Steve Bonnelucq-Lane
Somatic Therapist and Craniosacral Therapist
in Brighton and Lewes

I practice Somatic Therapy and Craniosacral Therapy with adults in Brighton and Lewes.  I have over 20 years experience working with a range of issues. While I have specialised in trauma and addiction, my experience includes working with anxiety, bereavement, boarding school syndrome, psychosexual issues and a range of health conditions including people living with chronic pain, HIV, neurological conditions (eg MS, Parkinsons and dementia) and Cancer. 

My Approach

I work relationally, combining body-oriented and psychological modalities to help people feel more comfortable in their own skin. The balance of talking and touch based approaches is negotiated and adapted depending on your individual needs on an ongoing basis. I view the work as a collaborative process rooted in the quality of relationship and connection. 

In my experience, the psychological benefit of sharing life stories grows as the capacity to explore physical feelings deepens. The understanding of what happened in the past and what we need in the present becomes clearer. Life becomes more fulfilling as we become more physically present.

How I see therapy

I see Somatic Therapy and Craniosacral Therapy as an exploration of the ways in which we have learned to physically cope with our experiences. Much of this learning is subconscious and formed in early life. This is often expressed in the ways we hold physical tension in gestures and postures, in the breath and in the voice.

Our physicallity influences all other aspects of life, how we think, feel and behave, our emotional landscape and how we show up in relationships. Learning more about our bodily responses can give clues as to how we are holding ourselves in life so that we can learn new ways to connect.

My professional training and experience

I have been in continuous professional development since 2003 including regular clinical supervision and personal therapy on an ongoing basis to support my practice.

My initial training was in Craniosacral Therapy, and subsequently in Somatic Therapy. I am a Registered Craniosacral Therapist with both the Craniosacral Therapy Association in the UK and also through the IABT which oversees standards of practice worldwide. I practice in accordance with the CSTA code of ethics. My training in working with Psychosexual issues and Sexual Addiction Counselling are accredited by College of Sexual & Relationship Therapists (COSRT) and the Association of Sexual Addiction Therapists (ATSAC).

Alongside my private practice I previously worked at the Sussex Beacon where I practiced Craniosacral Therapy for 12 years to inpatients and outpatients as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting people through treatment support, respite, rehab, palliative care and medical convalescence. The centre offers specialist care for people affected by and living with HIV.

For over a decade, I was a Senior Tutor on Craniosacral Therapy training courses where I taught foundational skills and theory to student practitioners. I now teach post-graduate workshops alongside my clinical practice.

In addition to being in ongoing personal therapy and supervision, I take care of my own wellbeing by enjoying an active lifestyle through various forms of movement and exercise and other practices that support my health.

Please ask for more information if there are any specific questions about my training and qualifications.