Module 2, Calgary AB: Transformational Psychotherapeutics Practitioner Training

CALGARY, AB

October 22-25, 2027

Preparation Zoom Calls: October 7 & 14, 6:30-9PM MST

Training Schedule: 9am to 6pm, daily (unless otherwise stated in training logistics emails)

In the second module, we take a deeper look at one of the main impairments to learning: trauma. Trauma is a huge catchword in recent years, and its rippling and pervasive personal, familial, and broader systemic effects are being increasingly recognized and studied. Everyone has been impacted by some degree and type of trauma. For some, it can be utterly devastating. We will turn toward a mindful style of facilitation, inspired by the practice of Somatic Experiencing, that strategically utilizes both a somatic and imaginal, relational therapeutic approach to safely renegotiate our clients' painful past learning experiences and bravely imagine and embody new possibilities. We will continue cultivating the capacity to support our clients in reimagining the stories of their lives as they learn and heal.

*Module 1 required as a prerequisite, or equivalent (please contact us to assess equivalency).

Within this set of trainings, you will:

• learn an elegant therapeutic process model to expand your effectiveness and scope of practice
• learn how to incorporate an increasing variety of somatic psychotherapeutic theories, principles, and practices into your facilitation
• study more about the nervous system’s role in shock trauma and more complex versions of PTSD
• increase your capacity to recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma, improving the trauma sensitivity of your facilitation
• develop the capacity to recognize the signs and symptoms of defensive mobilization and immobilization responses
• deepen your ability to track a client’s nervous system and respond accordingly to support them in staying within their “window of tolerance”
• learn the difference between emergency methods to stabilize someone experiencing a trauma response versus supporting the processing of trauma while a client is within their “window of tolerance”
• expand your understanding of resourcing and the tools and techniques that can be shared with clients to support their self-regulation
• continue fostering respectful, learning-based therapeutic relationships with clientele as you enhance your capacity to listen, communicate, and experiment effectively for therapeutic purposes
• enhance your capacity to mindfully navigate your clients’ processing of trauma via sensitive, experimental conversation integrated with your existing practices
• cultivate the therapeutic usage of mindfulness and a wide variety of other tools and practices such as:
- contact statements and acknowledgements
- affirmations, inquiries, and probes
- simple movement practices, positional changes, and takeovers
- alternative breathing practices and vocal toning
- proximity and boundaries explorations
• learn methods to safely, gently, and slowly bring awareness to attachment disruptions, embodied trauma, and shame and support its renegotiation
• explore the nuances of transformation and develop more ways to support the integration of new possibilities, insights, somatic shifts, and behaviours
• cultivate the capacity to be directive without compromising sensitive listening or the spirit of experimentation
• learn a body-based and imaginal approach to working with inner multiplicity, informed by IFS and extending meaningfully beyond it into somatic, ceremonial, expressive, and relational practice
• develop the capacity to construct and utilize therapeutic altars as living relational maps that can catalyze insight and healing
• learn to work with images, objects, and ceremony as effective, creative therapeutic tools
• develop sensitivity to the distinct somatic signatures of different part-types — the bracing vigilance of managers, the reactive urgency of firefighters, the collapsed or contracted presence of exiles — and learn to track how these signatures shift through the therapeutic process
• learn movement and partnered expression practices that allow clients to locate space for, understand, embody and metabolize the energy of different part-types, giving physical form to what often is relegated to narration
• understand the specific logic of an elegant yet often unexpected unburdening sequence and learn how to safely and creatively support clients in employing it effectively
• cultivate the capacity to hold imaginal space: neither literalizing the inner figures nor dismissing them, but accompanying clients into genuine encounter with the living presences within
• personally receive these practices so that you can then utilize them from a place of experience with clients

Entrance into these modules requires the following prerequisites:

You are currently practicing and/or actively training in therapeutic modalities that involve supporting clients in navigating and resolving mental-emotional health stresses. Ideally, you have already cultivated some capacity to navigate this territory with others in conscious, compassionate, curious conversation and are open to others supporting you in similar ways.

Cancellation Policy
We understand that life can change unexpectedly, and we are committed to supporting you with flexibility and care throughout your journey. If you need to cancel your registration, cancellations made 15 to 30 days prior to the event start date will receive a 50% refund. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer refunds for cancellations made less than 14 days before the event, as arrangements have already been made to reserve your space.