Healing Sexual Trauma Workbook - Somatic Skills to Help You Feel Safe in Your Body, Create

The scars of sexual trauma exist not only in the mind, but also in the body. Drawing on the powerful mind-body techniques of somatic therapy, therapist Erika Shershun gives readers who've experienced sexual trauma a step-by-step guide to overcoming shame and stigma in the mind, bringing a newly felt sense of safety, awareness, and life to the body.

About the author

Erika Shershun, MFT, is a licensed psychotherapist and supervisor working in private practice in San Francisco, California. Specializing in treating survivors of sexual assault and incest, and a survivor herself, Erika facilitates an ongoing weekly group, Surviving & Thriving: Healing Sexual Trauma. A graduate of the California Institute of Integral Studies with an MA in clinical psychology/somatic psychotherapy, she is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP).

Summary

The scars of sexual trauma exist not only in the mind, but also in the body. Drawing on the powerful mind-body techniques of somatic therapy, therapist Erika Shershun gives readers who’ve experienced sexual trauma a step-by-step guide to overcoming shame and stigma in the mind, bringing a newly felt sense of safety, awareness, and life to the body.

Foreword

The scars of sexual trauma exist not only in the mind, but also in the body. Drawing on the powerful mind-body techniques of somatic therapy, therapist Erika Shershun gives readers who’ve experienced sexual trauma a step-by-step guide to overcoming shame and stigma in the mind, bringing a newly felt sense of safety, awareness, and life to the body.

Product details

• Authors: Erika Shershun
• Publisher: New harbinger publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781684036509
• ISBN: 978-1-68403-650-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 202 mm x 252 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; SELF-HELP / Abuse, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Child Abuse, Trauma & shock, Sexual abuse & harassment, Coping with abuse, Trauma and shock, Sexual abuse and harassment, Child abuse