Trauma Touch Therapy
At Deslongchamps Recovery, we understand that trauma lives in the body—not just in memories. Trauma is any experience that overwhelms your natural ability to cope. When something is too sudden, too painful, or too frightening, the body may go into shock, and you may disconnect from your physical sensations as a way to survive.
Trauma can come from many life experiences, including car accidents, surgeries, assaults, or abuse of any kind—verbal, emotional, psychological, physical, or sexual. It may be connected to surviving a natural disaster or house fire, the sudden or violent loss of a loved one, chronic illness or ongoing pain, war or battlefield experiences, overdosing, or traumatic events that occurred while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. We also recognize the strong link between childhood trauma and addiction. While not everyone who experiences childhood trauma develops addiction, every person struggling with addiction has experienced trauma in some form.
Trauma Touch Therapy is a gentle, body-centered approach designed to help you feel safe, present, and connected again. During a session, the therapist places their hands on or near your body with the clear intention of supporting healing. This therapeutic touch works with your body’s natural energy field, helping to calm the nervous system and restore balance without force or re-traumatization.
This work supports your body in reversing the protective responses that were created at the time of trauma. Many clients notice changes such as improved posture, a brighter mood, deep relaxation, reduced physical discomfort, and a renewed sense of being “back in” their body. Most importantly, clients often report feeling safer, more empowered, and more connected to themselves.
Trauma Touch Therapy is offered as part of our holistic approach to recovery at Deslongchamps Recovery, supporting your healing on a physical, emotional, and nervous-system level as you move toward lasting wellness.