PTSD Somatic Therapy Worksheets: Felt Senses & Body Mapping (PDF)

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The “Identifying Your Felt Senses” worksheets utilize somatic techniques and body mapping to help clients with PTSD increase awareness of their physical sensations and how these relate to emotions and thoughts. Designed for use during EMDR or Somatic Experiencing sessions, these tools provide a safe, effective way to process trauma, reduce symptoms, and deepen emotional understanding. This resource is a valuable addition to any trauma-informed therapy practice.

How Individuals Can Use This Tool:

Individuals can use these worksheets to increase their awareness of bodily sensations connected to their emotions and memories. By practicing body mapping and somatic exercises, they learn to recognize physical cues that signal distress or calm. This mindful connection to their felt senses can help regulate emotions, reduce PTSD symptoms, and build self-awareness between therapy sessions.

How Therapists Can Use This Tool:

Therapists can integrate these worksheets into EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR or other trauma-informed sessions to guide clients in exploring the physical dimension of their trauma. Using body mapping and somatic exercises, therapists can help clients identify specific sensations tied to distressing memories or emotions, facilitating deeper processing and grounding. This tool supports the therapeutic process by enhancing somatic awareness and emotional regulation in a safe, structured way.
The “Identifying Your Felt Senses” worksheets utilize somatic techniques and body mapping to help clients with PTSD increase awareness of their physical sensations and how these relate to emotions and thoughts. Designed for use during EMDR or Somatic Experiencing sessions, these tools provide a safe, effective way to process trauma, reduce symptoms, and deepen emotional understanding. This resource is a valuable addition to any trauma-informed therapy practice.

How Individuals Can Use This Tool:

Individuals can use these worksheets to increase their awareness of bodily sensations connected to their emotions and memories. By practicing body mapping and somatic exercises, they learn to recognize physical cues that signal distress or calm. This mindful connection to their felt senses can help regulate emotions, reduce PTSD symptoms, and build self-awareness between therapy sessions.

How Therapists Can Use This Tool:

Therapists can integrate these worksheets into EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR or other trauma-informed sessions to guide clients in exploring the physical dimension of their trauma. Using body mapping and somatic exercises, therapists can help clients identify specific sensations tied to distressing memories or emotions, facilitating deeper processing and grounding. This tool supports the therapeutic process by enhancing somatic awareness and emotional regulation in a safe, structured way.