Why you need the cooperation of both mind and body to help heal psychological wounds
So, there is a quiet revolt afoot. Or perhaps not so quiet. Some of this is patient-driven. People need help, and halfway answers are no longer sufficient. Some people who are in deep suffering from trauma, are sometimes no longer willing to stay stuck. Alternate methodologies to the dominant cognitive-behavioral paradigm are afoot.
Somatic psychology—a psychotherapeutic modality that does, in fact, incorporate and include the body, in all of its messy, visceral glory filled with brimming sensations, preconscious imagery, and storms of affect—has risen to the fore in recent years as a potent methodology for working with trauma. It offers an important window into the impact that trauma has on our body—particularly in those domains that CBT tends to neglect.
It is an exciting time for the field of psychology. Our understanding of what trauma is and how we can work with it is deeper now than ever before—much thanks to the field of somatics. With the help of our newfound understandings, we are well poised to make significant differences in the lives of many.Levine, P. . In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.
van der Kolk, B. . The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing for Trauma. New York, NY: Penguin Press.
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