Professional Workshops

Consultation Groups for SE Students and Practitioners

Monthly group case consultations for SE Students and Practitioners. Alternate months for BIPOC and quarterly Yoga and SE Group consults.

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Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing: Introductory workshop

(Especially for folks interested in joining the upcoming Miami cohort, but open to anyone interested in the SE training)

Learn more about Somatic Experiencing and the Somatic Experiencing training at this 3-hr workshop.

Coming soon

Upcoming Somatic Experiencing Cohorts

  • Online training for Caribbean Practitioners
    This Somatic Experiencing Professional 3-yr training is specifically geared to Caribbean practitioners, taught by SEI Faculty Francine Kelley. This is the second cohort of SE Professional training for Caribbean practitioners! Contact Shervana Francis, Organizer, for information on dates and registration.
  • Ft Lauderdale Somatic Experiencing training
    In-person cohort starting in March 2027 in Ft Lauderdale!
    Registration coming soon at Somatic Experiencing International

Bodies Come To Therapy Too: Introduction to Body-Centered Psychotherapy

Traditionally, psychotherapy has been focused on thinking and emotions. What has not been recognized is that emotions happen in the body, and thoughts are heavily influenced by the state of the nervous system. Body-centered psychotherapy gives practitioners the tools they need to influence emotions at their origin, and directly affect the state of the nervous system.

This workshop will give an introduction to the use of somatic awareness through Yoga-Informed Psychotherapy and Somatic Experiencing, and provide practitioners with some basic interventions that they can begin using right away.

Not currently scheduled.

Contact Francine to host this workshop

Links to Previous Workshops & Podcasts:

The Wisdom of Resistance: Honoring the Implicit No (67 mins). Presented at the Embody Lab 1-day Summit on Developmental Trauma. July 2024. Free.

You, Me And the In Between. (75 mins). Presented through the Embody Lab 25th 2-Day Summit. June 2023. Free.


You, Me and the In Between: Compassionate Boundaries for Practitioners (3hrs).

The helping professions can be incredibly rewarding. So why do so many end up burned out or with compassion fatigue, and trying to find something else to do that is less taxing? How much we take on in our work can impact our wellbeing. Join me for this 3-hr workshop exploring presence and compassionately boundaries. It’s not just about having a semi-permeable membrane or the right words to say!

Hosted by Centered Therapy Chicago.


Docworking Podcast: Trauma and Healing for Physicians with Francine Kelley.