Deb Mooney BSW, RSW, SEP
I, Deb Mooney, am a Registered Social Worker and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and founded my practice in 2016. I continue to advance my learning with Somatic Experiencing ®, having completed training EOTN 1 and 2 (working with near death experiences and anesthetic states) as well as Essential Strategies for Healing Sexual Trauma.
I help people safely step out of chronic survival and move into more ease , connection and simplicity. If you are living with complex trauma (C-PTSD), burnout or heavy compassion fatigue. You need to hear this: You are not broken. You are exhausted.
Many people come to my space because they want to "fix" themselves. You might have read the self-help books, tried the weekend nervous system reset, tried traditional therapy or EMDR - but your body continues to react with sudden panic, debilitating numbness or overwhelm, or find yourself forever stuck in a protective bracing.
Trauma , chronic stress and exhaustion don't live in your logical brain. They live in your body, your muscles, fascia and organs.
As a RSW and SEP, I bridge the gap between traditional mental health support and body based healing.
I founded Simplicity Counselling Services because I believe the path to healing shouldn't be complicated, overwhelming or have you working hard. Standard therapy focuses on the "story" of what happened to you, which is a top down approach. Somatic Experiencing is a bottom up approach. Together we work together with your nervous system in a manner that promotes a sense of safety. It is non-judgmental and works with your physiological fight, flight, freeze and appease responses and patterns that protected you in the past but are getting in the way of your life in the present. Your capacity (window of tolerance) and resilience will expand and allow you to navigate life's challenges without the crashing into total collapse.
I intentionally host my practice from a quiet, private home office in Warman. I know how exhausting it can be to sit in a busy multi-disciplinary waiting room when you are already feeling vulnerable. My space is designed to be a discreet, calming sanctuary where you can step away from the noise of the world, put down the heavy burden you carry for everyone else and, finally focus on yourself.
Whether you are a healthcare worker, or social worker dealing with compassion fatigue, professional pushing through everyday with chronic burnout, or a survivor of complex trauma, you don't have to carry this alone anymore.
Your insurance-reimbursable sessions are available near you, in Warman, and virtually throughout Saskatchewan.
When you are ready to simplify your healing journey, I am here.
My Practice
Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) is a trauma-informed therapeutic approach that focuses on the connection between the mind and body in the healing process. Developed by Peter A. Levine, SE is based on the understanding that trauma is not only held in our memories and thoughts, but can also be experienced through the nervous system and the body.
When we experience overwhelming or threatening events, our nervous system may become stuck in patterns of survival, such as fight, flight, freeze, or shutdown. This can contribute to experiences such as anxiety, emotional overwhelm, tension, numbness, difficulty feeling safe, or feeling disconnected from yourself and others.
Somatic Experiencing® gently supports the body’s natural ability to restore balance and resilience. Rather than focusing only on the details of traumatic experiences, SE helps you develop awareness of body sensations, recognize nervous system responses, and gradually release patterns of stress and survival that may no longer be serving you.
As a trauma therapist, I use a compassionate and paced approach to help you reconnect with your body, increase emotional regulation, and build a greater sense of safety and stability. Together, we work with your body’s wisdom and your personal experiences to support healing in a way that feels respectful and manageable.
Healing does not require you to relive the past. Somatic Experiencing® offers a pathway toward greater connection, self-awareness, resilience, and a renewed sense of well-being.
body and spirit.
SE differs from cognitive therapies in that its major interventional strategy involves bottom-up processing by directing the client's attention to internal sensations, both visceral (interoception and musculo-skeletal proprioception and kinesthesis) rather than primarily cognitive or emotional experiences. Peter Payne, Peter Levine