Counselling & Psychotherapy

in Nailsworth, Stroud & Tetbury

Reclaiming Your Body #3: Grounding Strategies & Techniques

Welcome to Part 3 of the Reclaiming Your Body Series, in which we’ll look at grounding: coming back to your body in the present moment when in the grip of anxiety or when trauma triggers occur. Simple grounding techniques can help bring a sense of control when it feels like your body has been hijacked or when dissociation occurs.

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Reclaiming Your Body #1: Nervous System

When you experience trauma, whether it’s a Big T (single event) or complex trauma (repeated or prolonged traumatic experiences, situations or relationships) it can create intense ongoing physical sensations of threat and unease; you may no longer feel safe within your body, leaving you feeling exposed and vulnerable.

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Reclaiming Your Body #3: Grounding Strategies & Techniques

Welcome to Part 3 of the Reclaiming Your Body Series, in which we’ll look at grounding: coming back to your body in the present moment when in the grip of anxiety or when trauma triggers occur. Simple grounding techniques can help bring a sense of control when it feels like your body has been hijacked or when dissociation occurs.

Read more »

Reclaiming Your Body #1: Nervous System

When you experience trauma, whether it’s a Big T (single event) or complex trauma (repeated or prolonged traumatic experiences, situations or relationships) it can create intense ongoing physical sensations of threat and unease; you may no longer feel safe within your body, leaving you feeling exposed and vulnerable.

Read more »