Understanding sensorimotor psychotherapy and its applications

When you experience trauma, your body may continue responding to danger long after the original event has ended.

Your muscles might tense before you consciously feel afraid. You may hold your breath, struggle to sleep, feel disconnected from your body or become overwhelmed by ordinary physical sensations.

Sensorimotor psychotherapy explores these responses through a body-focused approach to trauma treatment. It combines awareness of physical sensations and movement with emotional and cognitive processing, helping you understand how traumatic experiences continue to influence your everyday life.