Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Healing And Support Group

This group is designed for people who want to heal from past traumas of any type in the supportive, nurturing company of others who also want to heal. The benefits of this group are quality, effective therapy at a much lower cost than individual trauma therapy, and the co regulation and connection that occur when people heal together somatically in a supportive group setting.

The Somatic Experiencing® approach involves recognizing, exploring and freeing energy and patterns stuck in the body and restoring vitality, presence and the full capacity to participate in the here and now. The past returns to the past and the nervous system no longer reacts as if it were still threatened or in danger.

Each person will have equal opportunity to work directly with the therapist if they wish and the cumulative effect of being present for one another somatically, week after week, provides a powerful container in which deep healing and transformation can happen, and participants can benefit whether they work directly with the therapist or not. All activities will be voluntary.

Self-regulation and resiliency exercises will be done together as a group at the beginning of each session and information about how the nervous system responds to and heals from trauma will be provided each week. Questions will be answered throughout the evening and a warm, supportive and even fun environment will likely develop over time.

The group will meet in my South Berkeley office on Thursday evenings from 7:15-8:45 or 9:00pm, depending on size and will cost $80 per week. Participants will be required to pay a month in advance, regardless of attendance for the month. An eight-week commitment will be asked at the start. Special arrangements can be made if necessary.

Please contact me at peterc.mft@gmail.com or 510-463-1150 to register for the group or ask