Day 1: The Role of the Body in Therapy and Healing

Peter A. Levine, PhD: A Deeply Personal Account: The Ordinary Miracle of Healing

Pat Ogden, PhD: Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Healing Power of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

Linda Thai, MSW, LMSW: Mapping the Nervous System: Understanding Survival Responses and the Path to Regulation

Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, MFT: The Whispers of the Soma: Slowing Down, Listening Deeply, and Honoring the Healing Process

Roger Kuhn, PhD: Somacultural Liberation: Reclaiming the Body Through Culture, Identity, and Compassion

Day 2: The Embodied Therapist and Listening to the Body

Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD: Focusing: Accessing the “Felt Sense” as a Powerful Catalyst of Transformation in Any Form of Psychotherapy

Deb Dana, MSW, LCSW: Integrating Polyvagal Theory into Psychotherapy for You and Your Clients (back by popular demand – replay from the 2022 Summit)

Staci Haines: Reclaiming the Soma: Embodied Healing Across Personal and Collective Trauma

Susan Aposhyan, MA, LPC: Somatic-Cognitive Approaches to Therapy

Dan Siegel, MD: Integration and the Mind: A Somatic View of Wholeness and Healing

Day 3: Somatic Tools in Action – Regulating, Resourcing, and Building Resilience

Bessel van der Kolk, MD and Licia Sky: Synchrony and Safety: Becoming an Anchor for Healing in Somatic Therapy

Chinwé Williams, PhD: Healing Attachment Wounds: A Somatic and EMDR-Informed Approach to Shame and Trauma

Shari Geller, PhD and Galia Tyano Ronen, MA, LCP: Grounding Psychotherapy in Presence and Self-Compassion

Susan McConnell, MA, CHT: Embodied Self Energy: Bringing the Wisdom of the Body Into Internal Family Systems Therapy

Raymond Rodriguez, Rev., MSW, LCSW: Begin with the Body: Cultivating Somatic Awareness in Therapy

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Healing Attachment Wounds: A Somatic and EMDR-Informed Approach to Shame and Trauma

Chinwé Williams, PhD

What you'll learn

Learn the core components of the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model of EMDR and how this applies to clinical populations experiencing trauma and anxiety
Discover how early attachment injuries and chronic shame become embedded in the body—and how to apply 3 EMDR-related interventions for nervous system regulation
Understand how to guide and support traumatized clients in safely connecting to their body’s sensations and expression

About the speakers

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 and women’s wellness, and somatic practices. Dr. Williams has served on the faculty of several graduate programs, including Rollins College, Georgia State University, Argosy University, and the University of Central Florida. She is an active member of the American Counseling Association and former Board Secretary of the Association for Specialists in Group Work. She is the author of two books, including the best-selling Seen: Healing Despair and Anxiety in Kids and Teens Through the Power of Connection and an upcoming book, Calm, Courageous, and Connected, scheduled for release in May 2025. Dr. Williams is also a frequent media contributor on topics related to anxiety, workplace wellness, and trauma recovery.