Trauma Release Exercise (TRE) Therapy in Spain | Sea Recovery

Body-based trauma healing through TRE — available one-to-one in our private, luxury recovery centre in Marbella, Spain.

At Sea Recovery, we use Trauma Release Exercise (TRE) therapy to help clients release deep stress, trauma, and emotional tension held in the body. This gentle, somatic method activates your body’s natural shaking mechanism to discharge chronic stress and restore nervous system balance — particularly valuable for those recovering from drug addiction, burnout, anxiety, or emotional collapse.

Delivered in a serene, one-to-one format within our luxury rehab in Spain, TRE becomes a powerful tool for clients seeking grounded, non-verbal, and deeply embodied healing.

What is Trauma Release Exercise (TRE)?

Trauma Release Exercise (TRE) is a body-oriented therapeutic method developed by Dr. David Berceli. Through a series of simple movements, TRE activates the body’s natural neurogenic tremor response — a gentle shaking or vibration that helps release tension, trauma, and deeply held stress.

This is not talk therapy. It’s your body doing what it was built to do: regulate, unwind, and restore itself.

At Sea Recovery, we use TRE as part of our integrated model to support clients experiencing:

• Chronic anxiety or emotional dysregulation
• Burnout, professional exhaustion, or nervous system shutdown
• Addiction recovery Rehab and post-acute withdrawal stress
• Trauma and unprocessed emotional wounds
• Dual diagnosis — when addiction meets mental health challenges
• Overwhelm, dissociation, or a constant sense of tension in the body

By working directly with the nervous system, TRE bypasses overthinking and connects you to a deeper source of healing — your own body intelligence.

How TRE Works

During a TRE session, you’ll be guided through gentle exercises that help fatigue and soften specific muscle groups — typically those connected to your stress response, such as the psoas, thighs, and pelvis. Once triggered, your body begins to tremor or shake in a safe, involuntary way — releasing tension that has built up over years (or decades).

Clients often describe the experience as grounding, emotional, and relieving — sometimes accompanied by deep calm, laughter, crying, or moments of profound stillness.

Every session is guided privately by a trained TRE facilitator who ensures physical safety, emotional containment, and proper integration.

Who is TRE For?

TRE is ideal for clients who:

• Struggle to “feel” during traditional talk therapy
• Hold trauma or stress in the body — such as jaw clenching, stomach tension, insomnia, or panic
• Have experienced shock trauma, developmental trauma, or cumulative life stress
• Feel emotionally overwhelmed, flat, or disconnected from their body
• Are recovering from substance use or behavioural addictions
• Want a deeper, embodied way to access healing

We frequently recommend TRE for high-functioning clients — those who “have it all together” on the outside, but inside feel exhausted, emotionally distant, or frozen in survival mode.

TRE for Addiction & Dual Diagnosis

When trauma and addiction coexist, traditional therapies can feel like they miss the body — the place where the pain lives. At Sea Recovery, we use TRE to support clients recovering from:

• Alcohol dependence with chronic nervous system stress
• Cocaine or Stimulant use that causes tension and emotional crash cycles
• Prescription medication withdrawal with lingering body anxiety
• Behavioural addictions — food, sex, shopping, gambling — that stem from emotional overload

By releasing trauma and stress at the physiological level, TRE creates more capacity for clarity, connection, and long-term recovery — especially when paired with talk therapy, emotional integration, and somatic coaching.

TRE and the Nervous System

TRE directly supports the regulation of your autonomic nervous system — helping move the body out of fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responses. Over time, regular sessions can:

• Reduce chronic muscle tension and body armouring
• Improve sleep, digestion, and heart rate variability
• Restore a sense of emotional safety and groundedness
• Help break the loop of emotional numbing and overactivation
• Support re-entry into vulnerability, trust, and present-moment awareness

At Sea Recovery, our TRE programme is embedded within a wider framework of emotional safety — including trauma-informed care, nervous system mapping, and daily regulation tools.

Client Story: Unlocking Emotion Through the Body

One of our clients — a 34-year-old entrepreneur — had spent years trying to “talk through” her trauma, only to find herself circling the same intellectual insights. “I could explain everything,” she said. “But I couldn’t feel anything.”

After her second TRE session, she experienced a wave of emotion that surprised her. “It was like my body started remembering. Crying without a story.” Over her stay, TRE helped soften her internal armour — allowing deeper work in IFS, DBT, and creative therapies to finally land.

“For the first time, I didn’t need to say the right thing,” she told us. “I just had to let go.”

How We Integrate TRE at Sea Recovery

TRE is offered as a core part of our personalised rehab programme. Your facilitator will guide you through TRE weekly (or more, depending on your needs), alongside other integrated therapies such as:

• DBT, CBT, and IFS therapy
• Breathwork and trauma-informed yoga
• Creative therapies and journaling
• Massage, IV therapy, cold exposure, and sauna

You’ll also be supported with regulation tools between sessions, such as grounding exercises, body scans, vagus nerve stimulation, and mindfulness walks.

Life at Sea Recovery

Located near the coast of Marbella, Sea Recovery offers one of the best luxury rehab centres in Europe for private emotional healing. We specialise in supporting high-functioning individuals — professionals, creatives, and those in need of total restoration.

Your daily rhythm may include:

• One-to-one TRE and emotional therapy sessions
• Wellness treatments and somatic recovery time
• Delicious, nourishing meals prepared by a private chef
• Silent reflection, journaling, and nature time
• Zero group therapy unless specifically requested

Everything is tailored. Everything is discreet. Everything is built around your nervous system’s pace — not a clinical timeline.

Aftercare & Ongoing TRE Support

After your stay, we provide tools and connections so you can continue TRE work at home — including:

• Online sessions with your TRE facilitator
• Referrals to local TRE providers
• Self-guided routines and nervous system practices
• Emotional accountability coaching if desired

We don’t just offer relief. We help you build a lifelong relationship with your body — one that doesn’t require survival mode to function.

FAQs About TRE Therapy

Is TRE safe?

Yes — when guided properly, TRE is safe, natural, and deeply supportive. Your body will only release what it’s ready for, and you’ll be supported every step of the way.

Do I need to be physically fit?

No. TRE exercises are simple and can be adapted for all mobility levels. Your facilitator will tailor the session to your comfort and capacity.

Do I have to “feel” something in my first session?

Not at all. Some clients tremor deeply, others subtly. The process builds over time, and every body responds differently. There’s no right or wrong.

Is TRE a replacement for talk therapy?

We use TRE alongside talk therapy, not in place of it. It complements emotional and cognitive work beautifully — helping integrate change at the body level.

Begin TRE Therapy in Marbella, Spain

If you’re carrying stress in your body, struggling to connect emotionally, or seeking recovery that includes your nervous system — TRE therapy at Sea Recovery may be the path.

We offer one-to-one, somatic trauma care in one of the top private rehabs in Spain — helping you shift from survival into restoration. Whether you're navigating addiction, trauma, or burnout, your healing doesn’t have to be spoken. It can be felt.

Contact our team today to begin your trauma-informed recovery journey in Spain — and discover what your body is ready to release.