Nonviolence by Dr. Pat Ogden
A Free Excerpt from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™ Founder Pat Ogden, PhD
Nonviolence
An excerpt from Dr. Ogden as she focuses on one of our six principles, Nonviolence.
Learn why SP Practitioners adapt this age-old concept to their clinical work, and how the intention to embody nonviolence generates a context for healing. 
ABOUT PAT OGDEN, PhD

Pat Ogden is a pioneer in somatic psychology and Founder of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute®, an internationally recognized school specializing in somatic–cognitive approaches for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and attachment disturbances.

She is co-founder of the Hakomi Institute, a clinician, consultant, international lecturer and trainer, and first author of Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy.  Her second book, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015) is a practical guide to integrate Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® into the treatment of trauma and attachment issues.

Dr. Ogden is currently developing Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™ for children, adolescents and families with colleagues.

The future of body-oriented therapy requires to me both mindful awareness of the body as well as integrating "top-down" approaches with "bottom-up" approaches.
-Pat Ogden, PhD
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