Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator Certificate

Name: Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator Certificate
Brand: The Embody Lab
Price: 894.0 USD
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A Unified Approach Between Somatics & Psychedelics

“Claim your place in the sun and go forward into the light. The tools are there; the path is known. Get with the programme of a living world and a re-empowerment of the imagination.” — TERENCE MCKENNA

Somatics and psychedelics, together, are one of the most powerful forces for healing trauma — yielding through the protective mechanisms that keep us from true liberation. In this 50-hour online certificate, you'll learn to integrate trauma-informed somatic skills with psychedelic facilitation across preparation, session, and integration. Taught by world-leading experts, it's your first step toward a lifelong practice in the art and science of transformation.

Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator Certificate

Overview

Program at a Glance

Are you looking for a way to combine the healing power of somatics with the profound insights of psychedelics and plant medicines? Are you seeking a pathway to become a seasoned somatic psychedelic facilitator, dedicated to the art and science of transformation and growth?

This program is for you.

Psychedelics and somatics combined are one of the most powerful forces for releasing trauma as they yield through the protective and defensive mechanisms that prevent an individual from healing. Somatic Psychedelic practices provide a profound connection to the primal body, where true liberation occurs.

Join us and learn the power of somatic psychedelic-assisted therapy to heal trauma in this unique online certificate program.

Discover how somatics and psychedelics can enhance mental well-being, deepen connection and support profound transformation in the lives of yourself and others. Supported by the latest evidence-based research on psychedelic-assisted therapy you’ll gain practical guidance on how to incorporate these therapies into your practice.

Taught by world-leading experts and researchers, this program is designed as a gateway to a lifelong commitment to learning, professional development, and the start of becoming a Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator.

Join us and let this course be a pivotal step in your journey toward becoming a seasoned somatic psychedelic facilitator, dedicated to the art and science of healing and growth.

Meet Your Lead Faculty

Learn from World-Leading Voices in Trauma Treatment

Internationally recognized leaders bring to life a holistic and unified curriculum.

Atira Tan

Bessel van der Kolk (Dr.)

Devon Christie (Dr.)

Gabor Maté (Dr.)

Chara Caruthers

Richard Schwartz (Dr.)

Licia Sky

Peter Levine (Dr.)

Dr. Gul Dolen

Elder Duncan (Dr.)

Curriculum

01 Psychedelic Preparation

PART 1: Foundations of Somatic Psychedelic Preparation - Theory and Foundations

• Developing a theoretical orientation to Somatic Psychedelic Assisted Therapies (PAT)

• Understanding the core principles of somatic psychology, and the rationale for its suitability as a therapeutic approach for psychedelic-assisted therapy as a process-oriented approach that engages with direct experience

• Science of mindfulness/embodiment and intersection with psychedelic science and practice

• Developing a holistic and transpersonal framework for psychedelic facilitation

• Understanding clinical and ceremonial contexts for PAT - similarities and differences

• Asynchronous review encompassing a brief history of psychedelic research, and an overview of the different types of psychedelics (classical, empathogens, dissociatives, atypical); Macro vs micro dosing definition, and dosage

• Asynchronous review of traditional plant medicines and Indigenous histories

• Asynchronous overview of theories regarding mechanisms/effects (neurochemical, connectome/DMN, etc.)

• Ethics, Duty of Care, and Informed Consent: Understanding the enhanced and unique vulnerabilities of participants seeking psychedelic-assisted therapies and navigating important ethical considerations in preparation

• The Role and essential competencies of a Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator

• Prioritizing Relationship-Centered Care and preparing for enhanced projection and transference/countertransference

• The Arc of Psychedelic Assisted Therapies: Preparation, Medicine Sessions, Integration

• Developing core trauma-informed facilitation and preparation principles

• Goals and Objectives of Psychedelic Preparation

• Learning the basics of suitability assessment such as medical and psychological screening tools

• Developing Agreements and Containments for Safety

PART 2: Foundations of Somatic Psychedelic Preparation - Skill Building and Practice

• Embodying the basic foundations of Somatic Psychology

• Developing a skills-based approach to 5 key elements of preparation: (Creating a healing context (set/setting), Psychoeducation (PAT and Somatics/Trauma), Consent & Agreements, Somatic Intention Setting, Somatic Resourcing)

• Creating an approach to screening utilizing resources such as team-based care, a list of psychological flags, and assessing participant’s socio-environmental safety nets

• Working collaboratively within interdisciplinary team-based care; how to acknowledge blind spots, and participate within scope of practice, and respect one another’s experience

