A drop at a time
Titration is borrowed from chemistry: one drop at a time, keeping the reaction manageable. Difficult material is approached in amounts small enough that the body stays with it.
The Work
Healing lives in the body.
Trauma doesn’t just live in memory. It lives in the body. The path to healing runs through it.
Somatic Experiencing
A body-oriented path to healing trauma and stress.
The Somatic Experiencing® method, developed by Dr. Peter Levine, is a body-oriented approach to healing trauma and other stress disorders. Rather than focusing primarily on thoughts or memories, SE works with body sensations, the physical experience of stress, fear, and overwhelm, to gently release what has become stuck.
When we experience something threatening, our nervous system prepares us to fight, flee, or freeze. In SE’s understanding of trauma, protective responses can remain unresolved, leaving us feeling on alert, shut down, or stuck. SE helps renegotiate those responses, allowing the nervous system to return to a natural state of balance and flexibility.
Sessions feel less like traditional talk therapy and more like a gentle, curious conversation between mind and body. You don’t have to retell every detail. We move at a pace that supports your sense of safety and capacity.
Somatic Experiencing® and SE™ are trademarks of Peter A. Levine, PhD.
In session
Finding room to soften
Somatic Experiencing works deliberately with the body’s natural rhythms of expansion and contraction. Instead of the body staying locked in tension, the process supports gentle shifts toward release and resource.
Widening the riverbed
The aim isn’t to feel less. It’s to be able to create more room for your experience without being swept away. Over time, that wider channel lets life move with more ease, flexibility, and choice.