Trauma Healing and
Somatic Experiencing
What is a typical SE session like?
There are two basic forms of SE sessions, though they often overlap. One looks
similar to a traditional therapy session, wherein client and practitioner sit
and talk.
This form of Somatic Experiencing session is similar to traditional "talk" therapy (for lack of a better term), except that the focus is on the biology rather than the biography. Talk therapy works more with the higher brain (rational mind), while SE focuses on the lower brain survival (instinct) responses, the autonomic nervous system, and the "felt" sense.
The second form of SE session is more similar to some types of body work or
energy work, and is done clothed, either sitting in a chair or on a massage
table. The practitioner gently places his hands safely on the clients body,
perhaps the shoulders or the feet. This form has many added benefits to the
process, such as more comforting for the client, and more information for the
practitioner. The practitioner can also support the awareness and gentle
shifting of the clients process.
SE is an experiential process, including learning new skill-sets to counteract stress, anxiety, P.T.S.D., panic attacks, negative mental chatter, self-sabotage, disorientation, dissociation, disconnection, etc. The, fore mentioned, skill-sets, help to recondition and reinstate orienting responses, grounding, centering, boundaries, a sense of connection, empowerment, safety, healthy aggression and joyfulness.
Because the lower brain doesn't know the difference between that which is real and that which is perceived, guided visualization and the imagination can be used to help to renegotiate past events on a cellular memory level.
Touch is incorporated as a way to resource the client with a sense of support and to increase attention and connection to sensation and the body itself. Touch can be blended in to deepen the focus of the sensations, support the client on many levels, and is always optional. The client may remain seated or recline during the session.
Much time and attention is spent getting the client resourced (feeling better). Delving into past events cathartically is avoided, as that can re-traumatize and further set trauma into the system.
Sessions are about one hour in length and, initially, most effective in consecutive weekly or bi-weekly appointments. Please allow for extra time, as the session does NOT necessarily end, because 50 minutes has passed.
Contact Eric:
Email: info@ericsjoberg.com
Phone: 619-807-3042
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