Somatic Experiencing Therapy is a holistic practice that incorporates the body and sensations in the body in the therapeutic process. Stress and trauma are stored in the body and can cause physical symptoms. Somatic experiencing aims to relieve the physical tolls of stress on the body and release stored emotions and traumas.
It focuses on how emotions are experienced in the body and helps you name sensations in your body to better understand how you are feeling. It uses movement and other tools to help you feel safe in your body while exploring emotions, thoughts and memories.
Somatic Experiencing Therapy is beneficial for all individuals. It specifically is known to provide relief and healing to individuals who have experienced trauma, PTSD, anxiety, complicated grief, depression and intimacy issues.
Somatic Experiencing Therapy teaches you how to name and address sensations in your body. It teaches you how to feel safe in your body, which can in turn reduce physical symptoms such as sleeping disturbances, appetite issues, headaches, shakiness and other physical responses that come from mental health concerns such as anxiety, trauma or depression.
It focuses on how emotions are experienced in the body and helps you name sensations in your body to better understand how you are feeling. It uses movement and other tools to help you feel safe in your body while exploring emotions, thoughts and memories.
Somatic Experiencing Therapy is beneficial for all individuals. It specifically is known to provide relief and healing to individuals who have experienced trauma, PTSD, anxiety, complicated grief, depression and intimacy issues.
Somatic Experiencing Therapy teaches you how to name and address sensations in your body. It teaches you how to feel safe in your body, which can in turn reduce physical symptoms such as sleeping disturbances, appetite issues, headaches, shakiness and other physical responses that come from mental health concerns such as anxiety, trauma or depression.
Somatic Experiencing Therapy incorporates various mind-body techniques within the session. It uses different techniques to bring about bodily awareness and name the sensations associated with certain thoughts and feelings. It uses various resources to help you find safety in your body, and it incorporates different talk therapy techniques while focusing on your bodily sensations simultaneously. Sessions are typically 50-55 minutes in length and can take place in an office, virtually or in outside spaces (known as ecotherapy) that support privacy and confidentiality.
We created Colors of Austin Counseling to be a group of like-minded BIPOC practitioners serving the community of individuals with identities and backgrounds similar to our own. Being fully understood and seen on your healing journey is of the utmost importance, yet it can be difficult for BIPOC individuals to find trusted therapists in their community. Our diverse and experienced team exists to fill that void and provide individuals with a wide range of methods and practitioners to choose from based on their unique needs and mental health goals.
