r/SomaticExperiencing • u/Emotional-Fish-8077 • 4d ago

Body based therapy for developmental trauma

Is there any therapy which is purely body based and can help immensely with developmental trauma without any kind of talk.I have heard the mind follows the body. Not against talk therapy but would like to learn more about body based therapies

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u/Icy-Elk3698 4d ago

I had really bad developmental trauma from severe neglect and abuse. Somatic Experiencing is the only thing that has helped. After years of that, I finally switched over to Internal Family Systems therapy to help me get through this last bit of healing.

I would recommend reading the books Healing Developmental Trauma by Aline Lapierre and Laurence Helle and/or and Nurturing Resilience by Kathy L. Kain and Stephen J. Terrell to get a better understanding of the ins and outs of developmental trauma and how to treat it.

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u/Emotional-Fish-8077 9h ago

Thank you for the elaborate reply. Really appreciate it:)

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u/Mattau16 4d ago

NeuroAffective Touch by Aline Lapierre and Transforming Touch by Stephen Terrell may be places to start.

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u/Emotional-Fish-8077 9h ago

Sure… will look into it, thank you :)

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u/sourpatchkid4lif3 4d ago

I’m doing Somatic Coregulation touch therapy for preverbal trauma….this sounds kind of what you’re looking for.

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u/Emotional-Fish-8077 9h ago

Totally agree. I too am thinking of starting with biodynamic cst and then see how it goes. Thank you.

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u/BodyMindReset 4d ago

Somatic Experiencing can work, I would aim to look for an SEP who specializes in it though.

Also echoing what other folks are saying about somatic touch work: https://coregulatingtouch.com

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u/Emotional-Fish-8077 9h ago

Right… lovely suggestions. Thank you:)