Presentation of the approach

In Somatic Touch therapy, the client lies fully clothed on a massage table and the therapist places her hands on specific areas (e.g. under the neck or kidneys). Somatic Touch is non-manipulative, exploratory and supportive, and it is crucial that the client feels comfortable.

In the course of therapy, we want to achieve as much as possible a feeling of safety and support. This method regulates the stress response and helps to relax. In this way, we strengthen the ability to self-regulate on a physical level. Working with touch also opens up the possibility of building trust and re-setting your own boundaries. However, difficult experiences from the past can also come to light and be processed with methods of trauma work.

Through repetition of therapy (also in combination with other approaches), life becomes easier over time; we feel more in control and secure. This approach is particularly effective for clients who are overwhelmed by unpleasant physical feelings and whose nervous system constantly signals danger.

The effects 

• changing patterns of dysregulated stress response,

• achieving greater psychological resilience and the capacity for physical self-regulation,

• easier acceptance as well as transforming unpleasant feelings,

• achieving a deeper state of calmness,

• achieving and maintaining greater presence and inner stability, even during intense experiences.