Somatic EMDR Therapy
Certificate Information Session
This series can be attended live or via the on-demand recordings.
REGISTER FOR THE LIVE INFORMATION SESSION + GET THE RECORDING
INFORMATION SESSION:
February 2nd, 2025 from 3 - 4:30pm ET
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Are you looking for a way to help your clients heal from trauma more effectively and holistically? Do you want to learn how to integrate EMDR therapy and somatic psychology in your trauma treatment practice? Or daily life as a way to process stress, release what's holding you back, and expand your resilience?
This program is designed for individuals, practitioners and educators who want to discover the power of a unified somatic approach to EMDR therapy to address and repair the psychological and physiological effects of trauma. When brought together these two cutting-edge modalities help process traumatic memories and reduce emotional distress, while reconnecting with the body and restoring a sense of safety and agency. In fact, according to Trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk, Somatic Therapy and EMDR Therapy are considered the best approaches for the treatment of trauma.
In this unique online certificate program, you will learn how to combine these approaches using evidence-based techniques and strategies and discover the latest research and interventions to enhance embodiment and healing in yourself and your clients. You will also benefit from interactive learning, practical exercises, and peer support.
This is more than an EMDR training! Taught by world-leading faculty, this program will equip you with the skills and confidence to offer your clients a comprehensive and unified approach to Somatic EMDR including body-based interventions that can radically improve the effectiveness of EMDR Therapy, which translates into a significant experience of well-being.
Join us and discover the power of a unified somatic approach to EMDR therapy to heal trauma and restore agency for yourself and your clients. Register now and get ready to transform your practice and your clients' lives.
“Thriving is our birth right. Healing individual and collective trauma is one of deepest reminders of this birthright.”
ABOUT THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
This unique 3-month online certificate program is designed for individuals, practitioners and educators wanting to explore a unified somatic approach to a somatic approach to EMDR therapy to address and repair the psychological and physiological effects of trauma. When brought together these two cutting-edge modalities help process traumatic memories and reduce emotional distress, while reconnecting with the body and restoring a sense of safety and agency.
Bringing together world-renowned Somatic EMDR Therapy teachers into one program, this extraordinary program offers a collection of practical tools, embodied theory, and protocols that will inspire and empower you, while guiding you through this effective and powerful healing process for yourself and your work with others
What is somatics?
‘Soma’ is a Greek word for ‘the living body known from within’, or known to the Self. This ‘knowing’ signifies wholeness. Somatic therapy is an experiential approach towards mindbody integration. The pain, overwhelm, and coping responses manifested by trauma take us away from feeling at home in our body, and as a result there is often a split within ourselves.
Somatic Therapy helps:
Restore the body as a place of safety while helping to expand the capacity to process body (preverbal and nonverbal) memory
Metabolize unprocessed emotions
Complete thwarted (incomplete) stress responses
Restore our optimal relationship to our self and the world around us
Somatic trauma therapy offers techniques for clients to sense and regulate their own physiology and states of being. This includes building more internal and external resources, building trusting and co-regulatory relationships, learning to turn inward with compassion, being invited deeper in the body, and given time and space to process the trauma. These somatic techniques unwind trauma and restore well-being.
What is Somatic EMDR?
“The synthesis of somatic psychology and EMDR Therapy is an exciting advancement in mental health. As stand-alone therapies these are now considered to be two of the best trauma treatment models available. Integrating these therapies enhances the effectiveness of both.”
— Dr. Arielle Schwartz
According to Trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk, Somatic Therapy and EMDR Therapy are considered the best approaches for the treatment of trauma.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is a comprehensive approach to therapy that integrates elements of psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, experiential, and body-centered therapies to maximize treatment effects. EMDR Therapy uses a structured protocol for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related past experiences that trigger emotions, beliefs, sensations.
Somatic Interventions such as tracking sensations, deepening awareness, boundary awareness, and self-regulation complement and increase the efficacy of EMDR Therapy. Collectively these therapeutic modalities offer a profound healing tool for anyone facing the pain of PTSD.
Somatic Psychology offers key concepts and interventions that are necessary for a unified Somatic approach to EMDR.
REGISTER FOR THE LIVE INFORMATION SESSION + GET THE RECORDING
INFORMATION SESSION:
February 2nd, 2025 from 3 - 4:30pm ET
WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR?
• 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 & Body Workers
• Acupuncturists
• Hypnotherapists
• Kinesiologists
• Complementary & Alternative Medicine Professionals
• Clergy & Religious Leaders
• Other Wellness Professionals
REGISTER FOR THE LIVE INFORMATION SESSION + GET THE RECORDING
INFORMATION SESSION:
February 2nd, 2025 from 3 - 4:30pm ET