Trainings
All of the trainings are available for individuals or organizations to request:

The Embodiment of Trauma: Somatic Healing Methods

Leading trauma experts have been researching the importance of working with the nervous system and body in response to trauma for several years.

Trauma and Sexual Intimacy: Rediscovering the Sexual Self

Embedded in the complex web of sexual trauma treatment is the survivor’s complex feelings related to intrapsychic and interpersonal sexual intimacy.

Sexual Trauma: A Somatic Perspective

The embodied impact of sexual trauma is important for therapists to assess, explore and address in order to facilitate holistic healing with their clients.

Male Survivors of Sexual Trauma: Moving Out of the Silence

Male survivors of sexual trauma experience unique challenges as they process feelings of isolation, shame, betrayal, humiliation, anger, confusion, and fear after the experience of sexual trauma.

The Trauma of Oppression & Decolonizing Therapeutic Methods

This presentation examines the intersection between oppression and complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Both the discriminatory and exploitative elements of oppression will be discussed.

Racialized Trauma and Embodied Somatic Healing Methods

Racism is woven through the many systems which black, indigenous and people of color must rely on for their livelihoods.

The Body in Grief: Supporting the Body in Somatic Healing

The experience of death, loss, mourning, and grief are woven through our clients lives and the lives of therapists.

Dissociation and Fragmentation in the Wake of Complex Trauma

Early childhood trauma can lead to disconnection from oneself and the surrounding overwhelm as a survival mechanism to cope with distress and maintain a sense of self.

Systemic Racial Trauma: A Somatic Perspective

Racism is deeply embedded in the systems that Black, Indigenous, and people of color depend on for their livelihoods, leaving a lasting impact that becomes stored and embodied within the nervous system.

Trauma, Anger and The Body: The Embodiment of Fear and Fury

Anger is a common symptom of Complex PTSD, but shame, stigma, and dissociation often prevent trauma survivors from understanding its role in their healing process.

Trauma and Loss in Adoptees: Exploring and Healing the “Primal Wound”

An adoptee's life often begins with loss and trauma, leading to challenges in attachment, regulation, and behavior. Therapists play a crucial role in supporting them through these complexities.