My T did a "safe space" imagery exercise with me.

It started with her asking me to recall a time where I felt alone and isolated as a child.

Then she "invited herself into" the image and we collaboratively rescripted it into an imaginative space where I felt peaceful, safe, calm and not isolated.

As we practiced mindfully "experiencing" that imagery exercise - imagining how things would see/sound/feel/smell etc, she said it was a thing I could hold on to whenever I feel distressed.

I think back to that "safe space" as I find it helps me self soothe.