Embodied Psychotherapy- A Certificate Program in Relational Somatic Psychology

A Certificate Program from The Embodied Psychology Association (EPA) Taught at the Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California

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Dr. Dyrian Benz-Chartrand PsyD., is the Creator & Director of this Program

For more information go to the Embodied Psychology Association website or to the Esalen website


Embodied Psychotherapy Program A Certificate Program in Relational Somatic Psychology at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California

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Titles and a Brief description of all the Segments offered in the Relational Somatic Psychology Program: (click here)

Esalen Course Titles of Segments Taught by Dr Dyrian Benz & JoAnne Chartrand:

1. Relational Somatic Psychology: The Essentials for an Embodied Psychotherapy Practice.

2. The Embodiment of Being: Body, Soul, and Presence in Somatic Psychology.

3. Integrating Somatic Awareness and Breath Effectively into Clinical Practice-Body-Oriented Psychology

4. The Self in Relationship: Relational Somatic Psychotherapy

5. Practicum in Relational Somatic Psychology

6. Mindful Body-Mind Psychology and Practice: The Hakomi Method

7. Working with Character, Trauma and Developmental Issues.

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General Description of Program

The focus of this series is the recent developments in the practice and application of somatic psychology and psychotherapy, presented by the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. The program is designed for verbal psychotherapists who want to integrate direct or indirect work with the body into their clinical practice and for body psychotherapists who want to refine their current approach.

The Certificate Program gives participants a foundation in the leading-edge field of somatic psychology. It is designed to meet the needs of professionals and practitioners (Educators, Healthcare professionals, Therapists, MFT’s, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, etc..) as well as individuals interested in learning an in-depth somatic/psychological perspective. SBGI faculty or affiliates teach all courses. An approved application is required. Complete the application on the Internet at: www.esalen.sbgi.edu and allow one week for processing and for you and Esalen to be informed of your status. The Embodied Psychotherapy Certificate Program is composed of 14 five-day courses at Esalen. The program is derived from the graduate- level classes and provides experiential learning, current theory, and practical applications. Each of the segments may be taken individually for a certificate of attendance. The Foundational Embodied Psychotherapy Certificate is awarded to participants who have satisfactorily completed any six segments. The Intermediate Embodied Psychotherapy Certificate is awarded to participants who have satisfactorily completed any 10 segments. The Advanced Embodied Psychotherapy Certificate is awarded to participants who have satisfactorily completed all 14 segments. The segments are offered approximately every 2.5 or 3 months. Certificate program students can come whenever they chose as it is a rotating schedule, that generally repeats itself every 3 years.

THREE WAYS TO TAKE THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM:

1. General participants. Individuals who sign up and participate for personal or professional reasons receive a certificate for each individual course completed.

2. Certificate students. Individuals who take a series of courses as a form of personal study or continuation of professional development may earn a foundational, intermediate or advanced certificate. Completion of six courses (150 hours) qualifies the participant for the Foundational Certificate, completion of ten courses (250 hours) qualifies for the participant for Intermediate Certificate, completion of fourteen courses (350 hours) qualifies the participant for the Advanced Certificate.

3. SBGI matriculated students. For SBGI students enrolled in the PSP format, two certificate courses are a minimum requirement. SBGI students receive 2.5 units of course credit after fulfilling additional academic course requirements. In addition to registering with Esalen, students must register for each course with the SBGI Registrar at least two weeks prior to the start date of the course in order to receive graduate credit.

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Bio's of Instructors

Faculty: Dyrian Benz-Chartrand, Psy.D.
Director of External Programs for MA and PhD. Somatic Psychology and Professional Specialty Programs at Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. He is adjunct faculty at Antioch University. He is co-author of To the Core of Your Experience. Dyrian is a co-founder and previous senior trainer of the Hakomi Institute and the founder and director of GroupField, a systems based method for groups and teams. Dyrian is in the process of writing a book about Being in the Body. He is co-director of The Constellation Institute of California. Dyrian is also is the codirector of the Core Dynamics Relational Somatic Institute in Santa Barbara.

Faculty: JoAnna Chartrand-Benz
Is a European trained-practitioner and has been in private practice since 1980. Her specialty is in Somatically-Based, Transpersonal and Relational Psychology along with Somatic Experience Trauma work. JoAnna is the co-director of the Core Dynamics Relational Somatic Institute in Santa Barbara. She has been a student of the Diamond Approach, a psychospiritual approach, that combines western depth psychology with eastern traditions, since 1992. Her training: Focus on Psychodynamic and Transpersonal areas, Depth Psychology, Object Relations, Self Psychology, Gestalt, Imagery, Neo-Reichian Body-Centered Techniques, Bio Dynamic Somatic Psychology, Voice Dialogue, Bonding Therapy, Somatic Experience Trauma Work, Hakomi, Sandtray Therapy, the Formative Somatic approach of Stanley Keleman, BioSynthesis approach of David Boadella, Tantra, Transpersonal Psychology and Relational Constellations.

