We believe that your body holds the memory of what happened to you, and in SE, we work with this implicit bodily memory.

Feel free to read more about the Somatic Experiencing ® process.

Yes. Somatic Experiencing ® can be effectively done online as it uses mindful awareness, movement, and dialogue to guide somatic exploration. Online sessions also offer the convenience of being in a comfortable environment without the need to travel. This makes our sessions more accessible and often more affordable for many people.

There are, of course, some limitations. The practitioner may not always see your whole body and would rely on your feedback during the session. Also, direct therapeutic touch isn’t possible online, but it can be replaced by self-directed or guided touch.

Somatic Experiencing ® helps both partners attune to themselves, notice their bodily signals and reactions during conflicts, learn to regulate, and support each other’s healing through co-regulation.

In somatic couples work, the goal is to foster healthy autonomy and interdependence and to strengthen an embodied sense of safety and connection between partners.

Read more about somatic couples therapy and its process in this interview.