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What is Craniosacral Therapy?

Craniosacral therapy is a treatment that can support your body’s natural ability to heal itself by listening to the vital forces within the craniosacral system that move, create, form, maintain and restore health within it.

Using gently compassionate hands with refined perception and discernment and an orientation to wholeness and health is laid the foundation of the therapeutic intervention. The perception and recognition of the regulating forces of life, support their expression in and through the body, that has a beneficial effect to body, mind and spirit.

How Craniosacral Therapy Supports Trauma Recovery
When trauma overwhelms the nervous system, people may experience lingering states of tension, alertness, or shutdown after the event has passed. That stored energy can keep the system locked in patterns of hyperarousal or shutdown long after the event has passed, which is why talking about what happened is sometimes not enough on its own.

So how does craniosacral therapy work in this context? Through very light, attentive touch, the therapist supports the body in noticing where it has been holding tension and gives it the conditions to settle. Polyvagal theory describes how the autonomic system shifts between states of safety, mobilisation, and shutdown, and craniosacral work helps the body register cues of safety so it can gradually move out of survival mode.

This makes craniosacral therapy for trauma a slow, regulation-focused approach rather than a quick fix. It is trauma focused in that the pace is set by the body’s capacity, not by an external timeline. Over time, some people may notice greater ease, flexibility, or self-regulation as part of a broader trauma recovery process.

What Happens During a Craniosacral Therapy Session
A craniosacral therapy treatment session takes place in a quiet, calm setting where the focus is on giving the body space to settle. You remain fully clothed throughout, with the pace adjusted to what feels comfortable on the day.

The craniosacral therapist uses a very light, gentle touch, usually resting their hands on the head, sacrum, or other points along the body. Rather than working on the body, they listen to it, following what the system is doing and waiting for it to respond in its own time. The touch is very light and non-invasive.

What you notice during a session will be personal to you. Some people register subtle sensations like warmth or small shifts in tension. Others move into a deeply relaxed state. Many leave with a greater awareness of their body than when they arrived. Many people report feeling a gentle release of tension and a sense of calm after a session.

Throughout, the therapist works at a pace your body can manage. Your consent guides the session, and safety is built in through clear communication and the freedom to pause or stop at any point.

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