Somatic Co-Regulating Touch Therapy
Co-Regulating touch for unwinding stress, and restoring balance:
Therapeutic, co-regulating touch work is an approach for nervous system regulation and resolving trauma or states of chronic stress.
Somatic touch is responding to areas of stress held in the body. The response from the practitioner is a light touch of support and presence, and we both pay attention to how your body responds to the support, including what thoughts, feelings or internal sensations begin to emerge.
We know that trauma signaling can get stuck in certain areas of the body via the nervous system. Common areas can be joints, kidneys/adrenals, the head, respiratory diaphragm, shoulders as well as body systems like digestion, circulation, musculature, fascia & bones.
Touch work is one branch of Somatic Experiencing that is optional; it serves a healing purpose, and supports a healthy nervous system.
The contact is still - there is not any manipulation or massaging. Rather, it's the practitioner coming alongside and offering presence and support, and inviting your system to rest down, or move through a stress response to completion.
Your own body + spirit responds to the connection, and the healing that happens is coming from you.
Your body is so wise. Learning how to connect with your body's wisdom is a life long resource.
I've trained beyond the Somatic Experiencing ®International training to ethically and safely provide co-regulating touch work as a trauma psychotherapist. My advanced training is through Kathy Kain, PhD.
