Somatic Experiencing® (SE) is a body-based therapeutic approach that supports healing from stress, trauma, and nervous system overwhelm. Rather than focusing on the story of what happened, SE works gently with present-moment bodily sensations to help the nervous system regain its natural capacity for regulation, resilience, and ease.

Developed by Dr Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing recognises that trauma is not defined by the event itself, but by how the nervous system responds to and recovers from it. When this natural recovery process is interrupted, patterns of tension, anxiety, shutdown, or hyper-vigilance can remain in the body long after the original experience has passed.

SE sessions are slow, relational, and carefully paced. Attention is given to safety, choice, and the body's own intelligence, allowing incomplete stress responses to resolve without overwhelm or re-traumatisation. This approach supports a deeper sense of embodiment, emotional stability, and con...