Somatic Experiencing® (SE) is a body (soma) centered approach to holistic healing, grounded in the relationship between mind and body. Rather than focusing only on the thoughts or emotions surrounding a traumatic event, SE draws on the body's natural responses to resolving trauma, chronic stress, and pain. This body-oriented approach to healing allows us to create new experiences which contradict those of tension and residual helplessness, tracking and treating sensations that have become stuck or habitual.

SE is a result of over 40 years of observation, research, and hands on development by Dr. Peter Levine. His multidisciplinary study of stress physiology, psychology, biology, neuroscience, medical biophysics, and indigenous healing practices led him to the discovery that trauma is held in the nervous system.

Somatic Experiencing (SE) allows us to move beyond cognitive thought processes, embracing a more intuitive approach. This method facilitates the completion of self-protective motor responses and the release of blocked survival energy held in the body, leading to a greater sense of connection, safety, and ease. By working to balance the delicate flux in the nervous system between relaxation (parasympathetic) and activation (sympathetic), we become better equipped to navigate challenges and return to a state of calm and ease when circumstances allow.

Somatic Experiencing (SE) is based on the understanding that humans have an innate ability to overcome the effects of trauma and stress. SE helps restore self-regulation, bringing back a sense of aliveness, relaxation, and wholeness, while also providing tools to resolve fixated physiological states. Since our nervous system is connected to every part of our physical body, balancing it is essential for healing. This balance not only enhances our ability to process experiences but also improves our overall physical and emotional well-being in countless ways.

​With Somatic Experiencing (SE), healing and nervous system repair are within reach. Whether you are dealing with stress, anxiety, chronic or acute pain, or navigating life events (big or small) habitual tension is exhausting. SE gently guides you into your own felt sense experience of the present moment, helping you find relief and balance.

Learning (or relearning) how to heed our body's signals can provide sweet relief.

Michelle is committed to holding a supported and empathetic space of presence during each session.

For in person sessions, contact us with questions or book directly on the link below.

Virtual sessions are now available as well, please email to schedule. 
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