5 core somatic practices to address burdens of trauma
How inner parts use the body to protect or tell their story
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For newcomers or experienced practitioners
IFS therapy has transformed trauma treatment giving clients a better way to heal from their emotional wounds.
But trauma also lives in the body. And their parts use the body to protect or tell their story …
… chronic tension from parts that constantly feel threatened. Suppressed or scared parts expressing themselves as unexplained physical pain.
That’s where somatic parts work comes in.
Because with it you can work with parts that can keep clients stuck in trauma’s grasp PLUS safety access and release the trauma burdens stored in their bodies.
You can start using an integrative parts work and body-based approach in your practice.
Watch Marcella Cox a level 3 trained IFS therapist on the teaching staff of Susan McConnell, developer of Somatic IFS.
She’ll make it easy to integrate somatic therapy elements from movement, breathwork and more with the flow of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) modal and give you instantly usable techniques so you can:
Help clients integrate different parts into a cohesive whole
Deepen clients’ understanding of how internal parts interact with bodily experiences
Use somatic methods to access and safely release trauma held in the body
Strengthen clients’ ability to cope with stress through enhanced mind-body resilience
And much more!
So don’t wait to start using a somatic parts work approach that will transform your practice and your clients’ lives.
Purchase now and save your spot!
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Marcella Cox, LMFT, CEDS-C, is a therapist, author, and speaker who has dedicated her career to treating eating disorders, disordered eating, body shame, and trauma. She is a Level 3 trained IFS therapist and on the teaching staff of Susan McConnell, developer of Somatic IFS, an approach that blends the IFS model of therapy with embodiment practices. Marcella trains and supports clinicians in utilizing IFS and Somatic IFS through professional consultation, workshops, trainings and retreats. She is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering learning environment where participants can explore the transformative potential of Somatic Parts Work. Her certifications as a body trust specialist, Safe and Sound protocol provider, mindful self-compassion teacher, as well as her studies of Somatic Experiencing inform her work. She recently contributed the chapter on IFS and disordered eating in Altogether Us: Integrating the IFS Model with Key Modalities, Communities, and Trends (Pivotal Press, 2023). Marcella is also founder of Kindful Body, providing online therapy and nutrition counseling for eating and body issues in California.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Marcella Cox maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with IFS Consultation Collective and Kindful Body. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Marcella Cox is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals.”
This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.
Objectives
Define two basic assumptions of the IFS model and its non-pathological approach.
Identify 3 types of parts in the IFS model.
Examine the potential risks, contraindications, and other considerations associated with using the IFS model.
Identify challenges and limitations in the existing research into the IFS framework.
Examine the preliminary evidence supporting the effectiveness of body-oriented trauma therapy in reducing PTSD-related symptoms.
Choose techniques that combine top-down and bottom-up processing in treating trauma
Utilize somatic awareness in working with their own parts and their client’s parts.
Use conscious breathing skills to develop a relationship with their own therapist parts and their client’s parts.
Determine how mindful movement can allow interrupted developmental phases of yield, push, reach, grasp and other stuck patterns to be released.
Examine how attuned touch physically, imaginally, with nature and voice can support building relationships with protectors and exiles, as well as with the unburdening process.
Identify two risks and benefits of the use of ethical touch in psychotherapy.
Identify 2 ways embodied Self energy can support the Somatic IFS approach to healing trauma.
Identify risks and potential limitations of somatic techniques in the treatment of trauma.
Outline
Day 1
Overview of the IFS Model
Key assumptions of the IFS model
Explore protective and vulnerable parts
The self and its role in healing
The concept of burdens and how they manifest physically
The role of protectors and exiles in the body
The flow of the model
Research, risks and treatment limitations
Introduction to Somatic IFS
Somatic IFS overflow
Key concepts of the model
Benefits of Somatic IFS
Research, risks, and treatment limitations
Integrate Somatic Awareness into the Somatic IFS Model
The language of somatic awareness
The three dimensions of awareness
Therapist use of somatic awareness
Working with parts and self
The process of witnessing
Somatic awareness experiential exercises
Integrate Conscious Breathing into the Somatic IFS Model
Therapist use of conscious breathing
Polyvagal Theory and conscious breathing
Breathing and parts
Conscious breathing experiential exercises
Day 2
Radical Resonance in the Therapeutic Process
About radical resonance
Therapist use of radical resonance
Resonance communication physiology
Address attachment wounds
Radical resonance experiential exercises
Integrate Mindful Movement into the Somatic IFS Model
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