Bessel van der Kolk

Bessel van der Kolk is an influential researcher working on the relationship between the body and trauma. Emphasizing that trauma is held not only in the mind but in the body, van der Kolk brought the importance of body-based approaches in trauma work to wide audiences. His work contributed to the spread of understanding about the bodily dimension of trauma. Van der Kolk is a well-known name in the field of body and trauma. His work brought to the fore the central role of the body in the story of trauma.