Susan Kenny, SEP
Mind Body Healing Practitioner
Transforming Touch
and Transforming Presence
Transforming Touch® is an attachment-focused, neurophysiological modality utilizing hands-on healing to gently intervene with the client’s nervous system. Many clients chose this type of mindbody work as it directly addresses the sympathetic nervous system, or the “fight/flight” response and can assist in calming it down. This work is used mostly when there has been trauma very early in life before verbal communication has developed. Trauma is often stored in the part of our nervous system that is not cognitive so it’s very difficult to think or talk our way through it. Touch work is highly effective and is often the missing piece needed for healing. Transforming Touch therapy holds the container for safety to develop both in the mind and in the body. It allows for subtle awareness of inner experiences, repairing attachment and strengthening capacity for self-regulation.
About virtual and in-person Transformational Touch Sessions
Transforming the Experience-Based Brain® (TEB) is a regulation-based model utilizing touch, either in person (Transforming Touch®) or remotely over Zoom (Transforming Presence®).
This modality was developed by Dr. Stephen Terrell, who found that approaches such as talk therapy and certain types of somatic work aren’t very effective in healing developmental trauma. In this model, we understand that chronic stress, fear, and trauma affect our ability to grow, learn, explore, and relate. And as we heal and begin to have more nervous system regulation and we develop more capacity for all aspects of life.
Who could benefit from Transforming Touch?
Anyone with symptoms of:
Anxiety, Depression, or Chronic Stress
Chronic Pain or Unexplained Physical Ailments
Pre-Natal and Post-Natal Trauma
Survivors of Abuse or Neglect
Panic Attacks or Intense Fear Responses
Trauma or Attachment Wounds
PTSD or Complex Trauma (C-PTSD)
Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and Empaths
What happens in a Transforming Touch session?
Transforming Touch is done with full verbal and written consent, on a table while fully clothed. There is dialogue about exactly what therapeutic touch interventions will be used. Most sessions involve gentle therapeutic touch at the brain stem, adrenal glands, shoulder-opposite hip, and ankles. Sometimes the practitioner and client may decide to use intentional touch while the client remains seated. In these cases, both the client and the practitioner bring intentional awareness to an area of the body that assists in nervous system regulation.
How does Transforming Touch heal the nervous system?
Transforming Touch is provided by a trained professional who understands and regulates their own nervous system, while providing support, empathy, and attunement to the client. Through this process clients develop feelings of safety, and the capacity to have a felt sense of their bodies, while feeling the presence of a caring practitioner. TT provides the opportunity for clients to repair past relationship ruptures, down regulate their nervous system and slowly experience themselves in the world in a new and embodied way.
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Let’s Work Together
Contact me today to start your healing journey. We work together to find the best path forward for you. This will include a free consultation, completing intake paperwork and scheduling future appointments.
Susan Kenny, SEP
Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner
Transforming Touch® Practitioner
MindBody Healing Practitioner
Tel: (415) 246-2804