Body, Mind, Soul: A Holistic Approach to Psychotherapeutic Healing

Date: January 16, 2025 - January 23, 2025

Where: Rio Chirripo Lodge & Retreat, Chirripo, Costa Rica

Tuition does not include room, board or travel expenses.

 28 Hours CE CONTACT HOURS: approved by NY State Board of Psychology, Social Work, Psychoanalysts and Mental Health Counselors

Somatic Skills Integrating in Your Practice: A Practical Hands-On Training

Description:

In this transformative experiential educational learning environment, we will delve deeper into the integration of somatic therapy techniques into your practice. If you take Introduction to Somatic Therapy workshop I (4 hr), this training will provide you with experience and strategies to effectively address trauma and promote overall well-being in your clients. This Hands On Training can stand alone or be combined with the overview 4 hour offered online virtually or self paced.  

Contextualizing Trauma, Energy, and Somatics:

We will explore the synergistic relationship between trauma, energy, and somatics, and how they can seamlessly intertwine in therapeutic practice. Through a blend of theory and experiential exercises, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of:

• The role of the nervous system in trauma and regulation

• Breathwork techniques for grounding and centering

• Understanding and addressing somatic signs of trauma

• Techniques for embodiment and alignment

• Strategies for navigating energy shifts and state changes

Somatic Skills Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Articulate the interconnectedness of trauma, energy, and somatics in therapeutic practice

• Apply advanced somatic techniques to help clients regulate their nervous system and manage stress

• Utilize breathwork practices to facilitate grounding and centering in therapy sessions

• Recognize somatic manifestations of trauma and implement appropriate interventions

• Integrate somatic therapy techniques seamlessly into their existing practice

• Develop a personalized toolkit of somatic skills tailored to their unique therapeutic approach

What professionals are saying about Jennifer:

"Jennifer Degen and I have been colleagues for over four years, often meeting weekly for professional and personal accountability, support, encouragement, and resilience. I deeply cherish Jen's grounding presence and inspiring influence in my life. Jen walks her talk! She is serious about her own daily personal practice and regularly updates her offerings with the most effective trauma-informed, somatic, mindfulness, yoga, and therapeutic methods. For those committed to personal growth and living well, you will be lucky to have Jen supporting and guiding you on your journey!" Cathryn Campbell, MSW 30 years

"I have known Jenifer Degen for fifteen years, as a colleague, teacher, Somatic Coach, Mindfulness Practitioner, and a School Psychologist. Jennifer and I have trained together, co-facilitated workshops, and provided co-consultation with one another. I witness Jen's compassion, intuition, professionalism, and self-awareness that result in her genuine wholehearted dedication to her clients. Working with Jen has truly changed my life; my relationship to self through body, mind, and spirit. Participating in Jen's classes and attending her retreats provide me with the opportunity to deeply explore my life process through my body-centered awareness."  Sheryl Kurland Platt, MED, Emotional Learning Coach

Trauma Resolution Energy Therapy (TRET)® - Level I

This experiential learning retreat offers a powerful and effective way to resolve trauma of all types. It integrates traditional psychodynamic psychotherapy with energy psychology and provides a way to help clinicians get to and resolve unconscious material. Specific new skills that will be taught include:

·    An analysis of trauma and how it limits our functioning

·    Understanding the subtle energy systems in the body

·    Energy balancing

·    Surrogate muscle testing to communicate directly with the unconscious

·    How to test for neurological disorganization and dehydration

·    Diagnosing trauma and traumatic patterns

·    A trauma resolution protocol for treating trauma and traumatic patterns

·    Identifying psychological reversals to eliminate resistance

·    How to resolve negative core beliefs

·    How to instill positive core beliefs

·    Non-dual Awareness guided Meditation Practices

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

·    Describe how trauma affects our functioning

·    Lists the parts of the body’s subtle energy system

·    Learn three methods of surrogate muscle testing

·    Explain how to test for neurological disorganization and dehydration

·    Demonstrate how to test for and process trauma

·    Describe what a negative core belief is

·    Explain why it is important to resolve negative core beliefs

·    Demonstrate how to resolve a psychological reversal

·    Instill positive qualities

·    Learn new meditation practices

*NOTE: This workshop is a prerequisite for taking TRET - Level 2

This is a highly participatory workshop with a significant amount of time devoted to dyadic practice of the TRET protocols

What psychologists are saying about training:

 “I have been a trauma therapist for 30 years, but had never worked with Energy Psychology. Dr, Glenn Soberman's workshop, Trauma Recovery and Treatment (TRET®) provided me with an understanding of energy psychology as an approach to treating trauma.  It has made a significantly positive impact on my practice and the results I can achieve with my patients.  Long used to working with only  non-energetic methods of treating trauma, TRET® allows me to supplement my work in a different way, through helping patients release traumatic energy from their bodies in a way that brings relief to symptoms related to these traumas, and reduces activation to past traumas in their current lives.  Practice sessions during the workshop allowed me to experience TRET® firsthand, and I was profoundly moved by the depth of work that can be achieved in a relatively short period of time.  Dr. Soberman also provides instruction in Emotional Freedom Treatment, which works with the meridians, as well as other extremely helpful techniques.  This was the best workshop I have ever been to in terms of expanding my knowledge, getting solid training in new and different techniques, and feeling I am a more substantive therapist in general, with respect to what I can bring to my patients.  It has been a career changer.  I highly recommend this workshop for anyone wanting to expand their knowledge of energy approaches to trauma treatment.”

  - Susan Budney, Ph.D.

 “In an engaging and comprehensive workshop, Dr. Glenn Soberman, superbly taught us effective trauma resolution healing techniques that enabled me to confidently use the techniques with my clients. This workshop taught me how to identify and treat long term trauma underlying my clients issues including anxiety, dysfunctional behaviors, relationship issues and life stressors.  I have found that these techniques have accelerated their healing and given them the confidence to make changes in their lives, enabling them to grow and thrive. This was an invaluable workshop for me. I highly recommend this workshop for any practitioner. I am ever so grateful to Dr. Soberman for sharing his knowledge and wisdom. “

- Lydia Craigmyle Ph.D.

Retreat Learning Environment:

This highly participatory experiential learning retreat will offer a balance of theoretical exploration and practical application. Through interactive exercises and case studies, you will have the opportunity to deepen your understanding and refine your skills in a beautiful retreat learning environment in Chirripo, Costa Rica.

Don't miss this opportunity to expand your therapeutic repertoire and empower your clients on their healing journey. Reserve your spot by paying your early bird pricing deposit today and embark on a transformative learning experience that will elevate your practice to new heights.  You will benefit by early bird pricing on deluxe or standard rooms. You will receive room selection information within 24 hours after your register for this retreat.