Trauma Therapy Training to Earn Continuing Education Credits
Somatic Therapy For Therapists: Certificate Program
with Kris Silvestry, MA, NCC, LPC, ACS, CCTP, RYT-500
Annie Zenn, MA, NCC, LPC, Nature-Based Therapist
Sarah Watson, MA, NCC, LPC, Art Therapist
Spring, 2026 Training
June 16-18, 2026
Location: Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Rd. Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Program Curriculum
This three-day immersive training introduces therapists to practical somatic therapy approaches that can be integrated into trauma-informed clinical work. Participants will explore how the body, nervous system, and emotional experience interact in the healing process.
Throughout the training, participants will explore:
• Foundations of somatic therapy and the role of the body in trauma and healing
• Understanding nervous system states and how they influence emotional and relational patterns
• Recognizing signs of regulation, dysregulation, and activation in clients
• Techniques for supporting grounding, safety, and nervous system regulation in session
• Clinical cues that indicate when the body is ready for deeper trauma processing
• Practical somatic interventions that can be integrated into traditional talk therapy
• Using breath, movement, and body awareness to support emotional processing
• Integrating somatic approaches with other therapeutic modalities, including EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and AEDP
• Ethical considerations and pacing when introducing body-based interventions
Participants will engage in lecture, experiential learning, clinical discussion, and guided practice throughout the training.
Experiential Learning Components
The third day of the program includes extended experiential learning designed to deepen participants’ embodied understanding of the material.
During the morning, participants will engage in nature-based somatic practices. These exercises explore how natural environments can support nervous system regulation, grounding, and therapeutic presence. Participants will learn how to thoughtfully integrate nature into clinical work when appropriate.
During the afternoon portion, participants will engage in art-based therapeutic interventions integrated with somatic awareness. These creative exercises demonstrate how expressive arts can help clients access emotional experiences that may be difficult to reach through language alone. The combination of creative expression and somatic awareness can support deeper emotional processing and integration.
These experiential components allow therapists to engage directly with the practices, strengthening their ability to bring similar approaches into their clinical work.
Who This Training Is For
This training is designed for therapists and mental health professionals who are interested in integrating body-based approaches into their clinical practice.
The program is appropriate for:
• Licensed professional counselors
• Licensed clinical social workers
• Marriage and family therapists
• Psychologists
• Associate clinicians and pre-licensed therapists working under supervision
• Graduate students in mental health programs
• Other helping professionals interested in trauma-informed, body-based approaches
Participants do not need prior somatic therapy training to attend. The program is designed to be accessible while also offering depth and practical tools that experienced clinicians can integrate into their existing practice.
What Participants Will Leave With
By the end of the training, participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how the nervous system and body influence emotional and psychological experience.
Participants will leave with:
• A stronger understanding of nervous system regulation and dysregulation
• Practical somatic interventions that can be used immediately in clinical practice
• Greater confidence in working with trauma through a body-informed lens
• Tools for helping clients build awareness of their internal experiences
• Strategies for safely pacing somatic interventions in therapy sessions
• Experiential understanding of body-based regulation practices
• A framework for integrating somatic therapy with existing therapeutic modalities
Participants who complete the full training will receive a Certificate of Completion in Somatic Therapy for Therapists.
Continuing education 22.5 credits will be provided for eligible participants.
Why Somatic Therapy Matters in Trauma Work
Many clients arrive in therapy with experiences that live not only in memory and emotion, but also in the body. Trauma can shape nervous system responses, patterns of regulation and dysregulation, and the ways people experience safety, connection, and internal awareness.
While traditional talk therapy can offer important insight and support, many clinicians recognize that some experiences cannot be fully processed through cognitive understanding alone. Somatic approaches help therapists attend to the body as an important source of information and healing.
By learning to notice shifts in breath, posture, movement, and physical sensation, therapists can help clients develop greater awareness of their internal experience. These small moments of awareness often create new opportunities for regulation, emotional processing, and integration.
Somatic therapy does not replace traditional therapeutic approaches. Instead, it expands the clinician’s ability to work with the client's full experience, thoughts, emotions, relationships, and the body.
This training introduces therapists to practical ways to integrate somatic awareness into clinical work while maintaining a trauma-informed, ethically grounded approach.
What Makes This Training Different
This training is designed not only to teach somatic concepts but to allow therapists to experience the work in an embodied way.
Participants will learn through a combination of clinical instruction, discussion, and experiential exercises that help translate theory into practice. By engaging with the material personally, therapists often gain a deeper understanding of how to introduce these approaches safely and effectively in their work with clients.
The training integrates several perspectives that inform trauma-informed therapy, including somatic therapy, nervous system awareness, Internal Family Systems (IFS), AEDP-informed relational work, and experiential learning practices.
Participants will also engage in experiential components, including nature-based practices and art-based therapeutic interventions, integrated with somatic awareness. These experiences help illustrate how regulation, creativity, and embodied presence can support the therapeutic process.
