238 The Role of Touch in Therapy | Ethics, Best Practices, & Healing: Interview With Sarah Levant
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In this episode, we discuss the significant role of touch in psychotherapy and yoga with somatic therapist Sarah Levant. We explore how safe, intentional touch can support the healing process for clients with developmental trauma, aid in nervous system regulation, and offer transformative therapeutic benefits. We go over practical and ethical considerations, informed consent, and various training programs that integrate touch and somatic practices. Sarah shares her journey into somatic therapy, the impact of early attachment on the body, and her methods for integrating touch into therapy sessions to help clients achieve lasting healing.
MEET Sarah Levant
Sarah Levant believes that change is possible. Sarah brings years of experience and a deep passion for helping people heal from trauma—whether it’s the single event of a car accident, or recurring events like chronic inflammation, the pain of childhood experiences, toxic workplaces, racial trauma, or the weight of chronic stress. With advanced training in both complex and single-event trauma, Sarah also assists in national and international trainings on trauma and somatic healing. Sarah is also writing a somatic workbook/coloring book to ease overwhelm, anxiety, and trauma. Sarah helps ease symptoms like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, disordered eating, substance use, rage, and dissociation by fostering regulation in the body.
Connect with Sarah at somatichealingconsults@gmail.com
- The power of touch in therapy
- Training and techniques for therapeutic touch
- Practical applications and client experiences
- Impact of early attachment on touch and healing
- Impact of ACEs on health
- The role of touch in healing
- Internal Family Systems and touch
- Ethics and informed consent in touch therapy
- Legalities and case documentation
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