Somatic Experiencing sessions online
Somatic Experiencing sessions online
in Asia and globally
My online Somatic Experiencing sessions might be right for you IF YOU…
- are experiencing symptoms of chronic stress or trauma;
- have done talk therapy but feel the need to work with the body.
What is Somatic Experiencing or SE?
Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a form of body-oriented or somatic therapy. It’s a powerful trauma healing intervention based on the understanding of our nervous system and the physiology of trauma.
Dr Peter Levine, who developed this somatic healing method, spent years studying stress on the animal nervous system. He realized that wild animals are constantly under threat of death yet show no trauma symptoms. And what he discovered was that trauma has to do with the survival response to perceived life threat. So if this response doesn’t complete, then that charge that is generated for our survival stays trapped in our bodies. And, from the body’s perspective, it is still under threat.
The Somatic Experiencing method works to release this stored energy from the body. And it turns off this threat alarm through a “body first” approach to healing.
SE is effectively used to heal both shock and developmental trauma. Some of the types of trauma include: violence, physical and emotional abuse, witnessing horror, medical trauma, accidents, falls, near-drowning, natural disasters, transgenerational and collective trauma, as well as prenatal, perinatal and childhood trauma.
What to expect from my sessions?
As a somatic practitioner, I work with the nervous system primarily through the body. And this is how the magic and transformation happen in my sessions. Sensing and noticing what is happening inside requires patience, and sometimes courage. Also, at times, it may feel awkward. So my job is to help to navigate whatever arises and gently guide you on this journey towards physical and emotional healing and transformation.
What will the sessions be like?
To start with, we’ll use body awareness tools and physical exercises to help you settle, ground and find resources. As we proceed to work through difficult emotions, sensations or situations in a very gradual and titrated way, we’ll keep revisiting these resources. This back and forth process in Somatic Experiencing is called pendulation – it follows the flow of the nervous system. So we’ll move between activation and settling to help you come out of the fixated state caused by stress or trauma.
It’s a very organic and gentle process of working with whatever arises in the present moment. First, noticing it in your body and then allowing it to release. But instead of diving right into the core of trauma, we’ll be approaching it from the periphery. And the goal is to help you find a felt sense of relief and ease before we take a step deeper. Thus building resilience one step at a time.
What I can help with?
Symptoms of chronic stress and trauma I help with:
- Difficulty calming down, managing emotions and overwhelm
- Difficulty setting boundaries
- Feeling stuck
- Feeling numb or disconnected from the body
- Hypersensitivity
- Sleep issues, insomnia, nightmares
- Psychosomatic symptoms, pain, tension and fatigue
- Relational issues & attachment wounds
What I offer in my Somatic Experiencing Sessions:
- Safe space to explore, navigate and release strong emotions
- Support in regulating /balancing the nervous system
- Tools and information on how you can self-regulate
- Help in finding your ground and reconnecting with yourself
- Help in releasing physical blocks and tension so you can feel more at home in your body
- Guidance in repairing early attachment wounds
Please note: I’m not a medical professional, licensed psychologist or trauma therapist. So I don’t give medical or psychological advice, treatment or diagnosis. Also, I don’t offer counselling support as this is beyond the scope of my practice.
Would you like to have sessions with me?
I’m currently dividing my time between Thailand, Indonesia and India and I offer packages of Somatic Experiencing sessions online. The length of the package depends on your goals and determined after the initial assessment and the intro session that you can book below for 35 USD (30 mins).
Here’s an overview of the packages I offer:
- Get help with emotional regulation in the present moment
- Learn basic self-regulation tools that you can use on your own
- Start to reconnect with your body
- Start to understand your nervous system
This is the most basic and essential step in any healing. It sets a solid foundation for any trauma work and the skills you learn here will be revisited and strengthened throughout your journey of trauma renegotiation.
This package alone might be sufficient for you if you are going through a rough patch and need help with re-regulating the nervous system to feel more present and grounded.
- “Stabilisation and Regulation Basics”
- Learn to understand the patterns leading to your current distress
- Get help in renegotiating the effect of a past event in the present moment in small increments.
This package will be suitable for you if you want to understand and start to renegotiate the impact of a single event that happened to you in the past. This could be an incident of a relational nature or shock trauma, such as accident, medical procedure etc.
These 6 sessions are the minimum required to address a single traumatic event. However, more often than not, one event is connected to other events/trauma, so more time would be needed to find full resolution. In this case, an option to extend this package will be offered.
“Stabilisation and Regulation Basics”
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“Renegotiating Single Event Trauma”
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Support in healing early childhood and adult attachment wounds and repeated trauma through somatic relational repair and somatic parts work.
This is a minimum advised duration for the topics outlined. You will be suggested a package based on the initial assessment and after the intro session. A payment link to book a package will be emailed to you after you’ve attended your intro session.
Schedule your first short Somatic Experiencing session online.
In this online intro session you’ll get to experience the somatic process and ask any questions you may have. We will also clarify your goals and desired outcomes, so I can advise you on the next steps.