The Many Faces of Healing: Introducing Trauma Touch

Trauma can often be seen as an abstract oppressor, a dark cloud that lives only in our mind that continually hinders our attempts to thrive and connect with others. In truth, trauma is a complex physiological and psychological response that our mind and bodies execute when we have been placed in a situation that fundamentally alters our sense of reality and safety.

Traditional psychotherapy focuses on treating this trauma through the mind, focusing on the psychological aspects. Trauma Touch instead focuses on the body and the physiological trauma responses stored with in it.

What is Trauma Touch?

Trauma Touch is an integrative, bodywork modality that focuses on healing the mind body connection, and physiologically rewiring responses in key parts of the brain and limbic system. It is a personalized, introspective, relational approach to healing, that fosters curiosity and trust in the body. While a form of bodywork, Trauma Touch is not massage; the trauma won't literally be dug out of your body. While aspects of touch might be introduced, trauma touch is instead an exploration of the physical sensations that stem from the trauma response and working to understand, reframe, and hopefully transform them.