Category: Trauma & Therapy

Embodiment means becoming more connected to the body. This happens when we become more aware of what is happening both inside and outside of ourselves....

Pelvic floor pain and dysfunction in women is both common and underdiagnosed. According to the National Library of Medicine, up to 25% of healthy non-pregnant...

One of the most common things I hear when working with clients who are in a relationship is “my sex drive is different to my...

I have written a few posts about ways to deal with anxiety, sexual health and dysfunction and feeling more pleasure and sensations in the body....

Learning self-regulation is expanding the ability for staying present with difficult emotions in the body, including their accompanying physical sensations. Dan Siegel, a clinical professor...

Understanding how the nervous system works is an important element of somatic therapy. Below is a brief overview of the different divisions, as well as...

Instances of sexual abuse are prominent in our culture, and are experienced by people of all genders, not just women. For experiences more specific to...

Trauma can be incredibly difficult to live with and heal from. This said, many people do manage to overcome their past experiences and grow as...

How is Somatic Sex Therapy Different to Traditional Sex Therapy? Somatic sex therapy is referred to by different names, such as somatic sexology, sexological bodywork,...

Emotional expression during a session is called abreaction. According to the online Oxford dictionary, an abreaction is “the expression and consequent release of a previously...