The goal of the program is to provide therapists with practical tools, thoughtful frameworks, and experiential understanding that can be integrated into their clinical work in ways that feel authentic and sustainable.
Training Schedule
The Somatic Therapy for Therapists Certificate Program is a three-day immersive training that blends clinical instruction, experiential learning, and reflective practice. Each day builds upon the previous one, allowing participants to deepen their understanding of somatic therapy and develop practical skills that can be integrated into their clinical work.
Day One: Foundations of Somatic Therapy
The first day focuses on building a strong foundation for understanding the role of the body and nervous system in trauma and emotional regulation.
Participants will explore how somatic awareness can support therapeutic work and learn to recognize signs of nervous system regulation and dysregulation in clients. The day will introduce key principles of somatic therapy and provide practical interventions that therapists can begin integrating into their work.
Topics will include:
• The role of the body in trauma and healing
• Understanding nervous system states and patterns of regulation
• Recognizing somatic cues in therapy sessions
• Supporting grounding and safety in clinical work
• Introducing body awareness in a trauma-informed way
Participants will also engage in experiential exercises designed to help therapists personally experience somatic regulation practices.
Day Two: Integrating Somatic Work into Clinical Practice
The second day focuses on helping therapists deepen their ability to integrate somatic interventions into therapy sessions.
Participants will learn how to recognize when clients may benefit from somatic approaches and how to introduce body-based interventions in ways that support safety and pacing. The day will also explore how somatic therapy can complement other modalities such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and AEDP.
Topics will include:
• Practical somatic interventions for emotional regulation
• Supporting clients in noticing and describing internal experiences
• Working with activation, shutdown, and nervous system shifts
• Integrating somatic work with relational and trauma-informed approaches
• Ethical considerations and pacing in somatic therapy
Experiential exercises and clinical discussion will help participants translate these concepts into real-world therapeutic practice.
Day Three: Experiential Integration
The final day of the training focuses on experiential learning and embodied integration of the material.
During the morning, participants will engage in nature-based somatic practices. These experiences explore how natural environments can support nervous system regulation, grounding, and therapeutic presence. Participants will reflect on how nature-based elements can be thoughtfully incorporated into therapeutic work when appropriate.
During the afternoon, participants will explore art-based therapeutic interventions integrated with somatic awareness. Through guided creative exercises, therapists will experience how art and expressive practices can help clients access emotional material that may be difficult to reach through language alone.
These experiential components provide participants with a deeper embodied understanding of somatic practices and offer practical inspiration for integrating creativity, regulation, and body awareness into therapeutic work.
Getting Here:
Local Airport:
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), then taking an Uber or rental car to/from the hotel and training.
Local Train Station:
Stirling Train Station, then taking an Uber to/from the training.
Local Hotels:
Olde Mill Inn
Distance: 2.8 miles
Drive time: about 6 minutes
Direction: Southeast (toward Route 202)
The Bernards Inn
Distance: 3.3 miles
Drive time: about 7 minutes
Direction: Northwest (toward Bernardsville)
Courtyard by Marriott Basking Ridge
Distance: 4.4 miles
Drive time: about 9 minutes
Direction: South (toward Martinsville area)
Delta Hotels by Marriott Basking Ridge
Distance: 4.6 miles
Drive time: about 9 minutes
Direction: South
Embassy Suites by Hilton Berkeley Heights
Distance: 6.3 miles
Drive time: about 11 minutes
Direction: Southeast (toward Berkeley Heights / Route 78 corridor)
IN PERSON:
June 16-18, 2026
[9:00am - 4:00pm all days]
All payments due by May 28th, 2026
Pricing and Registration
Early Bird Paid in Full
($525)
Payment Structure
One-time payment: $525
For payments prior to June 1, 2026
Standard Paid in Full
($650)
Payment Structure
One-time payment: $650
For payments on or after June 1, 2026
Cancellation Policy
30 days or more before the training: Full refund, minus a $25 administrative fee.
15–29 days before the training: 50% refund of registration fee.
Within 14 days: Refunds not available. Instead, you may choose:
A credit toward a future Peace of Mind training, or
To transfer your registration to a colleague at no cost.
If Peace of Mind must cancel: Full refund or option to transfer.
UPCOMING TRAININGS
〰️
UPCOMING TRAININGS 〰️
POM Method™️ Trauma-Informed Certification Training Program
with Kris Silvestry, MA, NCC, LPC, ACS, CCTP, RYT-500
Winter 2026 Cohort
(currently in process)
Location: Peace of Mind Wellness, 395 Springfield Ave. Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
A hybrid trauma therapy training combining virtual and in-person learning, this program teaches the full Peace of Mind Method™, which integrates EMDR, IFS, somatic practices, and creative modalities in a 10-phase healing framework. Over virtual sessions (Jan 8, 22, Feb 5, 2026) and a two-day in-person intensive (Feb 19–20, 2026), practitioners will deepen their capacity to guide clients toward regulation, integration, and resilience. CE contact hours available.
