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Are You Feeling Stuck in Stress, Trauma, or Nervous System Overload?

Trauma, chronic stress, anxiety, and overwhelming life experiences can get “held” in the body, affecting your nervous system, emotional regulation, relationships, and overall sense of safety and calm. If traditional talk therapy hasn’t given you the relief you’re seeking, Somatic Experiencing® may be the approach that finally helps your nervous system settle and begin to heal.

Our Somatic Experiencing therapist in Edmonton, a gentle, body-based approach to processing trauma and stress that helps you reconnect with your nervous system and move forward with strength and regulation. Somatic Experiencing views trauma as stored physiological reactions in the body and focuses on releasing stuck nervous system responses rather than reliving distressing memories.

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If you’re looking for SE therapy in Edmonton, our experienced therapists are here to support you.

What is Somatic Experiencing Therapy?

Somatic Experiencing (SE™) is a therapeutic method developed by Dr. Peter A. Levine that focuses on how trauma and stress affect the body and nervous system. Instead of primarily talking through past events, Somatic Experiencing helps clients notice and gradually work with physical sensations, nervous system arousal, movement impulses, and internal cues to restore balance and regulation.

Trauma doesn’t just live in the mind — it also lives in the body. When the nervous system is dysregulated due to stressful or overwhelming experiences, you might find yourself:

Feeling constantly on edge or hyper-alert
Experiencing freeze, shutdown, or dissociation
Struggling with anxiety, panic, or emotional overwhelm
Feeling disconnected from your body or emotions

Somatic Experiencing helps the nervous system gently complete survival responses (like fight, flight, or freeze) that were interrupted or “frozen” at the time of the stress. Through this process, your body learns it is safe again, leading to reduced symptoms and increased regulation.

How Does SE Therapy Work?

In Somatic Experiencing sessions, your therapist will help guide you to notice:

Physical sensations in your body
Nervous system reactions like tension, shaking, urging to move
Internal cues that signal safety or stress

Rather than focusing on telling your story in detail, SE prioritizes your felt experience — using awareness and nervous system tracking to help your body and brain renegotiate and release traumatic energy held in your system. This “bottom-up” approach supports healing from the inside out.

What Can Somatic Experiencing Help With?

Somatic Experiencing can support healing in many areas, including:

Trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms
Chronic stress and anxiety
Nervous system dysregulation
Emotional overwhelm and burnout
Feelings of disconnection from self
Physical tension or discomfort related to stress
Sleep disturbances
Grief and loss

Why Choose Somatic Experiencing at Life Collective Counselling

Our Somatic Experiencing therapists are trauma-informed, gentle, and client-centered. We tailor each session to your nervous system’s pace — meeting you where you are and guiding small, safe steps toward healing and regulation.

Clients choose Somatic Experiencing here because it:

Respects your nervous system — no rushed reliving of memories
Helps the body release stress and stuck responses
Supports lasting nervous system regulation
Integrates well with other therapies when helpful

Whether trauma stems from accidents, stressful life events, attachment or relational trauma, or ongoing pressure, SE offers a path to regulatory balance and emotional freedom

Somatic Experiencing (SE™) therapy is an effective, research-supported approach for trauma and nervous system healing. Clinical studies have shown significant reductions in PTSD symptoms — in some studies ranging from 40–60% symptom improvement following SE interventions, with gains maintained at follow-up. Research also shows improvements in emotional regulation, anxiety reduction, and autonomic nervous system stability.

Somatic Experiencing works differently than traditional talk therapy. Rather than focusing only on thoughts or retelling traumatic memories, it helps the body safely process and release stored stress responses.

SE therapy in Edmonton may help with:

PTSD and trauma symptoms (hypervigilance, flashbacks, freeze)
Anxiety and chronic stress rooted in nervous system dysregulation
Attachment and developmental trauma

While SE is not a one-size-fits-all solution, many clients seeking trauma therapy in Edmonton report meaningful symptom reduction, improved regulation, and a greater sense of safety in their body.

If you’re looking for Somatic Experiencing therapy in Edmonton, this body-based approach offers a gentle and effective path toward long-term healing.