"Mindful-Somatic Approaches to Trauma Therapy: A Comprehensive Training Program" Dr. Paris Williams

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"Mindful-Somatic Approaches to Trauma Therapy:

A Comprehensive Training Program"

Dr. Paris Williams

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There has been a steady movement within the field of trauma therapy over the past few decades towards the increasing recognition that:

(a) Psychological trauma (i.e., PTSD, acute trauma and developmental trauma) is primarily held within the body and nervous system 

(b) Working directly with the body (via sensations, impulses, breath, posture, etc.) is therefore key to resolving entrenched trauma conditions

(c) That a particular attitude of open curiosity to ones present experiencei.e., mindfulnessis an extremely helpful component to
recovering from these conditions

As therapists and other helping professionals supporting people who grapple with unresolved trauma, we are fortunate that a
number of methods have been developed in recent years that incorporate these
principles, and which have been providing tremendous healing for millions of
people around the world who have struggled with trauma conditions.

Among the most well-established of these methods are Sensorimotor

Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy,
Internal Family Systems and EMDR. In this 2-day training, you will learn and
practice an integrative approach to mindful/somatic trauma therapy that draws
from the collective wisdom and practice of these and other closely related methods.

In particular, you will... ... learn a simple yet powerful universal framework for making sense of extreme emotional and
traumatic states, helping you to identify where your clients' experiences are
on the spectrum of ANS (Autonomic Nervous System) arousal, and therefore which
interventions are likely to be most helpful at any given point in the therapy
process.  

This theoretical framework is based on the latest research on the psychology and physiology of trauma. ... learn a broad map
outlining the essential stages of the overarching process of trauma-focused
grounded, safely holding the space for clients to do the difficult work of
trauma recovery, while not risking your own dysregulation, vicarious trauma and
burnout." ... learn a number of effective yet simple mindful-somatic
tools based on these methods that you can begin using right away to

1. Help your clients develop confidence working with strong feelings and nervous system dysregulation
2. Help your clients develop a sense of groundedness, presence and orientation
3. Help your clients to develop a rich and healthy connection with their own feelings and needs
4. Make the distinction between a beneficial "emotional release" and being "stuck in a trauma response"
5.  Work with flashbacks, intrusive memories and nightmares
6. Work with somatization (unresolved feelings/memories held within the body)

In order to maximize individual support, this training will be capped at 24 participants.

A Certificate will be awarded upon completion of all requirements for the training