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Somatic Trauma Therapy — Knoxville & Nashville, TN  ·  Nov 30 or Dec 1, 2026  ·  Live Webcast Available

Somatic Trauma Therapy
Crash Course:

Core Skills and Interventions to Treat Trauma through the Body

 
Knoxville, TN | Nashville, TN | Live Webcast | Nov 30 or Dec 1, 2026
Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500
Stacy Ruse
LPC, E-RYT-500
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"This has been one of the most informative and engaging trainings I have done. I would highly recommend to others!!"
— Licensed Counselor/Psychotherapist

Whether you're new to somatic therapy or an experienced practitioner looking for a refresher, this training is for you. Join in-demand trainer Stacy Ruse, LPC, as she guides you through the core principles and techniques of somatic therapy. Stacy will explain the why behind somatic healing in clear, accessible terms — and, better still, offer practical tools you can immediately implement with your clients.

When you enroll, you'll learn:

  • Key strategies for effectively assessing and understanding your clients' body awareness
  • Techniques to help clients release stored tension and trauma through body-focused interventions
  • How to work with emotional blocks and somatic defenses
  • Practical approaches for creating safety and trust in the therapeutic relationship
  • How to integrate somatic practices into your sessions for lasting transformation

Designed to be beginner-friendly, yet rich in actionable techniques and insights, this course will empower you to integrate somatic therapy into your practice with confidence.

Somatic therapy isn't a replacement for what you already do.
It's the foundation everything else has always rested on.

Register now – Earn up to 6.25 CE hours

Somatic Trauma Therapy Crash Course

Core Skills and Interventions to Treat Trauma through the Body

With Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500
Option 1 · Live in person
$269.99
Monday, November 30, 2026
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET
Crowne Plaza Knoxville
Live Q&A with Stacy
90-day replay access
Learn alongside peers
Option 2 · Live in person
$269.99
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Omni Nashville Hotel
Live Q&A with Stacy
90-day replay access
Learn alongside peers
Option 3 · Live online
Live WebcastWatch from anywhere
$124.99
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Streamed live from Nashville
90-day replay access
The full live training, no travel
Option 4 · On demand
On-Demand RecordingStart right away
$124.99
Available now
Watch anytime
Online
Unlimited access
Pause and rewind as you go
Real Reviews

Here's what other clinicians said about this training:

5 stars
The presenter somehow calmed me with her tone and pace. I normally feel rushed and slightly overwhelmed by other presenters. The consolidated handout will be very useful in my practice — the additional handout is extremely appreciated.
— Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
5 stars
Excellent content, experienced presenter who modeled many of the interventions presented — calmly and thoughtfully! Highly recommended!!
— Licensed Psychologist
5 stars
This has been one of the most informative and engaging trainings I have done. I would highly recommend to others!!
— Licensed Counselor/Psychotherapist
Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500
Stacy Ruse
LPC, E-RYT-500
Your Trainer

Clinicians fly across the country just to sit in her training.

Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500, is an Evergreen EMDR consultant and clinician, IFS therapist, and founder of Aglow Counseling. She's a trauma expert who specializes in using IFS therapy, EMDR, and somatic therapies to unravel the intricate threads of trauma and guide clients toward empowerment and resilience. Her approach, while deeply rooted in trauma-informed methodologies, is characterized by a transpersonal twist that transcends the boundaries of traditional therapy. Stacy is certified in EMDR and is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and a certified yoga instructor.

5 stars
I loved how the speaker spoke slowly and built space into the presentation. How refreshing!
— Licensed Psychologist
5 stars
Stacy was knowledgeable, accepting, kind, and sensitive. Exceptional presenter. Best I have had at PESI!
— Licensed Psychologist
A Note From Stacy

Whatever brought you here — curiosity, a client who's plateaued, a sense that something's missing from your current approach — you're in the right place. All of it is welcome.

This isn't a training where I'll hand you a protocol and send you on your way. What we're going to do is something more fundamental. We're going to look at what actually happens inside a person when trauma doesn't get to complete itself — when the nervous system gets thwarted mid-response and learns to hold on instead of let go. And then we're going to explore, gently and practically, how to help the body finally finish what it started.

