Turn Personal Crises into Transformation and Growth

Trauma Integration

Post-traumatic growth - Trauma integration
Volker Dammann - Coaching & Traumaintegration - Frankfurt-am-Main
Volker Dammann,
Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie
Solutions for Injuries of the Soul

Trauma Integration

“I offer body-oriented psychotherapy to support you in integrating personal shock and developmental trauma, with the goal of enabling post-traumatic growth.”

Trauma Integration and Personal Development

Shock
Trauma

Developmental
Trauma

Generational
Trauma

Post-Traumatic
Growth

Trauma Integration & Body Psychotherapy

Offering body-oriented psychotherapy, I support you in processing trauma and on your journey to personal growth. My approach works with mind, emotions, body awareness as well as a systemic perspective. Working with the body plays an important role in building resources and regulating the nervous system.

Embodied Awareness and Exploration of Mind and Emotions

Enhancing one’s bodily awareness aims to strengthen self-connection and to support emotional, cognitive and behavioural transformations. Gentle guidance and experiential exercises allow you to explore the messages of your body and access additional levels of emotional perception. This aims to make it possible to experience ourselves differently in contact with other people.

Resilience through Emotional Self-Regulation

One of the key benefits of body psychotherapy is the cultivation of enhanced emotional regulation. In this context, you will practice concrete tools such as perception, breath work and mindful movement. This will support you in building up resources for grounding, centering and healthy boundaries. Such resources aim to enhance your ability to cope with traumatic stress and foster a sense of balance in your daily life.

Addressing Trauma at the Level of the Body

The body-oriented approaches of Somatic Experiencing® and Bodynamic® support the building of resources in the body:

  • Somatic Experiencing® recognises trauma as a cognitive or emotional experience, that is deeply imprinted in the body. During therapeutic sessions, we aim to gently release stored trauma. Somatic Experiencing is an important tool for the work with shock-trauma.
  • Bodynamic® provides a framework concept of developmental phases and ego functions. Through bodily exercises you can build somatic resources to support rebuilding stability and resilience. This is an important prerequisite for working with shock trauma and an important element in working with developmental trauma.

Trauma affects the whole person, and my trauma therapy approach integrates mind, body and a systemic perspective. By working holistically, we address the interconnectedness of these aspects, promoting comprehensive integration and personal growth.

Reasons for Body Psychotherapy

Find freedom from emotional injuries

  • Trauma can leave deep emotional scars that through avoidance of triggers or unsuitable survival strategies impact various aspects of your life, such as relationships, self-esteem, and overall well-being.
  • Engaging in trauma therapy provides a safe and supportive space to explore the origins and current impact of psychological trauma.
  • With body-based practices, you can learn to take care of emotional wounds. This way you can lay a solid foundation for personal growth. You can gradually regain a sense of control and move towards freedom in your life.
  • Do you struggle with overwhelming emotions, mood swings, or difficulty in regulating your feelings or dealing with stress?
  • Body-oriented psychotherapy can guide you in exploring the connection between your emotions, thoughts, and body sensations. It can help you to develop awareness and understanding of your triggers and reactions.
  • You can gradually learn to develop body resources such as orienting, grounding, centering and breathing which help you dealing with stress and triggering events.
  • Unresolved trauma often leads to a repetition of negative patterns in relationships, behaviours, and emotional responses. Difficult situations somehow repeat itself.
  • Trauma therapy allows you to learn to recognise problematic patterns before they get out of hand. You can learn to identify triggers and become more conscious about your own behaviour.
  • Supported by body-oriented trauma therapy you can start making more conscious choices and develop healthier ways of relating to yourself and others.
  • Do you want to find new meaning and create a new narrative for your life? Do you want to explore how you can emerge stronger and with a renewed sense of purpose from your trauma history?
  • Engaging in trauma therapy can guide you on this transformative path. It can help you exploring your innate capacity to grow and thrive – despite the terrible experiences.
  • Through personalised processes, body-oriented psychotherapy can assist you in processing and integrating your traumatic experiences. You can start discovering what helped you to get through the traumatic event.