Clarissa Cigrand, PhD, LPC,
Clarissa Cigrand, PhD, LPC, is a Core Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Faculty and Curriculum in the Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling concentration of the MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. She is an educator, researcher, mental health counselor, and clinical supervisor and received her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision. She is passionate about the […]
Christopher Germer, PhD
Christopher Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010 and they wrote three books: The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout, and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program. MSC has been taught to over 250,000 people […]
Pat Ogden, PhD
Pat Ogden, PhD, is a pioneer in somatic psychology, the creator of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy method, and founder of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. Dr. Ogden is trained in a wide variety of somatic and psychotherapeutic approaches, and has over 45 years of experience working with individuals and groups. She is co-founder of the Hakomi Institute, past […]
Deb Dana, MSW, LCSW
Deb Dana, MSW, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, author, and speaker whose work focuses on honoring the role of the autonomic nervous system. She is a founding member of the Polyvagal Institute, a consultant to Khiron Clinics, and an advisor to Unyte. Deb is widely known for translating Polyvagal Theory into clear, accessible language and […]
Staci Haines
Staci Haines has been working at the intersection of personal and social transformation for over thirty years through somatics, trauma healing, embodied leadership, and transformative justice. She is the author of The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing and Social Justice and Healing Sex: A Mind–Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma. An innovator in the field […]
Peter A. Levine, PhD
Peter A. Levine, PhD, is the developer of Somatic Experiencing, a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma. He holds doctorates in both biophysics and psychology. Dr. Levine is the Founder and President of the Ergos Institute for Somatic Education and the Founder and Advisor of Somatic Experiencing International.
Licia Sky
Licia Sky is the co-founder and Global Ambassador of the Trauma Research Foundation. She is a somatic educator, artist, singer-songwriter, and bodyworker who works with individuals recovering from trauma and trains mental health professionals to use mindful movement, theater exercises, writing, and voice as tools for attunement, healing, and connection. She is a regular instructor […]
Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Bessel van der Kolk, MD, is a clinical psychiatrist whose work integrates mind, brain, body, and social connection in the understanding and treatment of trauma. An internationally recognized leader in the field of psychological trauma, he is the author of more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles and several books, including Psychological Trauma, the first integrative […]
Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD
Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD, is an author, educator, and internationally recognized authority on Focusing, the somatic therapeutic method originated by her close colleague, Eugene Gendlin. She has taught Focusing in more than twenty countries over the past thirty years. With her colleague Barbara McGavin, Dr. Cornell developed a technique known as Inner Relationship Focusing. Dr. […]
Chinwé Williams, PhD
Chinwé Williams, PhD, is a licensed and board-certified EMDR therapist based in Georgia. She is a former graduate counseling professor, college and high school counselor, and executive coach. Currently, she serves as a consultant to K–12 schools, nonprofit organizations, faith-based communities, and corporate work settings. Her expertise includes trauma recovery, stress and anxiety management, adolescent […]