Trauma is any event that overwhelms the body’s natural ability to adjust and cope and “shock begins when we are confronted by an experience so stunning, we are forced to disconnect from our bodies.” 

Some examples are car accidents, surgery, assaults of any kind. Verbal, emotional, psychological, physical or sexual abuse.  Surviving a natural disaster, house fire. Perhaps a violent death of a loved one, or a sudden death of a loved one.  Chronic illness or pain, war or battlefield experience. Overdosing, or trauma while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 

In Therapeutic Touch, therapists place their hands on or near their patient’s body with the intention to help or heal.  In doing so, therapists are consciously directing or modulating an individual’s energies by interacting with his or her energy field. 

This work reverses what happened in the body at the time of the trauma.  Client improvement is often seen in improved posture, brightened affect, feeling really relaxed, reduced somatic discomfort, and the client expressing feeling in touch with his/her body as well as feeling safe and empowered.