Peter A. Levine
Peter A. Levine, PhD, has spent 45 years studying and treating
stress and trauma. He holds a doctorate degree in medical
biophysics from the University of California at Berkeley and in
psychology from International University. He is the developer of
Somatic Experiencing®, a naturalistic approach to healing trauma.
He has practiced and taught at treatment centers, hospitals, and
pain clinics throughout the world, and has dealt with a wide range
of trauma, including accidents, rapes, assaults, abuse, and
invasive medical procedures. Peter was a stress consultant for NASA
during the development of the Space Shuttle program. He served with
the Institute for World Affairs Task Force for "Psychologists for
Social Responsibility" and the American Psychological Association
"Presidential Initiative on Responding to Large-Scale Disasters and
Ethno-Centric Warfare." He is also the bestselling author of Waking
the Tiger (published in 22 languages), as well as several other
books and audio programs that teach people how to use the body as a
tool in resolving trauma. Peter is the founder of the Foundation
for Human Enrichment, based out of Boulder, Colorado, which now has
a membership of 5,000 Somatic Experiencing® training practitioners
worldwide. His current interests include prevention of trauma in
children, for which he has published two books, his most recent
being Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: a Parent’s Guide to Instilling
Confidence, Joy, and Resilience.
In Fall 2010, he published his master opus In an Unspoken Voice:
How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. In October 2010
he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the United States
Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP.org).
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