Healing and Relieving Pain:
The Power of Somatics
This class can be attended live or via the on-demand recordings. All class times are posted in Eastern Time / New York time zone.
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ABOUT THIS MASTER CLASS
In this master class, we’ll apply somatic tools to help relieve and uncover the real causes of chronic pain patterns that evade diagnosis. Often, unresolved trauma and emotional stress are deeply involved. Through somatic techniques, we’ll explore effective methods for pain relief and work towards lasting resolution.
Pain, in its physical form, can overshadow every aspect of life. Medical practices tend to focus on alleviating the symptoms, especially when the underlying cause seems unchangeable. The sources of pain are numerous, ranging from injuries, inflammation, invasive diseases, to postural problems. What is often dismissed is that pain is a common response to the accumulated stress of trauma and emotional overwhelm that cause inflammation and constriction, fueling pain patterns that grow. Somatic approaches have proven very effective and lessening and resolving pain patterns in the body. Trauma and overwhelm live in the body and only here lies the solution.
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER
Sergio Ocampo, MA, BSc, MFT, SEP
Sergio Ocampo is Board Director of the Somatic Experiencing Institute and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT # 109538), Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and is EMDR trained.
Specializing in treating anxiety, depression and symptoms of trauma, Sergio provides a safe and pleasing environment to help clients heal. His work focuses around the latest tools in helping resolve difficult emotional experiences as well as relationships for his clients.
Applying Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, and other somatic approaches, Sergio helps people gently heal.
Sergio focuses on renegotiating the effects of anxiety, depression and trauma emerging from physical, sexual or emotional abuse. His work includes both somatic and cognitive interventions such as Somatic Experiencing, Narrative Therapy, Affective Neuropsychology and EMDR.
Sergio researches and writes about how early life adversity and overwhelming experiences affect the nervous system and its consequent emotional reactions. Sergio proposes that anyone can achieve happiness, not matter how difficult or traumatic their lives have been. Sergio’s moto is: Anxiety and Depression are not a life sentence, but a temporary discomfort.
Speaking four languages, Sergio brings a worldly and experienced approach to therapy. Having a varied and well-travelled cultural background, Sergio is able understand diverse points of view and lifestyles and is open to diversity, non-vanilla, LGBTQIA+ and those feeling marginalized.
Treating couples, individuals, and adolescents/ young adults, Sergio brings a caring, thoughtful and empathetic approach to his work.