• Cultivating a psychoeducation framework for trusting inner healing, engagement in inner directed therapy, establishing agreements and containments, and exploring all dimensions of experience

• Practicing The Somatic Intention Setting Model

• Developing your Preparation Checklist

02 Psychedelic Facilitation Skills

PART 1: Foundations of Psychedelic Facilitation Skills - Theory and Foundations

• Overview of a psychedelic session

• Application of Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle to Somatic Psychedelic Sessions

• Develop a framework for use of supportive touch and touch alternatives for Psychedelic Assisted Therapies

• Basic principles for using music: Considerations, the “what” and “how” in using music

• The role of ritual in psychedelic sessions: A collaborative, trauma-informed approach to Therapeutic Ritual with cultural safety and sensitivity, and avoiding cultural appropriation

• Describing a trauma informed, and trauma-specific approach for Psychedelic Assisted sessions, including the use of trauma-informed language, understanding the difference between reparative/corrective vs. retraumatizing experiences, integrating the past in the present, and attention to non-verbal communications in ceremony/session

• Risk mitigation and safety strategies during the ceremony

• Understanding considerations for co-therapy, individual and/or group facilitation

• Relational care: how to work with transference/countertransference, rupture and repair, and appropriate self-disclosure in the intimacy of psychedelic-assisted facilitation

• Working with important considerations with dosage alongside various psychedelics and plant medicines, including the difference between psychedelic and psycholytic therapy

• Important tips and tools of immediate post-psychedelic care

PART 2: Essential Psychedelic Facilitation Skills - Skill Building and Practice

• Embody essential attitudes of therapeutic presence such as genuine curiosity, patience, non-judgment, compassion, trust, non-striving, becoming comfortable with uncertainty, attuning with emergence

• Develop skills for supporting inner-directed exploration across multiple dimensions of experience with embodied, invitational inquiry

• Embodying Somatic Skills: interoceptive/embodied self-awareness, dual awareness/tracking, somatic communication

• Application of Trauma-informed language and principles in Psychedelic Assisted Therapies

• Redefining the skills of Tracking and Entrainment: Using states of awareness to contain, protect and shape the space

03 Psychedelic Integration

PART 1: A Holistic Model for Psychedelic Integration

• Understanding and supporting post-psychedelic increased sensitivity to information, enhanced learning and neuroplasticity based change and growth opportunity

• Listening for and assessing integration needs, which may include: normalizing, metabolizing, regulation, meaning-making, supporting connections and community building, transpersonal/spiritual needs, and creating an action plan to bring their insights to life

• Learning the foundations of Embodied Integration, including Applying Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle, supporting integration needs with bottom-up processing, somatic anchoring, and accessing somatic intelligence

• Steps for integration recovery, and understanding a practitioner’s scope of practice

• Self-directed Integration vs Integration Therapeutic Support

PART 2: A Holistic Model for Psychedelic Integration

• Developing integration skills through the steps of the Somatic Integration Model: Learning and applying the steps of normalizing, regulation, meaning making, metabolizing, transpersonal support, bringing insights into life, and creating an action plan

• Supporting practices for new patterns and behaviors during window of enhanced learning and neuroplasticity

• Cultivating therapist self-care practices necessary to support healthy engagement in psychedelic-assisted facilitation

Who This Is For

Designed for practitioners who go deeper

This course is open to everyone interested in the following:
Psychedelic Facilitators
Psychedelic Support Care Workers
Integration Practitioners
Social Workers
Mental Health & Pastoral Counselors
Yoga Therapists / Yoga Teachers
Movement Therapists
Coaches
Physicians (MD, DO, ND, DC & others)
Physician Assistants
Nurses & Nurse Practitioners
Psychologists
Emergency Medical Personnel
Meditation Teachers
Educators
Massage Therapists
Acupuncturists & Body Workers
Hypnotherapists
Kinesiologists
Complementary & Alternative Medicine Professionals
Clergy & Religious Leaders
other Wellness Professionals

This 50-hour certificate program includes 3 Modules, all available to watch online and on-demand at your own pace. Each Module consists of 12 hours of training. There is also pre-recorded video content, and 3 hours of reflection and self-practice work. You will also receive access to an Online Community Forum. All sessions can be completed via your online Content Library which you will gain access to upon registration.

MODULE 1 - Somatic Psychedelic Preparation

MODULE 2 - Psychedelic Facilitation

MODULE 3 - Somatic Psychedelic Integration

HOMEWORK

There will be 3 hours of reflection and self-practice work.

Zoom:

The live portion will be offered using Zoom in meeting format, allowing instructors and students to interact and participate in breakout sessions.

