Peter A. Levine

Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. is the originator and developer of Somatic Experiencing® and the Director of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. He holds doctorate degrees in Medical Biophysics and in Psychology. During his thirty-five-year study of stress and trauma, Dr. Levine has contributed to a variety of scientific and popular publications.

Dr. Levine was a stress consultant for NASA during the development of the Space Shuttle and has taught at treatment centers, hospitals, and pain clinics throughout the world, as well as at the Hopi Guidance Center in Arizona. Peter served on the World, Psychologists for Social Responsibility, presidents’ initiative on responding to large-scale disasters and ethnopolitical warfare. His best-selling book, Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, is published in 20 languages. 

Peter A. Levine received his Ph.D. in medical biophysics from the University of California at Berkeley, and also holds a doctorate in psychology from International University. He has worked in the field of stress and trauma for over 40 years and is the developer of “Somatic Experiencing.”He teaches training in this work throughout the world. He has taught various indigenous cultures including the Hopi Guidance Center in Second Mesa Arizona. 

Peter has been a stress consultant for NASA in the development of the first Space Shuttle. He was a member of the Institute of World Affairs Task Force with “Psychologists for Social Responsibility” and served on the APA initiative for response to large-scale disasters and Ethno-political warfare. He is on the ‘distinguished faculty’ of Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. 

Peter is the author of the best-selling book Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, (published in twenty languages) as well as four audio learning series for Sounds True including the book CD, Healing Trauma, a Pioneering Program in Restoring the Wisdom of Our Bodies; and Sexual Healing, Transforming the Sacred Wound. 

He is the co-author of Trauma through a Child’s Eyes, Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing, and Trauma-Proofing Your Kids, A Parents Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy, and Resilience. Most recently, he published In An Unspoken Voice, How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. Description courtesy of Trauma Healing.http://www.somaticexperiencingnyc.com...