Pat Ogden, PhD, is a pioneer in somatic psychology, the creator of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy method, founder of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and cofounder of the Hakomi Institute. 
 
She has over 45 years of experience working with individuals and groups in a variety of somatic and psychotherapeutic approaches, and is a sought-after clinician, consultant, and international lecturer.  
 
In addition to The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Dr. Ogden has two groundbreaking books in somatic psychology: Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015), both published in the Norton's Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology.