Learn the art and science of integrating somatic approaches in therapy
FREE ONLINE EVENT | April 24 - 26
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2025 Training Faculty
Learn directly from today’s leading experts in somatic therapy, trauma healing, nervous system regulation, and neurobiology.
Peter A. Levine, PhD
Developer, Somatic Experiencing; Author, Waking the Tiger; Founder, Ergos Institute for Somatic Education
Pat Ogden, PhD
Creator, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Method; Co-founder, Hakomi Institute; Author, Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy
Linda Thai, MSW, LMSW
Trauma Therapist; Educator on Complex Trauma and Identity; Advocate for Collective Healing and Intergenerational Repair
Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Clinical Psychiatrist; Author, The Body Keeps the Score; International Leader in the Treatment of Psychological Trauma
Deb Dana, MSW, LCSW
Clinician; Author, Anchored and The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy; Developer, Rhythm of Regulation® Methodology
Dan Siegel, MD
Founder, Mindsight Institute; Co-Director, Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA; Author, New York Times Bestsellers on IPNB
Licia Sky
Co-Founder, Trauma Research Foundation; Somatic Educator; Workshop Leader in Embodied Trauma Healing and Awareness Practices
Chinwé Williams, PhD
EMDR Therapist; Author, Seen and Calm, Courageous, and Connected; Consultant on Trauma and Youth Wellness
Roger Kuhn, PhD
Two-Spirit Somacultural Therapist; Author, Somacultural Liberation; Organizer, Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirit Powwow
Staci Haines
Somatics Innovator; Author, The Politics of Trauma; Co-Founder, Generative Somatics; Senior Teacher, Strozzi Institute
Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD
Author; Developer, Inner Relationship Focusing; CEO, Focusing Resources; Author, The Power of Focusing
Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, MFT
Somatic Psychotherapist; Founder, Embodywise; Author, Trauma-Sensitive Movement and 8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness
Shari Geller, PhD
Clinical Psychologist; Co-Director, Centre for MindBody Health; Author, Grounding Psychotherapy in Compassion; Co-Developer, Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy Program
Galia Tyano Ronen, MA, LCP
Clinical Psychologist; Co-Editor, Grounding Psychotherapy in Self-Compassion; Co-Developer, Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy Program
Susan McConnell, MA, CHT
Founder, Somatic IFS; Senior Trainer, IFS Institute; Author, Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy
Raymond Rodriguez, Rev., MSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker; Trauma Specialist; Faculty, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute; Certified in EMDR and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Susan Aposhyan, MA, LPC
Psychotherapist; Founder, Body-Mind Psychotherapy; Author, Heart Open, Body Awake
Christopher Germer, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer, Harvard University; Co-founder, The Mindful Self-Compassion program
Clarissa Cigrand, PhD, LPC,
Core Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Faculty and Curriculum, Naropa University; Educator; Researcher; Mental Health Counselor
The most wonderful, practical and timely summit.
- Kara,
Summit Attendee
Event Schedule
PART 1
The Role of the Body in Therapy and Healing
Thursday, April 24th, 2025
A Deeply Personal Account: The Ordinary Miracle of Healing
with Peter Levine, PhD
Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Healing Power of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
with Pat Ogden, PhD
Mapping the Nervous System: Understanding Survival Responses and the Path to Regulation
with Linda Thai, MSW, LMSW
The Whispers of the Soma: Slowing Down, Listening Deeply, and Honoring the Healing Process
with Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, MFT
Somacultural Liberation: Reclaiming the Body Through Culture, Identity, and Compassion
with Roger Kuhn, PhD
PART 2
The Embodied Therapist and Listening to the Body
Friday, April 25th, 2025
Focusing: Accessing the “Felt Sense” as a Powerful Catalyst of Transformation in Any Form of Psychotherapy
with Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD
Integrating Polyvagal Theory into Psychotherapy for You and Your Clients (back by popular demand – replay from the 2022 Summit)
with Deb Dana, MSW, LCSW
Reclaiming the Soma: Embodied Healing Across Personal and Collective Trauma
with Staci Haines
Somatic-Cognitive Approaches to Therapy
with Susan Aposhyan, MA, LPC
Integration and the Mind: A Somatic View of Wholeness and Healing
with Dan Siegel, MD
PART 3
Somatic Tools in Action – Regulating, Resourcing, and Building Resilience
Saturday, April 26th, 2025
Synchrony and Safety: Becoming an Anchor for Healing in Somatic Therapy
with Bessel van der Kolk, MD and Licia Sky
Healing Attachment Wounds: A Somatic and EMDR-Informed Approach to Shame and Trauma
with Chinwé Williams, PhD
Grounding Psychotherapy in Presence and Self-Compassion
with Shari Geller, PhD and Galia Tyano Ronen, MA, LCP
Embodied Self Energy: Bringing the Body Into Internal Family Systems Therapy
with Susan McConnell, MA, CHT
Begin with the Body: Cultivating Somatic Awareness in Therapy
with Raymond Rodriguez, Rev., MSW, LCSW
APRIL 24-26 | SOMATIC APPROACHES IN THERAPY SUMMIT
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Here's What Some of the Previous Summit Attendees have Said...
Loved that each talk incorporated at least one direct practice that I can use in sessions with clients. Good mix of experiental and theoretical.
Isaac F,
Social Worker
Incredibly impressed by the integration of research, practical strategies, and down to earth sharing of information. I felt as if I was receiving a one-on-one teaching session and made pages of notes to reflect on later. Thank you so much for such an uplifting and informative event.
Natalie P,
Psychotherapist
Excellent speakers; light and conversational tone (not “too academic”)
Charlotte,
Jungian Analyst
Such a gift to feel connected to such a great, worldwide, compassionate group of people who share the same ideas, convictions, beliefs and values. I was craving this type of community- I had been feeling alone here in Florida with regards to this type of practice.
Rafa G,
LMHC
I had goose bumps throughout this whole hour because I can feel how real and important this is in my bones. I am currently in grad school and have found myself feeling very down for the past year and burdened by western mental health approaches (i.e. diagnosis). This event inspired me to continue listening to my soul and doing this work in a harmonious and healing way that might not look like what they teach in school. Thank you
Jill M,
Mental Health Counselor
Heartfelt. Learning packed.
Megan R,
Counselor
A perfect mix of research background, overview of compassion based therapy and concrete information of how to integrate it in the daily clinical practice! Exactly what I needed at this point in my therapeutic experience with compassion-based therapies.
Julian M,
Therapist
Charlotte,
Germany
I thought I knew quite a lot already about “therapeutic presence”, but this event helped me to gain a lot more and deeper insight. Thank you so much for this profound overview of such an important theme.
Katharina W,
Psychotherapist
The discussions were so intimate, grounded and touching. There was a natural warmth to the interaction that was both skilled and focused, and as a result the information presented had more meaning.
Brian Q,
Clinical Services Manager
As a clinician of color, this was such a necessary panel. What a beautiful discussion–the guided meditation felt like poetry to my soul. Thank you, thank you!
Natalia B,
Psychologist
Such a helpful and dual-purpose Summit — teaching us things we can use and apply to both our clients and to our selves for self-care! Loved that last question about how to “recover” after a session with a client with a heavy diagnosis.
Henrietta L,
LPC
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