🌿 **Somatic Therapy Training: Deepening Connection with Body & Nervous System** 🌿 10 Live and In Person CEUS approved for counselors (diagnosis) and social workers (clinical)
👉 Spaces are limited! Register now and secure your spot in this transformative training experience!
🔗www.ecosomatictherapist.com/calendar
"The therapist who is familiar with bodily feelings has a privileged window into the primal life of the psyche and soul. No amount of talk alone can match this vantage point." – Peter Levine
Join us for an immersive two-day workshop designed to enhance your therapeutic practice through the lens of somatic therapy. Understanding how our bodies and nervous systems communicate is key to trauma-informed care, and this training will help you connect more deeply with both your own body and your clients'. Learn to tune into body sensations, breath, and emotions, using this embodied awareness to offer more effective, compassionate, and intuitive care.
🧠 What will you learn?
- Day 1: Introduction to somatic theory and science
- Day 2: Embodied application of theory—practicing therapeutic presence
Objectives of the Training:
- Define the principles of somatic therapy, including **Polyvagal Theory**, **neuroception**, and **mirror neurons**
- Learn how to integrate the body into the healing process and recognize non-verbal communication in therapy
- Gain tools to identify and support nervous system states in both yourself and your clients
- Deepen your ability to support healing through embodied understanding and therapeutic presence
📅 Date:
Day 1 & 2: Friday July 18 and Saturday July 19
🕒 Time:
10-4:30 both days
📍 Location:
UL Lafayette Student Union
Lafayette, LA 70503
💰 Pricing:
$250 - $300 **Equity Registration** – Choose what works best for your financial situation.
Two scholarships available! Email
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💡 This training is designed for mental health professionals looking to deepen their understanding of somatic therapy and enhance their ability to connect with clients on a deeper, more intuitive level.
This training is led by Ashley Petty, LPC-S, and Kathryn Dietzway, LCSW-BACS.
Kathryn Dietzway is the founder of Eco-Somatic EMDR--a way of being with self, clients and the Earth, and is also an EMDRIA-approved consultant, certified EMDR therapist, and advanced EMDR trainer. She has been studying the nervous system and incorporating somatics into therapy since 2019 both in her office and in nature spaces, including her office backyard. Kathryn’s training in eco-somatic methods includes the Earth Body Institute, The Embody Lab, and Beyond Healing Center, among others.
Ashley Petty has been practicing somatic informed therapy since 2020, deeply integrating the connection between mind, body, and Earth in her therapeutic work. Ashley's work is rooted in understanding how the nervous system influences emotional and behavioral responses, allowing her to support clients through somatic techniques that promote safety, regulation, connection and healing. Her approach is grounded in the belief that true therapeutic transformation happens when we are in alignment with both our bodies and the natural world around us.
Both Ashley and Kathryn are passionate about a somatic, embodied, and authentic approach to therapy that integrates mind, body, and Earth for coregulation and holistic-ecological well being.
👉 Spaces are limited! Register now and secure your spot in this transformative training experience!
🔗www.ecosomatictherapist.com/calendar
Let’s explore the wisdom of the body and unlock new pathways for healing! 🌱
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