Reviews

5 star rating

Great training!

Natale Neshite

I really enjoyed this training as someone who wasn’t quite sure where to start incorporating somatic practices into my EMDR practice. The skills that were provided were helpful and I loved that we were able to practice them during the training! Th...

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I really enjoyed this training as someone who wasn’t quite sure where to start incorporating somatic practices into my EMDR practice. The skills that were provided were helpful and I loved that we were able to practice them during the training! Thank you so much for offering this course!!

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Highly Recommend

Salina Grilli

Dr Pria is wonderful, thank you!

Dr Pria is wonderful, thank you!

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Valuable Information

Kim Nance

This was a great use of my time! Great information and validating I am on the right track.

This was a great use of my time! Great information and validating I am on the right track.

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Course curriculum

    1. PPT - Canva Link

    2. Zoom Recording

    3. Zoom Files

    1. Window of Tolerance

    2. Flashback Halting Protocol

    3. Feelings.sensationswheel

    4. Resourcing and Stabilization in Trauma Therapy

    5. Psychoed Handout

    6. PPT PDF

    7. Voo Breathing

    8. Pendulation

    9. Somatic Experiencing self-holds

    10. CIPOS

    11. Body Awareness Exercise (Rothschild)

    12. Dual Awareness Script (Rothschild)

    1. Refugees, asylum seekers, and practitioners’ perspectives of embodied trauma: A comprehensive scoping review.

    1. Somatic Resourcing in EMDR Posttest

    1. Evaluation Form: Somatic Resourcing in EMDR

About this course

  • $75.00
  • 18 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

Learning Objectives

This training covers integral principles of somatic resourcing and teaches participants somatic interventions to incorporate into the preparation phase of EMDR. Participants will learn about the historical context and basic principles of somatic psychotherapy. Dr. Alpern will provide an overview of the three sensory feedback systems (exteroception, interoception, proprioception) that inform an embodied approach to somatic resourcing. Participants will learn bottom-up interventions to deepen somatic awareness, strengthen dual awareness, and enhance self-regulation to best prepare their clients for trauma processing. This training emphasizes a mindful, regulation-focused, and titrated approach to resourcing. Participants will come away equipped with deeper knowledge and clinical tools to integrate into their EMDR practice and best prepare their clients for trauma processing.

  • Identify the basic principles of somatic psychotherapy and how these principles can be applied to the preparation phase of EMDR.

  • Understand the conceptual importance of somatic literacy and how to help clients enhance this skill.

  • Describe the three sensory feedback systems that inform an embodied approach to somatic resourcing (exteroception, interoception, proprioception).

  • Demonstrate understanding of somatic interventions to facilitate regulation in clients (e.g., pendulation, holds, voo breathing).

  • Demonstrate understanding of interventions that help clients practice and enhance capacity for dual awareness (including Flashback Halting Protocol).

Instructor(s)

Pria Alpern, PhD

Psychologist

Dr. Alpern is a licensed clinical psychologist and an EMDRIA-approved EMDR therapist, consultant, and trainer. She is the founder of the Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies, where she oversees continuing education trainings focused on EMDR and trauma-informed psychotherapy. She is also the founder and clinical director of Center Psychology Group in New York City, a psychotherapy practice specializing in trauma treatment for adult and perinatal populations. She is a graduate of the EMDR Clinical Affiliate Program at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP) Trauma Treatment Center in New York City, where she completed her EMDR training. She is also an advanced-level Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEI). Dr. Alpern has specialized training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders from Postpartum Support International. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Rosemary Furman Counseling Center at Barnard College, focusing on late adolescence, early adulthood, and trauma. Dr. Alpern holds a B.A. in Psychology and Art History from Georgetown University. Beyond her clinical work, Dr. Alpern offers trauma-related psychoeducation through her Instagram and TikTok platforms, raising awareness about EMDR and trauma-informed psychotherapy. She has been featured in Glamour UK, Rolling Stone, NPR, and The New York Times.

Additional Training Details

Continuing Education Credit

This training provides 2 clinical continuing education credits / 2 contact hours. To receive a certificate of completion and CE credit, participants must complete all course modules, pass the post-test with a score of 75% or higher (participants may retake the post-test as needed to achieve a passing score), and complete the course evaluation.

Format: Recorded, self-paced on-demand training (noninteractive distance learning), hosted on the Thinkific platform.

Access period: Course content and materials are available to registered participants for 90 days from the date of registration. All course requirements must be completed within this 90-day access period to receive CE credit.

Certificate delivery: Upon completion of all requirements, your certificate of completion is generated automatically and is immediately available to download through the Thinkific platform.

System requirements: Access requires a computer, tablet, or smartphone with a current web browser, a reliable internet connection, and audio capability (speakers or headphones).

Target Audience & Prerequisite

This is an advanced-level training designed for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals — including social workers, psychologists, and mental health counselors — who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training and wish to strengthen somatic resourcing skills in the preparation phase of EMDR.

This program is open only to clinicians who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training. Please note that this training is not an EMDR Basic Training. Attendees who are only partially trained in EMDR are not eligible to receive EMDRIA Credits.

ASWB ACE Approval

Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies, ACE Provider #2256, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 7/9/2026–7/9/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.

ASWB ACE approval is accepted by most, but not all, jurisdictions. Social workers are responsible for confirming that their regulatory board accepts ACE-approved continuing education. ACE approval is not accepted in New York or New Jersey; New York social workers are covered under the New York State approval listed below.

New York State CE Approval

The Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0832. The Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0282. The Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies is recognized by the New York State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0349. This training provides 2 contact hours to licensed social workers, psychologists, and mental health counselors.

EMDRIA Credit

This training is approved for 2 EMDRIA Credits (Approval #22025-DL25). A certificate for EMDRIA Credits is included in the price of the training. The Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies (EC Provider #22025) is an EMDRIA-approved training provider and maintains responsibility for this program and its content in accordance with EMDRIA requirements.

Required Disclosures

Access Period: Training content and materials are available to participants for 90 days from the date of registration.

ADA Assistance: Workshops provided by the Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies are ADA compliant. If you are in need of assistance, please contact us at [email protected].

Audio/Video Disclosure: This program is audio and video recorded.

Grievance Policy: We strive to create a training experience that enhances the clinical skills of participants while maintaining the highest degree of integrity and respecting the diversity of all. If you are dissatisfied with your experience, please contact us in writing at [email protected]. You will receive a reply within 5–10 business days.

Cancellation & Refunds: This is an on-demand training. Refunds will not be provided after registration.