Applying Trauma-Informed Mindfulness in the Therapeutic Process

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This six-module continuing education program takes clinicians on a progressive journey through applied mindfulness — from foundational science to hands-on clinical delivery. Participants begin with the psychoeducational basics (what mindfulness is, its research base, and existing therapeutic models), then move into the somatic-specific theory underlying mind-body integration. From there, the program introduces a defined applied-mindfulness technique framework, followed by a full experiential guided practice so clinicians can embody what they're learning. The sequence then expands into a broader toolkit of layered somatic techniques, and closes with practical guidance for delivering all of it — safely, and in a trauma-informed way — with real clients in session.

By the end, participants have both the conceptual grounding and the concrete skills to bring mindfulness into their clinical work, rather than just understanding it in the abstract.

Applying Trauma-Informed Mindfulness in the Therapeutic Process

Applying Trauma-Informed Mindfulness in the Therapeutic Process

This six-module continuing education program takes clinicians on a progressive journey through applied mindfulness — from foundational science to hands-on clinical delivery. Participants begin with the psychoeducational basics (what mindfulness is, its research base, and existing therapeutic models), then move into the somatic-specific theory underlying mind-body integration. From there, the program introduces a defined applied-mindfulness technique framework, followed by a full experiential guided practice so clinicians can embody what they're learning. The sequence then expands into a broader toolkit of layered somatic techniques, and closes with practical guidance for delivering all of it — safely, and in a trauma-informed way — with real clients in session.

By the end, participants have both the conceptual grounding and the concrete skills to bring mindfulness into their clinical work, rather than just understanding it in the abstract.

Expert Faculty

Karee Powers

Faculty

Karee Powers, LICSW, EMDR-C is certified in EMDR and is an EMDR trainer and consultant. She has over 17 years of experience providing psychotherapy in a variety of settings including inpatient facilities, and non-profit organizations offering care for children, adolescents and adult survivors of abuse, neglect, combat trauma, sexual trauma, phobias, generational trauma, and interpersonal traumas. Her private practice and training is centered in work with complex trauma and dissociation, using EMDR, CBT, psychodrama, somatic psychology, and mindfulness. She graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with her Master’s in Social Work.

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Christopher Walling (Dr.)

Faculty


Dr. Chris Walling, PsyD, MBA, FABP, is a licensed clinical psychologist, board-certified psychoanalyst, and active leader in the bio-behavioral sciences. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Research Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies and Research Chair & Past-President of the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy. A Fellow of the American Board of Psychoanalysis, he serves as Clinical Research Fellow at the Kinsey Institute and was honored as a 2024 Gina Ogden Curatorial Scholar. His clinical interests span somatic psychotherapy, relational psychoanalysis, human sexuality, and trauma psychology.

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Jessica Montgomery

MSW, Certified Hakomi Trainer


Jessica Montgomery, MSW, Certified Hakomi Trainer, has been a somatic counselor and catalyst for over 30 years. Blending brain science with mindful experiential techniques, she facilitates individuals, couples, and communities toward greater wholeness. Her background spans community mental health, private practice, retreats, integrative medicine, and counselor education. A Trainer at the Hakomi Institute of the Pacific Northwest, she has served on faculty at the National University of Natural Medicine, META Institute, and as program director at Breitenbush Retreat Center. She is co-developer of the Primary Attachment model and lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Cyndi Darnell

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Cyndi Darnell is a world renowned sex & relationship expert. She brings over 25 years of clinical and practical expertise to the world of intimacy, relationships and somatic healing. She's the author of Sex When You Don't Feel Like It: The Truth About Mismatched Libido & Rediscovering Desire. She works online with people of all genders and orientations around the world in many relationship configurations via zoom.

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Amber Elizabeth Gray (Dr.)

Faculty


Dr. Amber Elizabeth L. Gray is a Dance/Movement Therapist, Human Rights Psychotherapist, and yoga teacher specializing in supporting survivors of war, torture, and human rights abuses. Her work spans active conflict zones, post-conflict areas, refugee camps, and disaster-stricken regions. An activist, artist, author, and therapist, she draws on a Polyvagal, Heart & Spirit-informed Right to Embody somatic human rights framework. With 25 years immersed in Polyvagal Theory, she developed survivor-centered, multicultural Somatic & Dance/Movement Therapy, shared globally through Body of Change eco-somatic retreats.

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Morgan Starr-Riestis

Faculty

Morgan Starr-Riestis, LMHC, PATP is a licensed therapist, holistic health coach, and business strategist dedicated to evolving the fields of psychology and self-development through her transformative model, the Seven Centers System™. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health with an emphasis in Somatic Therapies and a Bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, Wellness, and Human Biology. With a deep passion for bridging science-backed methodologies with holistic healing, Morgan has built an engaged online community of nearly a million followers across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, where she shares practical tools for nervous system regulation, sustainable self-development, and holistic well-being in a way that is digestible, accessible, and helps fill in the gaps of 1:1 therapy.

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