Kai Cheng Thom

Faculty

About

Kai Cheng Thom, MSW, MSc, Qualified Mediator, Certified Professional Jungian Life Coach, and Certified Somatic Sex Educator, is a coach, process facilitator, and mediator whose work focuses on the intersections of trauma healing, Transformative Justice, and social change. A noted theorist and practitioner in the field of conflict resolution, Kai Cheng has made significant contributions towards the integration and application of conflict transformation, crisis intervention, and body-based trauma healing methods in an activist context through her writing and teaching. Kai Cheng maintains a private practice as a one-on-one somatic coach, consultant, and group facilitator, drawing from extensive professional trainings in a wide variety of healing and wellness disciplines. She has also trained hundreds of embodiment and wellness professionals as Adjunct Faculty with the Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education and a Senior Teacher at The Embody Lab.

Courses by Kai Cheng Thom

A Somatic Guide to Working with Shame - Ergos Flash Sale

A Somatic Guide to Working with Shame - Ergos Flash Sale

A five-module course offering a somatic approach to shame and shadow work. Embodied tools for distinguishing healthy from toxic shame, reclaiming disowned parts of self, and guiding clients through real transformation.

Breathwork & Movement Therapy for Trauma Healing Certificate

Breathwork & Movement Therapy for Trauma Healing Certificate

A 60-hour online certificate with world-leading faculty on breathwork and somatic movement for trauma healing. Become a Breathwork & Movement Facilitator and guide clients from disconnection to vibrant aliveness.

Conflict Resolution Facilitator Training Certificate

Conflict Resolution Facilitator Training Certificate

This 25-hour certificate program, led by Kai Cheng Thom and grounded in her Loving Justice model, is a deep dive into the frameworks, embodiment practices, and conversational skills needed for trauma-informed, anti-oppressive conflict transformation. Learn to regulate your nervous system, depolarize groups, and embody your values in even the most charged conversations.

Embodied Intimacy and Relationship Coaching Certificate

Embodied Intimacy and Relationship Coaching Certificate

A 4-month online certificate exploring the science, strategies, and tools of embodied intimacy — taught by leading relationship experts, somatic sex therapists, and intimacy coaches.

Healing Relational Wounds

Healing Relational Wounds

A four-module demonstration course on the somatic side of relationships. Watch participants navigate career, mother-daughter bonds, longing for connection, and motherhood — and witness how grounding and imagery release tension and deepen relational healing.

Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate

Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate

Learn a holistic, body-centered framework for understanding and working with trauma — for yourself and your clients. A 3-month online certificate with world-renowned somatic trauma faculty.

  • Dates Sep 27 – Dec 18, 2026
Mind-Body Coaching Certificate

Mind-Body Coaching Certificate

Join 1,200+ practitioners who raised their coaching rates 50% within 6 months. A 120-hour live online certificate in somatic, mindfulness-based coaching.

  • Dates May 15 – Aug 16, 2026
One Day Summit - The Relationship Summit

One Day Summit - The Relationship Summit

A 7.5-hour on-demand summit with leading somatic and attachment experts on building conscious, connected relationships. Tools for rupture and repair, healing core wounds, and creating safety in intimacy.

Reclaiming Pleasure: Embodied Joy in Trauma Recovery and Social Change

Reclaiming Pleasure: Embodied Joy in Trauma Recovery and Social Change

A four-session, 8-hour on-demand workshop with Kai Cheng Thom on pleasure as a path to trauma healing and social change. Somatic tools for embodied joy, consent, and pleasure activism.

Somatic Anxiety Therapy Certificate

Somatic Anxiety Therapy Certificate

A 3-month online certificate offering a holistic, body-centered approach to healing relational wounds — bringing together the world's leading somatic attachment therapy teachers in one training.

Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate

Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate

Transform attachment wounds and trauma through a body-centered approach — for yourself and your clients. A 60-hour online certificate with world-renowned somatic attachment faculty.

Somatic CBT Certificate

Somatic CBT Certificate

A first-of-its-kind 60-hour Somatic CBT Certificate that integrates evidence-based cognitive tools with body-centered practice — taught by world-leading faculty.

Somatic Developmental Trauma Therapy™ Certificate

Somatic Developmental Trauma Therapy™ Certificate

Learn to recognize and repair developmental trauma in adults — going beyond story and attachment theory into the body's earliest imprints. A somatic certificate program for therapists and practitioners.

Somatic EMDR Therapy Certificate

Somatic EMDR Therapy Certificate

According to Bessel van der Kolk, somatics and EMDR are the two most effective trauma treatments — this 60-hour live online certificate brings them together, with Dr. van der Kolk, Dr. Arielle Schwartz, and Dr. Scott Lyons.

Summit: Embodied Conflict Resolution & Non-Violent Communication

Summit: Embodied Conflict Resolution & Non-Violent Communication

A 7-hour on-demand summit with five world-leading experts on embodied conflict resolution. Somatic tools and Nonviolent Communication practices to turn difficult conversations into opportunities for connection.

Summit: Healing Trauma with EMDR and Applied Neuroscience

Summit: Healing Trauma with EMDR and Applied Neuroscience

An 8.5-hour on-demand summit with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and seven leading experts on integrating EMDR with somatic therapy. Body-based tools, applied neuroscience, and play to deepen trauma healing.

Summit: Mind-Body Toolkit for Change & Transformation

Summit: Mind-Body Toolkit for Change & Transformation

A full-day on-demand summit exploring somatic coaching tools for personal growth and transformation. Six experts share practices for navigating conflict, releasing self-doubt, breaking compulsive patterns, reclaiming ritual, and embodying lasting change.

Summit: Somatic Attachment Healing

Summit: Somatic Attachment Healing

A one-day on-demand summit on somatic attachment healing. Six expert teachers share embodied tools for repairing relational rupture, healing insecure attachment patterns, and cultivating secure connection — both with self and with others. Includes a bonus recording with Dr. Sue Johnson.

Summit: The Embodied Relationships Summit — Building Secure Love & Healing Attachment Wounds

Summit: The Embodied Relationships Summit — Building Secure Love & Healing Attachment Wounds

A two-day on-demand summit on attachment, secure love, and embodied healing. 16 leading experts share practical tools for regulating reactivity, repairing rupture, healing codependency, navigating heartbreak, and building relationships rooted in consistency, clarity, and emotional safety.

Transforming Emotional Triggers: A Somatic Approach

Transforming Emotional Triggers: A Somatic Approach

A course on the somatic approach to emotional triggers. Body-based tools to understand trigger mechanisms, recognize conditioned patterns, and support nervous system integration.

Transforming Trauma through Parts Work

Transforming Trauma through Parts Work

A six-module course integrating Internal Family Systems with somatic approaches. Demonstration sessions on working with internal "parts" — anger, anxiety, perfectionism, fear, and chronic pain — to cultivate Self-led wholeness and healing.

Working with Shame in the Body: Somatic Tools for Practitioners

Working with Shame in the Body: Somatic Tools for Practitioners

A five-module course offering a somatic approach to shame and shadow work. Embodied tools for distinguishing healthy from toxic shame, reclaiming disowned parts of self, and guiding clients through real transformation.