Course duration: 7 days 49 hours
April 24 / April 25 / April 26 / April 27 / May 2 / May 3 / May 4, 2025
Costs April 24 to 27: CHF 800.
Costs May 2 to 4, 2024: CHF: 600.
Cost of entire course; CHF 1,200
Language: English
This course invites professionals from the fields of therapy, counseling, education, and bodywork to learn the basics and in-depth applications of a trauma-informed, body-oriented therapeutic approach.
The focus is on understanding trauma as an embodied, relational, and culturally embedded phenomenon—and developing skills to accompany healing processes in a safe, mindful, and resource-oriented manner.
In this course, you will learn
- The basic principles of trauma-informed, somatic practice—grounded in neuroscience, attachment theory, and ethical integrity.
- A deep understanding of trauma in the body—visible in posture, gestures, movement, and somatic memory.
- Assessment and diagnostic tools for PTSD and trauma-related disorders, taking cultural perspectives into account.
- Neurobiological concepts such as polyvagal theory and the window of tolerance as foundations for regulation and safety.
- Insights into transgenerational and sociocultural trauma and its effects on identity, body, and movement patterns.
- Somatic regulation techniques such as grounding, titration, resourcing, and co-regulation – for stability, flexibility, and resilience.
- Clinical and expressive movement interventions that promote trauma integration without retraumatizing.
- The importance of therapeutic alliance and relational safety as the basis for embodied healing.
- Self-care and mindfulness for therapists to prevent secondary traumatization and make their own practice sustainable.
