TRAINING
Friday-Sunday
June 26-28, 2026
9:00am-4:00pm
Trauma is not the story of what happened to us, but what happened within us: a biological survival response that became overwhelmed, frozen, and stuck in the nervous system. This dysregulation manifests as physical, emotional, and spiritual distress, yet within the body’s innate intelligence also lies the precise pathway to resolution and transformation.
In this advanced clinical module, you will be introduced to the core principles and skills of Somatic Experiencing® (SE), based on the pioneering work of Dr. Peter Levine. You will learn to guide clients in re-establishing a biological sense of safety and completion, allowing the body to move through and discharge the frozen energy of traumatic overwhelm.
Moving beyond stabilization, you will master the practical application of key SE interventions. This includes working with the SIBAM model of experience, understanding coupling/uncoupling, and applying the essential clinical triad of resourcing, titration, and pendulation. You will learn to differentiate approaches for single-incident and developmental trauma, identify hypo/hyperarousal and the fawn response, and understand how attachment patterns are woven into the autonomic nervous system. This module provides a foundational somatic toolkit for facilitating deep, organic healing.
“Wendy is very present to the needs of the group. Her experientials and demonstrations expanded my knowledge while encouraging my growth and providing a safe and loving space for all of us. — Lauren Z, LMFT
Somatic Skills
Core Somatic Experiencing® Skills & Sequence
Resourcing (Deepened)
Tracking & Contact
Titration
Pendulation/Oscillation
Discharge & Completion
Somatic Experiencing® Models & Concepts
SIBAM Model
Coupling & Uncoupling:
Hypoarousal & Hyperarousal
Learning Objectives
1. Explain the biphasic nature of trauma (incomplete fight/flight/freeze response) and its manifestation as dysregulation in the autonomic nervous system.
2. Apply the core Somatic Experiencing® clinical sequence: establish a resource, somatically track activation, and employ titration to gently process traumatic material.
3. Utilize the SIBAM model to assess a client’s present-moment experience and identify “stuck” channels (e.g., sensation without meaning, affect without sensation) to guide somatic intervention.
4. Differentiate somatic presentations and clinical approaches for hyperarousal (sympathetic) and hypoarousal (dorsal vagal) states, including the fawn response.
5. Demonstrate the skills of pendulation and containment to help a client expand their window of tolerance and safely oscillate between activation and resource.
6. Articulate how early attachment patterns influence autonomic nervous system development and the client’s relational experience in the therapeutic container.
