Peter A Levine, Ph.D., is the developer of Somatic Experiencing®, a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma. He holds doctorates in both Biophysics and Psychology. He is the Founder and President of the Ergos Institute for Somatic Education and the Founder and Advisor for Somatic Experiencing International. Dr. Levine is the author of several best-selling books on trauma, including Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma (published in over 29 languages). He has received Lifetime Achievement awards from Psychoth erapy Networker and from the US Association for Body-Oriented Psychotherapy. He continues to teach trauma healing workshops internationally. Learn more at somaticexperiencing.com.

Dr. Kate Truitt, PhD, MA, MBA is a clinical psychologist, applied neuroscientist, and international educator whose work sits where rigorous research meets real nervous systems—especially those shaped by trauma, chronic stress, grief, and long seasons of survival. She translates complex brain-and-body science into ethically grounded, evidence-based tools that support the full continuum of care: individuals healing in real time, families rebuilding after rupture and loss, clinicians and treatment teams, peer supporters and community leaders, and the organizations carrying trauma-exposed systems.
She is the creator of the NeuroTriad Model and Brain Partnership, integrative frameworks grounded in affective neuroscience, psychophysiology, interoception, and experience-dependent neuroplasticity. Her work examines how threat exposure reshapes circuits tied to detection, regulation, executive function, and relational safety—and how those systems can reorganize through repeated, targeted experiences that restore agency and capacity over time.
Dr. Truitt leads the award-winning clinical practice Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates, serves as CEO of the Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles, and is Executive Director of The Truitt Institute and the Amy Research Foundation (501(c)(3)). She hosts the YouTube channel Empowering Brain Smart Mental Health for All and is the author of her memoir Keep Breathing, the international bestseller Healing in Your Hands, and the bestselling Brain Partnership Toolbox.

To learn more, visit www.drkatetruitt.com.

Pat Ogden, PhD is a pioneer in somatic psychology, the creator of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy method, and founder of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. Dr. Ogden is a clinician, consultant, international lecturer and the first author of two groundbreaking books in somatic psychology: Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015). Her third book, The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context, advocates for an anti-racist perspective in psychotherapy practice. Her current interests include couple therapy, child and family therapy, social justice, diversity, inclusion, consciousness, and the philosophical/spiritual principles that underlie her work.

Jacquie Compton, RP, RCAT (she/her) is a bi-racial Black woman, registered psychotherapist, art therapist, supervisor, and poet. Born in Toronto and raised in St. Lucia, she is a faculty member and clinical supervisor at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute, teaching trauma-informed practice, embodiment, and anti-oppressive approaches. With 15+ years in the Violence Against Women sector, she runs a private practice focused on trauma, intergenerational and racialized trauma. A certified sensorimotor psychotherapist, Jacquie's work is rooted in anti-racist, decolonizing, and embodied practice.

Sergio Ocampo is a licensed psychotherapist, educator, and co-developer of Dynamic Somatic Touch (DST), an integrative trauma-resolution approach addressing emotional overwhelm, trauma, chronic pain, and illness. His work blends somatic and cognitive therapies including Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, family systems, generational trauma, and depth and spiritual psychology. An adjunct faculty member at Antioch University and contributor to The Embody Lab, Sergio holds leadership roles within Somatic Experiencing communities and teaches internationally, emphasizing that trauma is temporary and resolvable.