Somatic Experiencing Sessions

Somatic Experiencing Sessions

Jen is offering in person and virtual somatic experiencing in Vancouver where you can expect to dive deeper into the healing and regulating of the Nervous System. Using trauma informed somatic experiencing techniques, as well as variety of tools she has trained for over the past few years, you will discover an more embodied sense of coherence, attunement and well being. 

Somatic Experiencing (SE) is an embodied approach to the resolution and healing of trauma developed by Dr. Peter Levine.

This trauma-informed treatment approach prioritizes the Mind-Body connection in hopes of addressing both the physical and emotional symptoms connected to the dysregulation in your nervous system. Traumatic experiences can lead to dysfunction in your autonomic nervous system, keeping you stuck and limited in processing your experience and healing fully.

Somatic experiencing sessions can release unresolved traumatic experiences held in the body and supports the body’s natural ability to regulate itself, which is key to transforming physical and emotional symptoms that may be related PTSD, chronic stress/fatigue, health conditions or complex syndromes, emotional wounds, pain and early developmental trauma. SE assists in the discharge of the high levels of energy stored in an unresolved fight/flight response and/or conversely, mobilizes a collapsed freeze response held in body. SE can support restoring a felt sense of boundaries, regulation, resiliency, empowerment and strength.

SE facilitates the completion of self-protective motor responses and the release of survival energy bound in the body, thus addressing the root cause of trauma symptoms, which can result in subtle or more intense experiences as the body discharges.

This is approached by the gentle art of guiding clients to develop increasing tolerance and capacity for difficult bodily sensations and suppressed emotions. It offers the opportunity to engage, renegotiate, complete and resolve an experience, in a slow, titrated and supported way through the body’s instinctual fight, flight, freeze, collapse and perhaps disassociated responses.

SE can be navigated with or without touch. If SE touch is indicated and appropriate, it will be applied directly or indirectly, such as providing support through a hand or a cushion.

SE Touch is different than an Osteopathic touch and is not used to manipulate or correct alignment of the body. SE touch offers support to muscles, joints, diaphragms and organs to support regulation, coherence and healthy functioning.

Jen also offers osteopathic manual therapy, advanced endocranial techniques, and crystalline consciousness technique. 

Please contact by email to schedule a consultation with Jen.

Jen does not diagnose or practice medicine, nor does she attempt to treat disease. If you are concerned about any medical pathology and /or disease, always consult your physician.