Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
What is sensorimotor psychotherapy?
Also called Somatic psychotherapy or SP, is a holistic, bottom-up approach to psychotherapy that centres the body and includes emotional and cognitive processing and integration in healing from trauma impacts.
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We may explore posture, movement, body sensations, nervous system responses or attachment related behaviours and wounds.
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This way of working incorporates mindfulness skills, psychoeducation around trauma impacts and relationship skill building.
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We will work to restore a sense of agency and empowerment in the body and mind moving into a sense of freedom
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What SP helps with:
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- PTSD, C-PTSD
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- Nightmares, flashbacks & sleep issues
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- Relational wounds & difficulties
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- Harming self, eating disorders or wreckless behaviour
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- Sexual trauma
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- Recovery from interpersonal violence and relational abuse such as impacts from gaslighting
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- Chronic anxiety, numbness, avoidance or dissociation
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- Somatic symptoms or pain
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- Childhood abuse/ neglect or developmental trauma
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How this helps and how it works:
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We may tract body sensations as we discuss your concerns in our session. We may explore beliefs, posture, movement, meaning making, relational and attachment patterns, boundaries, emotions, experiences (implicit or explicit).
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- We will work directly with the nervous system through awareness, practices, skills and resource development
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- Integration of body sensations, emotion and cognition
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- We work in a safe, contained and manageable manner avoiding overwhelm or graphic memory
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Alana abides by the basic six principles of Sensorimotor
Psychotherapy:
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Organicity
Unity
Mind/ Body/ Spirit Holism
Non-Violence
Mindfulness/ Presence
Relational Alchemy
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Learn more about these principles here
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