Body Psychotherapy​

Body Psychotherapy is a form of Somatic Therapy that is based on the belief that a functional unity exists between the mind and body and that therapeutic change occurs through direct experience of the present moment.

What Happens During a Body Psychotherapy Session?
Several things occur during most body psychotherapy sessions. The initial sessions include an inquiry into what the client hopes to gain from the entire undertaking and a history of the client’s life. During each session, there may be questions about what is currently happening in the client’s life and what they hope to work on during the present session. Some type of work with the body is included usually during most sessions. There may be fewer words and more bodywork, or more words and less bodywork, depending on what is happening at the time. All will help the client become more fully aware of their body and feelings and way of functioning. Whatever comes up will be integrated into the total picture of the client’s way of being in life.

The therapist may ask the client, sometimes using meditative or guided imagery techniques, to notice the sensations in their body, and describe what is being felt and where. Touch may be used when appropriate and agreed upon, but sexual touching is never permitted in any type of body psychotherapy.