What is Somatic Psychotherapy?
Somatic Psychotherapy is based on the understanding that your mental, emotional and physical states are interconnected, and that emotional and mental changes affect your body, and vice-versa.
Rather than separating mind, body and emotions, somatic psychotherapists deal with all aspects of yourself and their interconnectedness.
The changes that you make are deeper and more meaningful because this form of psychotherapy deals with the underlying causes, rather than just the effects of whatever is creating dissatisfaction in your life.
Do Somatic Psychotherapists always use bodywork?
No. Somatic psychotherapists do not always use bodywork. Bodywork and other methods are used when appropriate and with your full consent.
Somatic Psychotherapy considers the interaction between different forms of expression, including bodylanguage and voice tone, as well as the words used.
It provides opportunities for you to learn more about hidden aspects of yourself from your own experience.
What is “the unconscious”?
These hidden aspects, often referred to as the unconscious, do not consist of just blockages and negative emotions, they also include strengths and creative resources.
So connecting with your “unconscious” in a skillful and respectful manner not only uncovers the blockages that are preventing you from having the quality of life you desire.
It also makes available to you resources and strengths that you haven’t been able to access previously or didn’t even realise you have. In doing so it enriches your life.
Values
Ethical practice of somatic psychotherapy, sometimes called body psychotherapy or body-centred psychotherapy, requires both theoretical training and actual experience of the process.
I believe that one’s own personal therapy is an essential part of any serious training in counselling and psychotherapy.
Techniques: Respect and Flexibility
My personal in-depth therapy and training over a number of years with the pioneers of Somatic Psychotherapy in Europe and America paved the way for me to create a unique learning process that I call Core Development. This is not intended to replace clinical or medical therapy.
Core Development offers you a potentially life-changing process of experiential and somatic learning in Sydney and worldwide.
Core Development draws upon a number of verbal and bodywork techniques, as appropriate, to suit your individual needs.
Bodywork is used when appropriate, and with your full consent. Over the course of the developing process, your needs may change and different methods can then be used.
Somatic Psychotherapy is a Therapy for Being. Its main goal is to improve the quality of your life by increasing and deepening your feelings and states of connection, belonging, wholeness, aliveness and wellbeing.
To experience this potentially life-changing process of experiential and somatic learning in Sydney or elsewhere call +61 412 178 234 or email donald@coredevelopment.com.au
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For a more detailed account of the history and purpose of somatic psychotherapy, click here.