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Digital Seminar

Somatic Psychology and EMDR Therapy: An Integrated Approach to Treating Trauma and its Effects on the Nervous System


Speaker:
Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C
Duration:
1 Hour 02 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Mar 05, 2026
Product Code:
POS150739
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

Trauma is more than just an emotional wound; it manifests physically—causing muscle tension, altered heart rates, and breathing issues—impacting the entire system. This innovative session with Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C, will show you how to integrate interventions from EMDR and somatic psychology help clients reconnect with their bodies, regulate emotions, and fully integrate trauma to provide ethical, cutting-edge care that leads to deep, lasting change. 

You’ll get: 

  • Tools for safely work with client’s emotions, sensations, and psychophysiological arousal 
  • Techniques for memory reprocessing with cognitive restructuring 
  • Resourcing strategies to create a safe space 
  • “Felt sense” exercises for managing unease  

This course is not affiliated with EMDRIA and does not qualify toward EMDRIA credits or training.

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Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C's Profile

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Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C, is a licensed clinical psychologist, certified complex trauma professional, EMDR Consultant, and Kripalu yoga teacher. She is an internationally sought-out speaker, leading voice in the field of trauma recovery, and the author of eight books including The Complex PTSD Workbook, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology, The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook, and Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga.

As the founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy, her work is rooted in the positive psychology movement, which is focused on enhancing resources and fostering growth. She offers an integrative, mind-body approach to therapy that includes relational therapy, somatic psychology, EMDR therapy, parts work therapy, and therapeutic yoga for trauma. Praised by Dr. Stephen Porges, Arielle specializes in applying his polyvagal theory, which focuses on addressing imbalances within the autonomic nervous system that underlie most mental and physical health conditions. Her work can be found at the Shift Network, Sounds True, Psychotherapy Networker, Embody Lab, Art of Living, Omega Institute, and more.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Arielle Schwartz maintains a private practice, has an employment relationship with Integrative Psychiatry Institute and receives compensation as a yoga instructor. She receives royalties as a published author and receives compensation as an international presenter and a yoga instructor. Dr. Schwartz is a paid consultant for Evergreen Certifications. She receives speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Arielle Schwartz is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Yoga Alliance.


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Objectives

  1. Determine modified EMDR therapy protocols that create a safe healing environment for complex trauma 
  2. Combine principles of somatic psychology with trauma recovery 
  3. Evaluate the tiered response to threat and hybrid nervous system states 
  4. Determine grounding techniques that increase clients’ resources 

Outline

  • How trauma leaves it's imprint on the nervous system and body 
  • Intro to EMDR Therapy and healing trauma 
  • EMDR Therapy is already an integrative approach to trauma treatment 
  • Combined approach of EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology 

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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