367 – The Missing Piece: Helping Clients Access Their Bodies When They Can’t

Many practitioners are taught that the key to therapeutic change is helping clients drop into their bodies to access a “felt sense.” But what do you do when a client simply can’t feel what is happening inside?

If you’ve ever felt frustrated by standard approaches, or watched a client struggle to follow instructions that just don’t land, you aren’t alone. Following the “six steps” is often not enough for those who are disconnected, flooded, or operating from a place of chronic dysregulation .

In this episode, we move away from the “all-or-nothing” expectation of immediate embodiment.

Instead, we explore a more practical, incremental framework for helping clients safely build the capacity to go deeper. By using the Experiencing Scale as a roadmap, we can meet clients exactly where they are, before even mentioning the word “body,” to help them bridge the gap between their stories and their internal experience .