I was recently a victim of a home invasion & my office of victims services has referred me to an Intensive Trauma Retreat out near Buffalo NY. Basically, you go for one on one therapy for 8 hours a day somewhere between 4 & 10 days (as needed). The woman I would be working with does allot of somatic types of treatmen (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, EMDR, Ego State/Parts Work & Structural Dissociation), I'm not familure with these methods, but I do have a long history of trauma & CBT hasn't done much for me.
I'm wondering have any of you gone to one of these retreats or have you worked with a therapist who uses any of those methods? I'm specifically intrested in your experiences with things like Sensorimotor & other "body/mind" interventions.
Do you all know, does the therapist actually touch you & if so in what ways? I understand I can ask them to stop but IDK what to expect & I'm uncomfortable to ask the therapist because I don't want her to use it in our work as something I "need to get over" if you know what I mean.
Anyway, anything any of you can offer would be super helpful.
I'm wondering have any of you gone to one of these retreats or have you worked with a therapist who uses any of those methods? I'm specifically intrested in your experiences with things like Sensorimotor & other "body/mind" interventions.
Do you all know, does the therapist actually touch you & if so in what ways? I understand I can ask them to stop but IDK what to expect & I'm uncomfortable to ask the therapist because I don't want her to use it in our work as something I "need to get over" if you know what I mean.
Anyway, anything any of you can offer would be super helpful.