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Doctoral Project Using Somatic Exercises in Therapy Sessions Survey

The following survey is for research purposes about your experience in using or not using Somatic Therapy practices. All data is collected and confidential and not attached to your name. Please contact Raven with any questions or collaborations.

Name

Email

What is your primary professional role?

What is your primary professional role?

How many years have you been practicing?

What populations do you serve?

What populations do you serve?

What specialty do you currently work with or would like to work with?

What specialty do you currently work with or would like to work with?

What theoretical orientations do you primarily like working with?

What theoretical orientations do you primarily like working with?

Would you say you currently use body-based somatic interventions?

Would you say you currently use body-based somatic interventions?

How frequently would you say you use body-based or somatic interventions into therapy sessions?

How frequently would you say you use body-based or somatic interventions into therapy sessions?

What words would you use to describe (in the most casual, non-clinical way) your understanding of what somatic exercises are?

What is one example of an exercise you use in therapy sessions that is somatic? State none if it doesn't apply.

Where do you learn about new somatic exercises you want to try?

How confident do you feel in facilitating somatic exercises with clients? (10 most confident)

How confident do you feel in facilitating somatic exercises with clients? (10 most confident)

What prevents you from using somatic interventions more often? Check all that apply.

What prevents you from using somatic interventions more often? Check all that apply.

With 10 being the most embodied person on the planet....how would you rate your comfort level being able to access somatics and embodiment yourself in your everyday life?

For this question, you can use the definition of embodiment as the intentional awareness and integration of the body's sensations, emotions, posture, movement, breath, and nervous system responses to increase self-awareness, emotional regulation, and authentic engagement with oneself and others.
With 10 being the most embodied person on the planet....how would you rate your comfort level being able to access somatics and embodiment yourself in your everyday life?

When you think about using somatic interventions, what feels most challenging?

What challenges would you love to see addressed so that you could feel more confident using somatic therapy more?

What challenges would you love to see addressed so that you could feel more confident using somatic therapy more?

If there were a practical manual for integrating somatic exercises into therapy, what would you most want it to include? Select 2.

If there were a practical manual for integrating somatic exercises into therapy, what would you most want it to include? Select 2.

Do you have any questions for Raven regarding this topic?

What did you learn about yourself just from filling this survey out? What did you notice about how your body felt while filling this survey out?

(I couldn't stop myself from asking...eeek!)

What motivational words of affirmation would you like to provide me as I fumble through this sometimes hair-pulling somatic experience on my journey of licensure and PhD work?

Would you like to be notified when Raven's manual, 25 Somatic Session Starters, is released for a special thank you to survey members?

Would you like to be notified when Raven's manual, 25 Somatic Session Starters, is released for a special thank you to survey members?

Are you interested in learning more about a collaboration or educational training for yourself or your practice?

Are you interested in learning more about a collaboration or educational training for yourself or your practice?