Somatic Therapy: Interventions to Enhance Embodiment in Trauma Treatment: Video Course

In this engaging and informative seminar by Dr. Arielle Schwartz, we learn the science of embodiment and why somatic psychology is essential for helping clients work with dysregulated affect and arousal states that accompany PTSD. We discuss the key principles of modern day somatic psychology modalities including the value of working mindfully, relationally, and experientially. We will discuss the difference between “top-down” and “bottom-up” interventions and how they can be used to strengthen clients’ “window of tolerance.” We will also explore how somatic processing of traumatic events can be combined with other trauma treatment modalities (e.g. EMDR Therapy, Trauma Focused CBT, Narrative Exposure Therapy).

The seminar will be especially useful for psychotherapists, psychologists and counsellors who are interested in learning how to integrate somatic psychology interventions into their work with clients. Specifically, we will consider:

• The theoretical and scientific bases of somatic psychology
• The cognitive, emotional, and physiological impact of stress, trauma, and PTSD
• Why working in the “Window of Tolerance” is essential to successful trauma treatment
• Examples of “top-down” and “bottom up” interventions in trauma treatment
• The importance of mutual regulation as a precursor to the development of self-regulation of affect and arousal
• Specific interventions to enhance embodiment in trauma treatment
• How somatic processing of traumatic events can be combined with other trauma treatment modalities (e.g. EMDR Therapy, Trauma Focused CBT, Narrative Exposure Therapy)

Specifically, this seminar covers:

1: The Science of Embodiment

• The theoretical and scientific bases of somatic psychology
  • A unified approach to somatic psychology
  • Sensory systems and embodiment
• The cognitive, emotional, and physiological impact of stress, trauma, and PTSD
  • Beyond Fight and Flight
  • Mobilization and Immobilization
  • Dysregulation and Dissociation
• Why working in the “Window of Tolerance” is essential to successful trauma treatment
  • “Top-Down” and “Bottom-Up” interventions in trauma treatment.

2: Somatic Interventions and Applications

• Affect and arousal regulation in trauma treatment
  • The role of mutual regulation as a precursor to the development of self-regulation
• Interventions to enhance embodiment in trauma treatment
  • Awareness Interventions
  • Resourcing Interventions
  • Trauma Processing Interventions
  • Integrating Interventions
• Combining Somatic Psychology with other trauma treatment modalities
  • EMDR Therapy, Trauma Focused CBT, Narrative Exposure Therapy

About the speaker:

Arielle Schwartz, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist, EMDR Therapy consultant, and certified yoga instructor with a private practice in Boulder, Colorado. She earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University and holds a Master’s degree in Somatic Psychology through Naropa University. She is the author of two books: The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Emotional Control and Becoming Whole (Althea Press, 2017) and EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology: Interventions to Enhance Embodiment in Trauma Treatment (W. W. Norton, in Press). She is a core teacher with The Maiberger Institute offering Advanced Workshops on topics of EMDR Therapy, Somatic Psychology, Attachment Trauma, and Chronic Pain. Her psychotherapy practice specializes in PTSD, Complex PTSD, grief and loss, resilience, and therapeutic yoga. She is dedicated to offering informational mental health and wellness updates through her writing, public speaking, social media presence, and blog. www.drarielleschwartz.com

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