Whatever modality you work in — IFS, EMDR, DBT, attachment-based work, something else entirely — this integrates. I'm not asking you to set down what you already know. I'm inviting you to go deeper underneath it. Because the nervous system is the foundation every one of those approaches is sitting on.

Here's what I know after years of this work: slow is the new fast. Most of what we're calling transformation happens in micro-moments, not dramatic breakthroughs. And the nervous system — yours and your clients' — needs to feel safe enough before it can release anything it's been holding. That's not a philosophy. That's biology.

You'll leave with practical tools you can use in your very next session. You'll also leave with something I find just as important: a way of understanding the body's protective wisdom — including the parts that look like resistance, shutdown, or dissociation — that will change how you sit with your most complex clients.

— Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500
Register now – Earn up to 6.25 CE hours

Somatic Trauma Therapy Crash Course

Core Skills and Interventions to Treat Trauma through the Body

With Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500
Option 1 · Live in person
$269.99
Monday, November 30, 2026
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET
Crowne Plaza Knoxville
Live Q&A with Stacy
90-day replay access
Learn alongside peers
Option 2 · Live in person
$269.99
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Omni Nashville Hotel
Live Q&A with Stacy
90-day replay access
Learn alongside peers
Option 3 · Live online
Live WebcastWatch from anywhere
$124.99
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Streamed live from Nashville
90-day replay access
The full live training, no travel
Option 4 · On demand
On-Demand RecordingStart right away
$124.99
Available now
Watch anytime
Online
Unlimited access
Pause and rewind as you go

Walk in curious. Walk out ready for your next session.

Backed by hundreds of evaluations from clinicians just like you.

Introduce body-based interventions knowing exactly when and how — without derailing the session
Explain polyvagal theory to clients in plain language — and use it in real time to guide them out of freeze
Layer somatic techniques onto EMDR, IFS, and DBT — no starting over, no throwing anything out
Sit with dissociation without bracing — with a framework that makes sense of it instead of amplifying the fear
Teach clients to track their own nervous system — the skill that makes every other intervention land deeper
Walk out re-energized — reminded of why you showed up for this work in the first place

Already using IFS, EMDR, or DBT?
This training was built to go deeper underneath all of it — not replace any of it.

Make a Trip of It

Knoxville, TN
November 30, 2026
Crowne Plaza Knoxville
401 W. Summit Hill Dr., Knoxville, TN 37902

An IHG Torchbearer Award winner in the center of downtown.

Market Square is a five-minute walk away, with local restaurants and live music most evenings, and historic Gay Street is just steps from the hotel. The Great Smoky Mountains are about 45 minutes away if you want to add a day.

Nashville, TN
December 1, 2026
Omni Nashville Hotel
250 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN 37203

Connected to the Country Music Hall of Fame, with a rooftop pool and spa.

You're steps from the live music on Lower Broadway, and the Country Music Hall of Fame connects to the hotel by skybridge. The Ryman Auditorium and Johnny Cash Museum are each a few minutes' walk.

Questions

What clinicians ask before they register.

I already use IFS, EMDR, or DBT. Does this work alongside my existing framework?
Not only does it work alongside — it was built for that. This training was designed for clinicians who already have a modality. Somatic work doesn't compete with IFS or EMDR — it lives underneath them, at the nervous-system level where those approaches are ultimately doing their work anyway. The final part of the training focuses specifically on integrating somatic techniques into your clinical practice and other methodologies.
Is this for beginners, or do I need a somatic background?
Stacy designed this to be genuinely accessible regardless of background — and it is not watered down. Experienced clinicians consistently report new clinical depth. Both are true.
I've taken somatic trainings before and couldn't implement anything. Why is this different?
Because Stacy teaches to transfer. She slows down, builds in space, and models every intervention live so you feel it before you're asked to use it. The handout is, by evaluation consensus, genuinely useful. Hundreds of clinicians said they used what they learned the following week.
What is the daily training schedule?
The training runs 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM local time, with a generous lunch break from 11:50 AM – 1:00 PM, plus 15-minute breaks in the morning and afternoon. You'll have plenty of room to step away, refuel, and stretch — without missing a beat of the clinical material.

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