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EP13 Clinical Demonstration 08 – Transforming Trauma: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing (Live) – Peter Levine, PhD
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Length: 55:46
Description:
A demonstration of the Somatic Experiencing ® trauma therapy model, presented by its developer, Dr. Peter Levine.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe somatic psychotherapy for treating traumatic disorders: specifically Levine’s own Somatic Experiencing.
- Apply somatic techniques to calm the body, and amygdala as preliminary work for processing traumatic memories.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
Peter Levine, PhD
Peter A. Levine, PhD, holds doctorates in both medical biophysics and psychology. He is the developer of Somatic Experiencing®, a naturalistic, body-awareness approach to healing trauma, and founder of the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, which conducts SE™ trainings throughout the world and in various indigenous cultures. Some of Dr. Levine’s other achievements include being a stress consultant for NASA during the development of the space shuttle project, as well as a consultant to the Sandia Labs during their report on preventing terrorism commissioned by the Department of Homeland Security in 2002. Dr. Levine was a member of the APA Task Force: Psychologists for Social Responsibility in developing responses to large-scale disasters and ethno-political warfare. He is currently a Senior Fellow and consultant at The Meadows Addiction and Trauma Treatment Center in Wickenburg, Arizona.
