Transforming Touch®: A Weekly Online Group

Building nervous system regulation together using Transforming Touch® (also known as TEB: Transforming the experience based brain) developed by Stephen J. Terrell, PsyD, SEP.

A online group commencing September 2025:

Wednesdays 5 – 6pm, GMT / BST. Complete a short intake process to join the group.

Facilitated by Rose C Jiggens (they / them):

I aim to create a welcoming space for diverse peoples of all genders, racialized identities, abilities and sexual orientations. Some of my own experiential touchstones are LGBTQ, GSRD (gender, sexuality and relationship diversity) and Neurodivergence.

This page contains approximately 1340 words / 11 minute read:

• Introduction text and image (Rose C Jiggens).
• What is Transforming Touch®?
• These groups might be for you if …
• These groups might not be a good fit for you if …
• What happens in a Transforming Touch® Group?
• How do I join a Transforming Touch® Group?
• Where and When
• How much
• Bookings and cancellations
• Sliding fee scale graphic
• Transforming Touch® Group Booking Form.
• A list of resources.

What is Transforming Touch®?

Our nervous system regulation is deeply shaped by our life experiences and relationships—especially those formed in early childhood. Because of this, it’s completely natural for our nervous systems to respond the way they do to the challenges of everyday life. However, it is also possible to build resilience and experience a greater sense of ease, no matter what we’re facing.

This is the core intention of these groups: to support nervous system regulation through shared practice, using Transforming Touch® (TEB) as a gentle and effective approach. Transforming Touch® is a regulation-focused method developed by Austin Attach. Grounded in an understanding of early and developmental trauma, it offers a compassionate pathway toward healing. When offered one-to-one, it can be used as a standalone treatment for complex or developmental trauma. Alternatively, it can serve as one supportive component of a wider healing journey.

These groups might be a good fit for you if:

• You would like to feel more grounded or relaxed, but find that difficult.
• You would like to follow guided meditations, but would benefit from a facilitated group setting.
• You have a sense that your nervous system would benefit from some healing and support.
• You would like to experience a guided nervous system regulating practice.
• You have heard about Transforming Touch® (TEB) and would like to experience it.
• You are over the age of 18 (see below if you want to attend with children).

These groups might not be a good fit for you if:

• You are currently experiencing a crisis, these groups are not equipped for crisis intervention work.
• You need 1-2-1 attention: this is a guided group meditation space with limited opportunities for 1-2-1 interaction.
• Your current experiences would be better served by 1-2-1 therapy: these groups can supplement but not replace therapy.
• You are unable to create a undisturbed, safe or contained space from which to attend the group.

These groups are structured for people aged 18+. If you have children: you may attend with an infant on your lap. Older children may sit in the room engaged in their own activity (e.g. colouring in). Your children may benefit as you cultivate your own nervous system regulation hence they are welcome to be in the room. But please remember this is a space shaped for the needs of adults.

What Happens in These Transforming Touch® Groups?

The main intention of these groups is to offer a frequent and financially accessible space for experiencing Transforming Touch®. The sessions began in September 2025: there may just be a few of us present each session as the group gets started. I aim to grow them to a larger group format (20 – 30 people) and the format is shaped to that end. In support of these aims, here is what happens in a session:

• 30 – 35 minutes of the call, we will be doing the core 7 point Transforming Touch® practice, here is a video describing the 7 point practice>>
• In the remaining time we will do one of the following: an invitation for you to write something in chat, a psychoeducation teaching related to transforming touch®, something attuned to the groups needs at that time.
• Afterward the 7 point finishes you are free to leave: I remain online for the last 10 minutes for questions or extra support needs.
• You can have your camera on or off for the call; some people having cameras on supports a sense of being with others.
• The full group guidelines will be given during the free intake call.

These groups do not contain 1-2-1 therapeutic process work or extensive sharing space. Ad hoc 1-2-1 session spaces (limited availability) are available for regular participants of the group. In 2026 I will be running smaller ongoing closed groups, providing a container for more sharing of individual narratives and tailored therapeutic process work.

How Do I Join a Transforming Touch® Group?

There is an intake process for these groups – a form followed by a free 20 minute Zoom or telephone call with Rose. In the call you can ask questions to establish if these groups are a good fit for your needs. Rose will make enquiries in support of your safety and the culture of the group. Those enquires are:

• The group guidelines will be discussed with you, to check if you are able to work within them.
• Whilst Transforming Touch® aims towards building greater resilience and regulation, along the way it can also surface difficult feelings. If that happens, what resources – either individually or via external support – do you have to draw upon?

Not having resources won’t necessarily exclude you from joining the group, but informed consent requires that you understand the potential risks of taking part in these groups.

Ready to build some nervous system regulation together?

Where & When:

Wednesdays 5 – 6pm BST / GMT on Zoom (commencing Sept 2025)

How Much:

£22 – Abundance rate, for those who can pay a little more.

£16 – Standard rate, the cost of the group.

£12 – Concessionary rate, for anyone who needs it.

Not sure which rate to pay?

The green bottles below might help you identify the rate that is appropriate to your circumstances. You do not need to disclose anything about your financial circumstances when opting for a rate (1-2-1 sessions have more structured guidance regarding fees, which requires some disclosure about financial circumstances).

Bookings and Cancellations:

Bookings are via an online link which you will be provided with following completion of your intake Zoom call. Cancellations are possible up to 24 hours before the group via the online booking system minus an admin fee.

Scroll down to complete the intake process.

Transforming Touch Resource List:

• Find a Transforming Touch Practitioner for 1-2-1 sessions online or in person: Co-Regulating Touch Directory
• Austin Attach: Stephen J. Terrell and Ellen Keating
• Resources, interviews and podcasts from Dr. Stephen J Terrell
• Wheaty bags: a way to enhance your transforming intentional touch experience.

Other Avenues of Support (UK only):

• Mind: How to get help in a crisis.
• Mind: Ways to help yourself cope in a crisis.
• Mind: Other resources.
• Mind: Peer support groups and How to find a support group.