Sergio Ocampo is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Licensed Psychotherapist, Adjunct faculty at Antioch University, Embody Lab content contributor, and Board Director of the Somatic Experiencing International, based in the financial core of Downtown Los Angeles, California. Having traveled the world, Sergio is fluent in four languages and embraces a large cultural experience. 

Focusing on healing the effects of generational and early life trauma emerging from physical, sexual, birth, abandonment, or emotional abuse is central to Sergio’s work. His approach is gentle and humanistic in permanently resolving trauma and emotional overwhelm stemming from childhood. Sergio incorporates both somatic and cognitive interventions such as Somatic Experiencing, DST, Family Systems, Generational Trauma Resolution, Dream Work, Depth and Spiritual Psychology, Spiritual awareness, and EMDR. Sergio is experienced in supporting clients in resolving the debilitating effects of prolonged anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

Having assisted and co-facilitated with Dr. Peter Levine Ph.D. in multiple Master Classes, retreats, as well as having served as a teaching assisting for Somatic Experiencing Professional trainings, Sergio has vast experience in supporting and fostering somatic learning and healing simultaneously. 

Sergio is co-developer and instructor of Dynamic Somatic Touch (DST), an innovative and highly effective trauma resolution approach effective in unwinding emotional, overwhelm, trauma, and physical syndromes such as chronic illness and pain.  Based on the core values of somatic therapies, Orthobionomy, osteopathy, and psychophysiology DST complements and accelerates healing for all phases of trauma work.

Sergio researches, publishes, and teaches on the topic Generational Trauma and healing historical wounds somatically, proposing that anyone can achieve happiness no matter how difficult or traumatic their family and ancestral history has been.

His recent article in the Therapist Magazine is the first to be published in literature meant for practicing therapists on the topic of Somatic Experiencing and Somatic Generational Trauma Resolution.

Sergio’s motto is:  Anxiety and Depression are not a life sentence, but a temporary discomfort.

* Sergio is available to offer all levels Somatic Experiencing sessions for current students.