Trauma-Informed Care & Resources*
TRAUMA INFORMED CARE
What does trauma informed care look like in our sessions?
understanding what trauma responses are and how they show up in the body
using somatic skills of grounding and resourcing when needed to support a felt sense of safety
using poly vagal theory based modalities to build the capacity to stay present, listening to your body’s own wisdom
* if what is showing up in our sessions is beyond the scope of care I can provide,, together we can seek the appropriate support
NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATING RESOURCES
Voo Breath
The Power of "VOO": Vagus Nerve Exercise for Overwhelm (youtube.com)
Window of Tolerance Explained
Video - Irene Lyon - How to build somatic and nervous system capacity
How to build somatic and nervous system capacity - YouTube
In this video Irene Lyon shares ways to resource the nervous system when it is too overwhelming to open directly to sensations in the body.
Video - Peter Levine
If you are feeling stuck in a fight, flight, freeze reaction right now, watch this video:
Treating Trauma: 2 Ways to Help Clients Feel Safe, with Peter Levine - YouTube
Video - Flight Flight Freeze Resourcing Practice
Video - Resourcing the Nervous System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tx7LTvyb_s
In this video I share ways to support your own nervous system, allowing it to naturally come back into a regulated state.
As your capacity for this builds you may be able to meet whatever is arising more easily and safely, without retriggering the system.