Speaker(s):
Presentation: Somatic Experiencing (SE), developed by Dr. Peter Levine, is a potent psychobiological approach to resolving symptoms of trauma and chronic stress. SE offers a framework to assess where a client is “stuck” in the survival responses of “fight, flight or freeze”. SE provides clinical tools to resolve these fixated physiological states that underlie many trauma symptoms. Participants will gain a basic understanding of how trauma affects the autonomic nervous system, how SE supports resolution of trauma symptoms and learn a few tools to support nervous system regulation.
Objectives:
- Develop a basic understanding of Somatic Experiencing and why it is highly effective in the treatment of trauma-related psychiatric disorders.
- Review a few basic tools to support physiological and emotional regulation in those who are experiencing symptoms of trauma and other stress-related conditions.
- Define how psychological and physiological symptoms of PTSD occur as a result of being “stuck” in fight, flight or freeze survival responses.
Slides:
Ehrke_SE intro training Tantara