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As SE practitioner we often either accompany or prepare our clients for stressful events. Things like surgeries, court battles, conflicted meetings with family or employers and so on. These inherently stressful events can be hard on anyone and are especially […]

Play Episode 75 Here Along the path of learning something as dynamic as Somatic Experiencing is extended time repeating and mimicking other peoples words, voice, rhythm and presentation. This “copy cat time” is probably necessary. There are so many patterns in our

Play Episode 74 Here The consistency of our signal and feedback to our clients is key to helping them get to know us and our work quickly. The more random, confused or inconsistent our requests the harder it is for

Play Episode 73 Here From the first contact we’re learning things that will matter later in the session. The more we acknowledge that we’re actually trying to get to know our client’s quickly, the better we’ll get at it. This episode includes

Play Episode 72 Here There are occasions when it’s problematic if our client’s “fall away” or “go to sleep” during our sessions. However most of the time it’s an honor and potentially a very good sign when a client “let’s go”

Play Episode 71 Here Silence is a critical and natural part of SE sessions. And yet sometimes it can go on too long. The client can sit there in silence while you explain things excessively. You as the clinician can

Play Episode 70 Here To work eyes open or closed? That is the question. Rather than one way being “right” and the other “wrong,” there are times when one or the other is more appropriate with a continuum between the extremes.

Play Episode 69 Here A common challenge for SE Practitioners is accommodating clients who have high expectations for the success (or failure) of this work. Too often immediate demands from either the client or practitioner curtails curiosity, participation and permission to engage