Foundations of Somatic Counseling

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In this course, students learn the theoretical and practical roots of somatic counseling, beginning with the Freudian era and sequencing through current times, though also acknowledging and appreciating the historic and contemporary presence of indigenous somatic healing practices. The field is viewed from the perspective of the significant contributions of its primary founders, the therapeutic paradigms they represent, and current applications of how these theories and paradigms have been transposed into contemporary modalities. Students learn and explore the theoretical and therapeutic applications of Gestalt and Hakomi therapies with Body-Mind Psychotherapy (BMP) serving as a supportive and integrative theoretical framework.