Somatic Experiencing® helps us begin to access our body’s inherent and intuitive wisdom, in order to identify and access the thwarted energy of our own self-protective responses that may have been inhibited during a traumatic event. 

Somatic Experiencing®is based on the work of Dr. Peter Levine, who spent decades of his life dedicated to the research and study of trauma healing, Later developing Somatic Experiencing® as a way to restore balance to the nervous system after stressful or traumatic experiences. We focus on learning tools for regulation while learning the language of our bodies, and then find ways to process and complete defensive responses, leaving us with more ease, and a richer, more vibrant life.

Somatic Experiencing® is a body-based, intuitive and naturalistic approach to healing trauma.

“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness” 
-Peter Levine

Rachel recently began her teaching journey with acceptance to SEI's faculty track in mid - 2025. She is honored to continue deepening her  embodied learning and to begin more formally supporting students embarking on their somatic experiencing journey, too. 

Rachel's approach to helping students integrate SE is a gentle and collaborative process. She has found learning to be the most supportive when we include not only the foundational information and theory of SE, but support our whole bodies and nervous systems in the applied practice and lived experience of somatic experiencing. When we include ourselves, we can more fluidly support our clients in a way that feels more embodied and more human, creating a more connected world.

Rachel draws on her knowledge as an SEP, bodyworker, doula, licensed counselor, and lived human experience to be able to support our inherent relationship with embodied learning, and healing. She is deeply passionate about nurturing and cultivating an inclusive community grounded in justice, care, and kindness. I can't wait to support you in your learning.

“The body remembers what the conscious mind tries to forget.”

Dr. Martha Manning