At Bodycentric Healing Arts, we honor the profound wisdom of the body and its innate capacity to heal.
Our Somatic Therapies — rooted in Somatic Experiencing® and Somato Emotional Release — are facilitated in a safe, professionally held environment guided by skilled practitioners.
These approaches support the resolution of trauma, restoration of nervous system balance, and cultivation of resilience through direct engagement with the body’s physiological intelligence.
Somatic Experiencing® (SE) is a body-centered therapeutic modality designed to resolve trauma and chronic stress by working directly with the nervous system. Rather than revisiting events through narrative alone, SE gently guides awareness toward physical sensations, allowing the body to release stored survival energy and restore natural regulation.
Developed by Dr. Peter A. Levine and clinically applied for over four decades, Somatic Experiencing is grounded in physiology, psychology, neuroscience, and medical biophysics. Dr. Levine’s research into animal stress responses revealed that trauma is not defined solely by an event, but by how the nervous system becomes stuck in patterns of fight, flight, or freeze. When defensive responses are interrupted or incomplete, residual activation may remain trapped in the body, contributing to dysregulation, anxiety, chronic tension, and dissociation.
Through careful pacing and guided awareness, Somatic Experiencing supports the completion of these self-protective responses. Clients gradually build capacity to experience sensation without overwhelm, allowing the nervous system to discharge stored activation and reestablish resilience.
Somatic Experiencing may support:
Sessions are collaborative, slow-paced, and deeply respectful of your system’s readiness. You remain fully clothed while the practitioner guides attention to subtle bodily cues, supporting safe and sustainable nervous system reorganization.
Somato Emotional Release (SER) is often woven into Somatic Experiencing work or integrated with Craniosacral Therapy and Myofascial Release. This gentle process supports the release of residual physical and emotional imprints — sometimes referred to as “energy cysts” — that may remain from unresolved experiences.
By addressing both the physiological and emotional dimensions of stored stress, SER encourages integration, clarity, and restoration of internal balance.
Though Somato Emotional Release may feel energetic in nature, it is grounded in physiological principles and is frequently integrated with bodywork modalities. For therapies that work directly within the human energy field, please explore our Energy Healing offerings.
Somatic therapy sessions at Bodycentric Healing Arts unfold with care, pacing, and deep respect for nervous system capacity. Each session is guided by attunement to your body’s signals, ensuring safety and sustainable integration.
You may expect:
Clients often leave feeling more aligned, settled, and restored — as the body and nervous system reestablish their natural capacity for balance and resilience.
