Chris Burner SOmatic Psychotherapy

Specializing in Somatic Experiencing®, S.A.F.E. EMDR,
Structural Dissociation, Transforming Touch® & NARM® Complex Trauma Modalities

I assist clients that have experienced all types of trauma: shock, developmental, relational & complex.

My clients struggle like you do. Despite being productive at work or popular at school, they still struggle to let go of the stuff from the past that keeps them feeling stuck.

They've learned in childhood that sometimes the ones that are supposed to love you don't always treat you well. So, it's scary to connect to or trust others.​

Before coming to see me, my clients were scared to ask for their wants and needs. They'd gotten used to attuning to others' needs and letting their own needs stay hidden and unvoiced. They'd felt invisible. But they deserve better, and so do you!

You don't have to continue to suffer. There can be a different way of living: You can have healthy, loving relationships with other people and also with your Self. Healing is not out of reach! 

Mission

Chris Burner
Somatic
Psychotherapy, PLLC
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My intention is to manifest a safe, respectful, and sacred space in which all clients feel seen, heard, and acknowledged during their therapeutic sessions. By facilitating this space in which we, together, can attune to your authentic wants, needs, and desires, you then can potentially experience deeper & more lasting connection to your Self and others.
 

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values & guiding beliefs

​​Every living being is, by its birthright, subject to respect, honor, love, connection & safety.

Spirit is in everyone & Spirit guides all healing. Spirit is in us, outside of us, and naturally in both at the same time.

Every living being is doing the best they know how. At the same time, there’s still work to be done.

​The more we allow ourselves to fully experience who we are, the greater the possibility of change.
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​Somatic Definition

Somatic: The word somatic is derived from the Greek word “soma” which means living body. Somatic therapy is a holistic therapy that studies the relationship between the mind and body in regard to psychological past.

First things first

What I Do

I am trained to provide SE®; S.A.F.E. (Attachment) EMDR; Spiritual Response Therapy (SRT); and NARM® Complex Trauma Modalities. I hold a dual Masters in Social Work from UNC-CH and Divinity from Duke.

The work

How I do it

I use a client-centered, relational, collaborative, and somatic approach.  I also employ a trauma-informed, culturally competent, and anti-racist approach with all my clients. 

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Commitment 

I am committed to social justice and equality, and specialize in working closely with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) community, as well as survivors of emotional, psychological, sexual, religious, spiritual, and physical trauma.

GUIDING PRINCIPLE 

"The greatest need of a child is to obtain conclusive assurance (a) that he is genuinely loved as a person by his parents, and (b) that his parents genuinely accept his love.... Frustration of his desire to be loved as a person and to have his love accepted is the greatest trauma that a child can experience." --W.R.D. Fairbairn, Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality

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