How Does Somatic Touch Therapy Work

Physiology of how Somatic Touch Therapy works

[@PontoLyone]

Very useful video. Please do more of these videos explaining touch work- what it's purpose is, what it's goal is, how it works, et cetera... It is a very difficult and awkward thing to explain to my friends when I talk to them about therapy and how powerful it is. It would be easier if I could show them videos like this.

[@lifecarewellness-IL]

I'm so glad you found it useful @PontoLyone! Yes, we've got a series going about Somatic Touch. Stay tuned for more!

[@sandramedina9482]

Hard to hear

[@HealingRootsCounselingCLE]

What trainings would you recommend to further SE touch? What books or resources did you find helpful? I've taken my SE Advance II. I'm shy of a few consult hrs. to get my SEP. Thanks in advance and I'm looking forward to your series of videos.

[@lifecarewellness-IL]

Thanks for your patience with my reply @HealingRootsCounselingCLE. I highly recommend Kathy Kain's Touch Skills for Therapists as a first step. That will greatly enhance your knowledge of the body and touch. Where you go after that with touch depends on your goal. If you simply want to learn more about how to work with various systems and organs of the body, Dave Berger's BASE training would be an excellent next step. Dave is a PT by training and what you learn about reading the body, including gait, and what the body is "saying" in metaphor is really helpful. If your interest is attachment and working with early developmental trauma I recommend any (or all!) of the following. Somatic Resilience & Regulation (SRR) taught by Kathy Kain and Steve Terrell is very good. Steve Terrell also has his own training, Transforming the Experience-Based Brain (TEB) that expands on SRR ideas and also includes working with Primitive Reflexes. Aileen LaPierre's NeuroAffective Touch is also excellent and covers some things that SRR and TEB does not. I hope that's helpful!

[@Insidekimsworld]

Fascinating. This sounds similar to what we taught as polarity therapy 12-14 years ago in bodywork. I would love to learn more.

[@lifecarewellness-IL]

Yes, a friend who is a bodyworker made a similar observation. In SE, our purpose is supporting regulation in the client's nervous system through a co-regulatory process. Our intention is not to manipulate energy, per se, though that may happen as part of the process. I invite you to learn more by going to healingtrauma.org.

[@amberleaf7]

I like how you explain things. Your sincerity supports your message.

[@lifecarewellness-IL]

I appreciate that! Thank you @amberleaf7!

[@lifecarewellness-IL]

I appreciate that @amberleaf7!