Online Learning Platform:

Detailed schedule and reminder emails
How to access via Zoom
All recordings available within 48 hours
Supporting materials including PDFs

Accessibility:

Download video or audio to your computer
Lifetime access to the content
Live captioning and transcripts in English

Requirements to receive the Certificate:

Attend the live sessions or watch the recordings
Complete any required assignments or reflections
Participate in supervision groups (where applicable)

CE Credits:

50 hours— This program offers 50 hours of continuing education credits.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions, answered

What is the schedule and time commitment for Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator Certificate?

This 50-hour certificate program includes 3 Modules, all available to watch online and on-demand at your own pace. Each Module consists of 12 hours of training. There is also pre-recorded video content, and 3 hours of reflection and self-practice work. All sessions can be completed via your online Content Library which you will gain access to upon registration. You will also receive access to an Online Community Forum.

MODULE 1 - Somatic Psychedelic Preparation

MODULE 2 - Psychedelic Facilitation

MODULE 3 - Somatic Psychedelic Integration

Will there be an orientation session?

An orientation session was only provided for the live program.

Do I need to attend live or am I able to watch recordings?

All live sessions were recorded so students may now watch in their own time (more information below). Please note, captioning was only available during live sessions.

Do you offer scholarships?

Scholarships were only available for the live program.

What are the homework requirements?

There were no homework assignments for the program.

Is there a deadline for registration?

There is no deadline for registration.

Do you offer refunds?

We offer a Registration Guarantee which means that if you register but decide the course isn’t right for you, we’ll refund your course fee - no questions asked - up to 48 hours before the course start date.

How can I access the online course and recordings?

ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM: The online learning platform hosts all the information about the course including:

All the on-demand sessions, available to watch at your leisure.
Supporting materials such as PDFs of the reading material and presentations.

ACCESSIBILITY | Video / Audio: Within the online learning platform, students are able to watch the videos within their online library or download the videos or audio files to their computers. They enjoy lifetime access to the content. ACCESSIBILITY | Live Captioning / Transcripts: Captioning was only available during the live sessions. Transcripts are offered in English. ACCESSIBILITY | Reading Lists: The reading list included items available at the public library or provided as a PDF where possible. PDFs of the instructor’s presentation will also be provided.

Is this a summit?

No, this is an integrated curriculum co-created by the faculty. The faculty are colleagues in this program. They are working together to make sure each individual module is cohesive with the entire curriculum. Every teacher is informed about what is coming before and what is coming after and integrating their curriculum based on that information.

Is this a theoretical or practical (experiential) program?

While some theory will be presented to support the learning, the primary focus of the practice is experiential, giving practical tools for the participants.

Will I receive a certificate?

Students receive a certificate of completion once they have

Watched all the program videos.
Completed the Self Evaluation & Reflection forms for each module.
Completed 10 hours of Practice Coaching Sessions outside of class times and reach out to another student in the program and have a meaningful conversation about the program.
Submitted full payment.

After completing the Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator Certificate program, what title am I allowed to use?

Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator

Important please read: Upon successful completion of our 50-hour certificate program in "Somatic Psychedelic Facilitation," participants will gain a foundational understanding of the intricate interplay between somatic psychology and psychedelic therapy. This program is not just a culmination but a beginning, marking the initiation of a lifelong learning journey.

We emphasize the importance of ongoing mentorship, supervision, and peer consultation for continued growth in this evolving field. While the program provides a robust foundation, participants are responsible for navigating the regulatory and legal aspects of their care provision. We encourage practicing within a community framework, fostering collaboration and discouraging isolated practices.

This program caters to a diverse audience, including licensed therapists and unlicensed practitioners; however, it is vital to recognize that completion of this program is not a final destination but a stepping stone, and ongoing effort and learning are essential for ethical and effective somatic psychedelic facilitation.

Will Continuing Education hours (CEs) be offered?

CE’S with the American Psychological Association (APA) 48 hours of Continuing Education for Health Professionals were available for this program. Please note: *Live* attendance was required. Below is more information on the health professionals which may be eligible for CEs through the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program.

CE hours for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain this document for 4 years after the course concludes.

FROM A DIFFERENT STATE OR COUNTRY? Health professionals from a state or country outside of California need to check with their licensing boards as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of Continuing Education by the American Psychological Association (APA). DIFFERENT CREDENTIAL? If your credential is not listed, please check with your licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of Continuing Education by the American Psychological Association (APA). The SCA and The Embody Lab are not able to determine your eligibility.

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