Peter A Levine Ph.D.
Psychotherapist
Peter A Levine, Ph.D., is the developer of Somatic Experiencing®, a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma, which he has developed over the past 45 years. He holds a doctorate in Medical Biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as a doctorate in Psychology from International University, in Los Angeles. He is the Founder and President of the Ergos Institute for Somatic Education, dedicated to Community Outreach and Post-Graduate Somatic Experiencing® Training, and the Founder and Advisor for Somatic Experiencing International. He has taught at the University of California, Berkeley; Mills College; Antioch University; the California Institute of Integral Studies; and the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. His work has been taught to 60,000 therapists in over 44 countries.
He is the author of several best-selling books on trauma, including Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma (published in 33 languages); In an Unspoken Voice, How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness; and Trauma and Memory, Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past. He has also co-written two books on healing and preventing trauma in children.
Dr Levine has been teaching his work in Switzerland during the past 24 years. He has also taught in Germany, France, Denmark, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, and Croatia.
In November 2023, Dr. Levine joined our team as Senior Clinical Advisor.
Dr. Levine works closely with the psychotherapeutic team in supervising the clinical work and shaping the strategy and content of our programmes.
Peter A Levine, Ph.D., is the developer of Somatic Experiencing®, a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma, which he has developed over the past 45 years. He holds a doctorate in Medical Biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as a doctorate in Psychology from International University, in Los Angeles. He is the Founder and President of the Ergos Institute for Somatic Education, dedicated to Community Outreach and Post-Graduate Somatic Experiencing® Training, and the Founder and Advisor for Somatic Experiencing International. He has taught at the University of California, Berkeley; Mills College; Antioch University; the California Institute of Integral Studies; and the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. His work has been taught to 60,000 therapists in over 44 countries.
He is the author of several best-selling books on trauma, including Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma (published in 33 languages); In an Unspoken Voice, How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness; and Trauma and Memory, Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past. He has also co-written two books on healing and preventing trauma in children.
Dr Levine has been teaching his work in Switzerland during the past 24 years. He has also taught in Germany, France, Denmark, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, and Croatia.
In November 2023, Dr. Levine joined our team as Senior Clinical Advisor.
Dr. Levine works closely with the psychotherapeutic team in supervising the clinical work and shaping the strategy and content of our programmes.