Somatic Experiencing

Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a body orientated approach to healing trauma that helps regulate the nervous system. It does this by facilitating the completion of self- protective motor responses - fight, flight, freeze - and the release of thwarted survival energy that have been bound in the body, thus addressing the root cause of trauma symptoms.

Fight, flight and freeze states are the normal response to abnormal situations but are designed to be time-sensitive, in other words, they need to run their course, and the massive energy that was prepared for fight or flight needs to discharge. If that charge stays trapped in the body we feel as if we are still under threat. The Somatic Experiencing approach works to release this stored energy and turn off the threat alarm so a return to balance and health is achieved.