Faculty: Ron Kurtz
The innovative creator of the Hakomi Method and the Practice of Loving Presence. He is the author of Body-Centered Psychotherapy: the Hakomi Method and the co-author of The Body Reveals and Grace Unfolding. Ron teaches internationally and is well respected as one of the leading thinkers in the field of psychotherapy in the world today.

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Relational Somatic Psychology: The Essentials for an Embodied Psychotherapy Practice.

This integrative study of the practice of body-oriented psychotherapy, addresses the whole human being which includes body, psyche, and soul, as well as the transpersonal dimensions. Participants will become acquainted with basic theories and methods that constitute some of the major somatic-psychological practices and their clinical application. We will work with the issues in the tissues. Topics include body and breath awareness, self–regulation, the embodied therapist, the facets of experience and the body as gateway to presence.

Faculty: Dyrian Benz-Chartrand, Psy.D.
Faculty: JoAnna Chartrand–Benz

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The Embodiment of Being:
Body, Soul, and Presence in Somatic Psychology

The interaction between body processes and states of consciousness will be explored in relation to the transpersonal, psychological and recent neuro-science findings. Within this interdisciplinary perspective we will study the body, presence, the experience of the sacred and how to facilitate therapeutic change. We will also focus on the individual growth process of the practitioner and expand the therapist’s ability to be deeply present with the other in the therapeutic relationship. Learn to work with the loss of essential connection to the self, which is prevalent in so many people in our time. We’ll cultivate skills of presence, awareness of sensory experience, self-regulation and embodiment of states of consciousness. We will develop a practical awareness of the connection between mind-body-being, in order to recognize and experience the essential dimension of the body. Our emphasis will be to move from and through the body to the essence of our being.

Faculty: Dyrian Benz-Chartrand, Psy.D.
Faculty: JoAnna Chartrand–Benz

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Integrating Somatic Awareness and Breath Effectively into Clinical Practice

This course provides the fundamental skills for the somatic-infused clinical practice, including the use of breath awareness, the potential of touch, and the presence of the somatic experience. Working with breath, touch and mindful presence are some of the oldest and most fundamental
forms of helping and healing. This course explores the contemporary application of these modalities in healing and in the contemporary psychotherapy practice. This course provides the fundamental skills for the somatic-infused clinical practice. Skills of awareness and presence include self-awareness skills of orienting, centering, sensory awareness and personal boundaries.

Faculty: Dyrian Benz-Chartrand, Psy.D.
Faculty: JoAnna Chartrand–Benz

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The Self in Relationship: Relational Somatic Psychotherapy

The therapeutic relationship is explored in terms of its psychological and somatic dimensions. We especially focus on the therapeutic impact of sensations, breath, and somatic experience on the relationship and on the practitioner. The integration of psychodynamic theory and somatic psychotherapy practice is considered from developmental and relational perspectives. This program is designed for body psychotherapists who want to refine their current approach and verbal psychotherapists who want to integrate direct or indirect work with the body into their clinical practice. Participants should be prepared to engage in a significant amount of respectful, somatic self-exploration within the program. Specific areas covered are: the therapy relationship as the foundation for somatic psychotherapy, presence, attunement, and tracking, and physicalizing psychological process.
New additional segment soon to come: Relational Somatic Psychology Practice: A PRACTICUM. Experiential segment practicing Somatic psychology Experiential segment practicing Somatic psychology with case presentation, practice, and collaborative consultation

Faculty: Dyrian Benz-Chartrand, Psy.D.
Faculty: JoAnna Chartrand–Benz

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Practicum in Relational Somatic Psychology

An experiential segment practicing the skillful application of Relational Somatic Psychology with case presentation, practice, and collaborative consultation. Professional application, practical and theoretical dimensions of Relational Somatic Psychology will be explored and practiced with emphasis on the therapist’s personal comfort in the relational field. How to work with one’s own “issues” of embodiment and how they affect the therapeutic process will be emphasized. Depending on the needs of the participants, some of the potential areas to be covered are: Learn to recognize, work with and integrate the levels of processing- emotional, cognitive and somatic awareness. Gather information by tracking and breath awareness. Practice recognition of self-regulation problems and how to overcome them by accessing resources. Explore personal and client capacity for real compassion and increased felt sense of worth. Learn to discern, be informed by and share how somatic influences affect our relational stance in the world. Work with specific issues related to particular client/therapist needs.
This segment will be taught once ever 2 years at Esalen.

