Craniosacral Therapy in Brighton and Lewes

What is Craniosacral Therapy?

Craniosacral Therapy is a touch-based approach that involves holding the body for sustained periods of time, the touch is negotiated respectfully and with care. The act of being held helps us to learn how we are holding ourselves physically, emotionally and psychologically.

Touch helps us to listen to the body so that we can become more aware of how tightly we may be holding on to feelings, sensations, emotions and thoughts. Craniosacral Therapy offers a sense of reassurance and connection through the body that can be difficult to access during periods of high stress. As these feelings grow and become more integrated, we can meet and hold ourselves with more awareness, compassion and patience. This helps us to regulate many physical processes such as sleep, digestion, and muscular tension, as well as improving relational, psychological and emotional wellbeing.

What happens in a Craniosacral Therapy Session?

Craniosacral Therapy is a hands-on therapy with gentle, sustained contact through the client’s clothing. In a typical Craniosacral Therapy session, you will lay down or sit fully-clothed on a treatment couch while I make contact with my hands. Common places of contact include the feet, shoulders and head, or under the spine and pelvis. 

Human touch can evoke many different physical and emotional responses so contact is made carefully and respectfully. For this reason, I encourage negotiation in our work together. This means that you can choose to pause or stop the contact at any time as well as deciding the place and duration of the physical contact. This process of working in negotiated partnership has a powerful therapeutic effect and can also transfer into other areas of life, for example in understanding and setting clearer boundaries.

As well as using touch, there may be some verbal interaction during our work together depending on your individual needs.  This may include talking about your experiences, sensations, thoughts and feelings that come into awareness through the contact, as well as the ongoing negotiation of physical space and touch. This can be a valuable way to integrate the body and mind, embedding the physical experience with insights that become conscious. I view our work together as a collaborative process where communication and feedback are essential to the work.

Contact me for more information about Craniosacral Therapy or to arrange an appointment.