Somatic Experiencing is an invitation to be a human “being” again, rather than just a human doing.
Body-Based Trauma Therapists in Little Rock & Central Arkansas
Find an AR SE therapistSunrise, Pinnacle Mountain, AR
Arkansas Somatic Experiencing® Collective
Arkansas therapists, trained in Somatic Experiencing trauma therapy, promoting trauma awareness and the SE™ method to healing trauma.
Somatic Experiencing® is a body-based therapy for healing trauma. Our somatic therapists in Little Rock and Central Arkansas work with people living with the effects of trauma, PTSD, childhood trauma, and anxiety, and several also offer EMDR. Whether you are just learning about somatic therapy or ready to find a somatic therapist in Little Rock, you are welcome here.
What is SE? →Somatic Defined
The body informs and provides clues.
The word "soma" means the physical body. Somatic means relating to the body, as distinct from the mind. Somatic therapy includes the body and the emotional and physical responses which inform and provide clues linked to childhood or traumatic events.
Rather than relying on talk alone, body-based therapy gently brings attention to what is happening in the body, at a pace that feels manageable. Learn how Somatic Experiencing® works.
About Trauma
Trauma may begin as acute stress from a perceived life-threat or as the end product of cumulative stress.
What is trauma? →About SE
The Somatic Experiencing® method is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders.
How SE works →AR SE Therapists
Meet the Arkansas therapists who received or are receiving their trauma training from Somatic Experiencing® International.
Meet the therapists →“I have healed more in the last 4 months than in the past 15 years.”Beth
Common Questions
Questions About Body-Based Therapy
What is body-based (somatic) therapy?
Body-based therapy, also called somatic therapy, includes the body in the healing process. Alongside thoughts and feelings, a somatic therapist helps you gently notice physical sensations and responses, which can offer clues linked to childhood or traumatic events. Somatic Experiencing® is one body-based therapy for healing trauma.
How is Somatic Experiencing® different from talk therapy?
Talk therapy focuses mainly on thoughts, memories, and the story of what happened. Somatic Experiencing® takes a body-first, “bottom-up” approach: it works with the body memory of an event rather than the story, so you don’t have to discuss what happened if you don’t want to. Sessions move slowly, at a pace your nervous system can handle.
What can somatic therapy help with?
Somatic Experiencing® was developed as an approach to healing trauma and other stress disorders. People seek it out for the effects of trauma, PTSD, childhood trauma, anxiety, and the feeling of being “stuck” in fight, flight, or freeze. Every person’s experience is different, and a trained therapist can talk with you about whether it is a good fit.
How do I find a somatic therapist in Little Rock?
Our directory lists Arkansas therapists who received or are receiving their trauma training from Somatic Experiencing® International, in Little Rock and across Central Arkansas. Several also offer EMDR. Read each therapist’s profile and reach out to the therapist directly.
Our Trauma Training Organization
Trained by Somatic Experiencing® International
The Arkansas therapists on this site received or are receiving their trauma training from Somatic Experiencing® International.
Somatic Experiencing® International is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting trauma resolution, and resilience, through culturally responsive professional training, research, education, and outreach in diverse global communities.
*Information in-part contained on this site was borrowed from the SOMATIC EXPERIENCING® website. Please feel free to directly visit this site at traumahealing.org.