Faculty: JoAnna Chartrand-Benz
Faculty: Michael Sieck, PhD

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Mindful Body-Mind Psychology and Practice: The Hakomi Method

The Hakomi Method is a highly sophisticated mind-body treatment approach that integrates elements of mindfulness practice and loving presence, enhanced bodily awareness, and modern methods of psychotherapy. By focusing on embodied habitual patterns, Hakomi rapidly and safely accesses unconscious core attitudes, which shape how we relate to others and ourselves. A healing relationship is created out of the exquisite sensitivity and connection between the therapist and client, which allows for a deeper awareness and greater creativity in living to occur. A person’s emotional history—especially the part that has created the unconscious habits and beliefs with which that person meets the world—that history is operating right now. This living history is written in the way the person does things now, in the somatic and personal character and in the relational style. Hakomi is a method of mindful, assisted self-discovery using loving presence to create healing relationships. Being mindfully aware and attending to the richness of our present experience, creates scientifically recognized enhancements in our brain physiology, our mental functions, and our inter-personal relationships. Mindful, somatic awareness is easily learned and opens our lives to new possibilities of well-being.

Faculty: Dyrian Benz PsyD
Faculty: Ron Kurtz

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A list of all EPA (Embodied Psychology Association) segments offered at Esalen

Program Director: Dyrian Benz-Chartrand
Onsite Co-Ordinator: JoAnna Chartrand-Benz

Somatic Psychology: The Essentials of Embodied Psychotherapy Practice.
An integrative study and overview of the practice of body-oriented psychotherapy addressing the whole person.
SBGI Course: SOM 648a (2.5 units)

Body and Mind Integration: Integrating Somatic Awareness and Breath Effectively into Clinical Practice.
Fundamental skills for the somatically-infused clinical practice, including breath awareness, the potential of touch, and inclusion of the somatic experience.
SBGI Course: SOM 648b (2.5 units)

Body and Self in Relationship: Relational Somatic Psychotherapy.
The therapeutic relationship is explored in terms of its psychological and somatic dimensions, including the therapeutic impact of sensations, breath, and somatic experience.
SBGI Course: SOM 648c (2.5 units)

Neuroscience and Relationship: Practical Interpersonal Neurobiology, Attachment Theory and Psychotherapy
This course explores how attachment relationships and early development of the brain are intertwined and have long-lasting effects throughout the lifespan.
SBGI Course: SOM 648d (2.5 units)

Working with Character, Trauma and Developmental Issues,
Participants will experience how character strategies, trauma, and core beliefs are revealed and transformed through the body.
SBGI Course: SOM 648e (2.5 units)

The Embodiment of Being: Body, Soul, and Presence in Somatic Psychology
This course explores the connection between mind-body-soul, and the spiritual dimension of the body in clinical practice.
SBGI Course: SOM 648f (2.5 units)

Embodiment and Development: Foundations of Presence, Compassion, and Healing
This course explores developmental approaches to embodiment and how these somatic practices can support psychotherapeutic work.
SBGI Course: SOM648g (2.5 Units)

Innovative Approaches In Relational Somatic Psychology
The study, exploration, and practice of recent developments and applications of relational somatic psychology and psychotherapy are the focus of this course.
SBGI Course: SOM648h (2.5 Units)

Attachment, Attunement and Adult Sexuality
This seminar provides a therapeutic model for emotional intimacy and sexual fulfillment that synthesizes the relevant research and clinical practices for relationship and sexual concerns.
SBGI Course: SOM648i (2.5 Units)

Mindful Body-Mind Psychology and Practice
Mindfulness in psychotherapy creates scientifically recognized enhancements in our brain physiology, our mental functions, and our interpersonal relationships.
SBGI Course: SOM648j (2.5 Units)

Skillful Embodiment: Practicum in Relational Somatic Psychology
An experiential segment practicing the skillful application of Relational Somatic Psychology with case presentation, practice, and collaborative consultation.
SBGI Course: SOM648k (2.5 Units)

Practice of Relational Somatic Psychology
A practicum and learning experience in Relational Somatic Psychology focused on skills practice, case consultation and professional practice topics.
SBGI Course: SOM648m (2.5 Units)

Embodied Movement & Somatic Psychology
SBGI Course: SOM648n (2.5 Units)