VIRTUAL DATES & TIMES:
Jan 8th, Jan 22nd, Feb 5th, 2026
[8:30am - 2:30pm]
IN PERSON DATES & TIMES:
Feb 19–20, 2026
[9:00am - 3:00pm]
Join our waitlist for cohort number 7.
Pricing and Registration
Early Bird Paid in Full
($1,157)
Payment Structure:
One-time payment: $1,157
Due at registration
Early Bird 3-Pay Monthly
($1,257 total)
Payment Structure:
Installment: $419
Frequency: Monthly
Duration: 3 months
Total Paid: $1,257
Early Bird 2-Pay Monthly
($1,257 total)
Payment Structure:
Installment: $628.50
Frequency: Monthly
Duration: 2 months
Total Paid: $1,257
Standard Paid in Full
($1,557)
Payment Structure:
One-time payment: $1,557
Standard 2-Pay Monthly
($1,667 total)
Payment Structure:
Installment: $833.50
Frequency: Monthly
Duration: 2 months
Total Paid: $1,667
Cancellation Policy
30 days or more before the training: Full refund, minus a $25 administrative fee.
15–29 days before the training: 50% refund of registration fee.
Within 14 days: Refunds not available. Instead, you may choose:
A credit toward a future Peace of Mind training, or
To transfer your registration to a colleague at no cost.
If Peace of Mind must cancel: Full refund or option to transfer.
Reviews of the Peace of Mind Method™️ Training Program
“Such an incredible training that really teaches a comprehensive way to address and treat trauma in a therapeutic space. All the examples were insightful and explanations were thorough. The group learning and sharing dynamic really aided in digesting the material as well. Thank you so much Kris!!!!”
“There is practically nothing I would add. Kris was very knowledgeable, helpful and an amazing instructor. She was so genuine and skillful in how she was able to answer my questions and integrate ideas and to meet everyone where they were, no matter their experience level.”
“I think this program could be wildly beneficial to people in a variety of positions, including educators. Grateful to have been a part of it :)”
“I am SO grateful that I got to participate in this course. The concepts I learned were extremely relevant and helpful to my practice as a therapist as well as my own personal growth in terms of relating to others. I am actually planning to go through the recordings after this program, so I can continue to absorb and integrate so much incredible information. This could be an entire 2 semester course or even graduate program.”
“Wonderful training — would do again and again! Amazing discussions and connections within the group! I would encourage anyone to participate in this training. Will be information and knowledge I know I will reflect back on often and implement within my own experiences as well as the people that I hold space for. Thank you Kris!”
“Kris really put her heart into this training, it was fantastic! I’m looking at my Daily interactions via life and work and I never knew how they couldn’t in together the way they do, this training has given me so much food for thought.”
“The electronic and paper copy of all the materials is extremely helpful. There is a lot of information and having the opportunity to go back and review each piece again and again by using these tools is perfect. It also allows us to use these tools (worksheet/handouts) for professional development and personal growth. Thank you!!”
“I learned an unbelievable amount and can easily see myself continue to return to this content easily for the next decade of my practice.”
“Training was very good. It put things into different perspectives for me both personally and professionally.”
Somatic Yoga For Instructors
with Kris Silvestry, MA, NCC, LPC, ACS, CCTP, RYT-500
Location: Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Rd. Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Designed for yoga teachers, this training couples embodied practices with somatic theory, offering tools to weave trauma-informed somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and mindful movement into your classes. Held in person, participants will leave with practical sequences, breathwork, and language to support healing and empowerment in their communities. CE credits apply.
IN PERSON:
TBA
Check back for updates coming soon!
Pricing and Registration
Early Bird Paid in Full ($350)
Payment Structure
One-time payment: $350
Early Bird 4-Pay Monthly ($450 total)
Payment Structure
Installment: $112.50
Frequency: Monthly
Duration: 4 months
Total Paid: $450
Early Bird 3-Pay Monthly ($450 total)
Payment Structure
Installment: $150
Frequency: Monthly
Duration: 3 months
Total Paid: $450
Early Bird 2-Pay Monthly ($450 total)
Payment Structure
Installment: $225
Frequency: Monthly
Duration: 2 months
Total Paid: $450
Standard Paid in Full ($475)
Payment Structure
One-time payment: $475
Standard 2-Pay Monthly ($575 total)
Payment Structure
Installment: $287.50
Frequency: Monthly
Duration: 2 months
Total Paid: $575
Cancellation Policy
30 days or more before the training: Full refund, minus a $25 administrative fee.
15–29 days before the training: 50% refund of registration fee.
Within 14 days: Refunds not available. Instead, you may choose:
A credit toward a future Peace of Mind training, or
To transfer your registration to a colleague at no cost.
If Peace of Mind must cancel: Full refund or option to transfer.