Freeze Frame: A Somatic Trauma Tool for Prepping Clients Before Surgery or a Scary Appointment
Most clients don't experience the days before a scary appointment as a linear sequence. It's one long blur of dread. Freeze Frame, a technique from Somatic Experiencing, asks them to stop the footage and look at a single image instead. In our first SKILLS class inside the Collective, we walked through exactly how that works: finding the right entry point on the timeline, freezing the scene at the moment it gets overwhelming, and letting a client's nervous system finally do what it couldn't do at full speed. This blog breaks it down for you with words. To watch the full class, head over to the Collective tab to join us.