Taruno Steffensen

Taruno Steffensen

I began my SE studies with Peter Levine and senior international SE instructor Steven Hoskinson in 2005. The positive effects of SE were immediately apparent with my clients at The Meadows treatment center of Wickenburg, Arizona where I served on staff from 2005 through early 2011 working as an addictions counselor and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for 5 years. I specialized in trauma resolution with respect to sexual compulsivity, love addiction and addiction interaction, attachment, and family of origin issues. After a few years I returned to The Meadows as a contractor and worked at Gentle Path, which is their new treatment facility for sexual addiction for men only. There I worked part-time in the Trauma Resolution Services Department. Since 2005 I have been continuously involved in SE as an assistant, case and small group consult provider for all levels. I currently maintain a diversified private practice with clients in, Boston, MA. As someone exploring the body-mind healing modality of Somatic Experiencing you are probably aware that this modality provides powerful tools for supporting proper nervous system functioning. This functioning is critical for helping to decrease stress and trauma and with it we can move toward greater ease and fulfillment in our lives. You can choose to do individual coaching sessions through my comfortable, supportive atmosphere at my office mentioned above or work with me from the convenience of your home via Zoom, nationally and internationally. In my work I take the role of an educator and coach. My task is to help my clients develop fluency in the mental and physical awareness skills exemplified by SE. These skills can then support the renegotiation of unresolved symptoms of trauma and stress. Since becoming an SEP, I've been humbled and amazed by the depth of awakening and clarity that often surfaces during sessions. I love being a part of a process that moves beyond cognitive understanding toward insight, wisdom and organic healing. Years of practicing and teaching mindfulness meditation have proved to be a powerful foundation for understanding the principles and practice of Somatic Experiencing. Without a doubt, this work has done more than inform and improve my practice as a helping professional. It has profoundly deepened my experience as a human being. I look forward to being a part of your healing process and hope to be of service as much as I can.

Specialties

• Active Duty Military
• Addiction
• Adults
• Adults abused as children
• Anxiety Disorders
• Behavioral Issues
• Chronic Illness
• Chronic Pain/Fibromyalgia
• Complex PTSD
• Depression
• Developmental Trauma
• Physically Impaired
• Dissociative Disorders
• Early Childhood Attachment Disturbances
• Eating Disorders
• Families of Veterans
• First Responders
• Grief and Loss
• Medical Procedure Trauma
• Motor Vehicle Collisions
• Native Populations
• OCD/Compulsive Tendencies
• Birth Trauma
• Relational/Relationship Issues
• Self-Esteem
• Sleep/Insomnia
• Spirituality
• Intergeneration Trauma
• Systemic Trauma
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Veterans
• Domestic Violence
• Mass Disaster
• Sexual Abuse