Peter A Levine

Peter A. Levine holds doctorates in both medical biophysics and psychology. The developer of Somatic Experiencing(R), a body-awareness approach to healing trauma, Dr. Levine was a stress consultant for NASA on the development of the space shuttle project and was a member of the Institute of World Affairs Task Force of Psychologists for Social Responsibility in developing responses to large-scale disasters and ethno-political warfare. Levine's bestselling book Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma...See more

Peter A. Levine holds doctorates in both medical biophysics and psychology. The developer of Somatic Experiencing(R), a body-awareness approach to healing trauma, Dr. Levine was a stress consultant for NASA on the development of the space shuttle project and was a member of the Institute of World Affairs Task Force of Psychologists for Social Responsibility in developing responses to large-scale disasters and ethno-political warfare. Levine's bestselling book Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma has been translated into twenty-two languages. Levine's original contribution to the field of body psychotherapy was honored in 2010 when he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP). See less