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Discover an integrated approach to trauma healing that brings together timeless wisdom, contemporary psychological understanding, and a rich toolkit of mindful-somatic practices...
65 Continuing Education hours
A Professional Certificate Awarded
Over the past several decades, our understanding of psychological trauma has evolved considerably. We're increasingly recognizing the importance of working not only with thoughts and emotions, but also with the body, nervous system, and our capacity for mindful presence.
Contemporary approaches such as Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Hakomi, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and EMDR have contributed valuable insights into trauma healing. Yet many of their underlying principles reflect wisdom extending back thousands of years—recognizing the interconnectedness of mind and body, the transformative power of awareness, and our innate capacity for healing.
This comprehensive training draws upon these shared foundations, bringing together timeless wisdom and contemporary psychological understanding into a practical, integrated approach to trauma therapy.
Through a combination of theory, experiential exercises, demonstrations, and guided practice, you will:
- Develop a coherent framework for understanding trauma—exploring how emotional and traumatic states relate to patterns of nervous system arousal, and how this understanding can guide effective therapeutic interventions.
- Learn a practical map of the trauma healing process, moving through the essential stages of establishing safety and resourcing, trauma processing, and integration.
- Deepen your own capacity for mindful presence and groundedness, strengthening your ability to remain attuned and emotionally available while supporting clients through challenging experiences, and reducing the risk of overwhelm and burnout.
- Develop a versatile toolkit of mindful-somatic practices that you can integrate into your existing therapeutic work, helping clients to:
- Cultivate greater groundedness, presence, and emotional regulation.
- Develop a healthier relationship with their feelings, needs, and bodily experience.
- Work more confidently with intense emotions and nervous system activation.
- Distinguish between constructive emotional processing and becoming overwhelmed or caught in traumatic responses.
- Work with traumatic memories, flashbacks, intrusive experiences, and other manifestations of unresolved trauma.
- Recognize and work compassionately with different aspects or "parts" of the self, supporting greater internal harmony and integration.
Throughout the training, the emphasis is on developing an embodied understanding of these principles, rather than simply learning techniques—supporting your growth as both a practitioner and a human being.
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The Structure of the Training
The training follows three essential, interconnected stages of trauma therapy: Resourcing, Trauma Processing, and Integration.
Stage 1: Establishing a Foundation & Resourcing
We begin by establishing a solid foundation on two levels:
- Developing an understanding of the theory and practice underlying this integrative approach to trauma therapy.
- Cultivating the therapeutic skills and personal capacities needed to navigate the often challenging terrain of trauma recovery. This includes deepening our own mindfulness, groundedness, and self-care, while learning to establish a strong therapeutic alliance rooted in safety, trust, and empathy.
We then turn our attention to resourcing—helping our clients (and ourselves) develop greater capacity to manage overwhelming emotions, regulate nervous system arousal, and cultivate inner stability through mindful-somatic practices.
We often refer to this stage as "establishing a base camp"—creating the safety, stability, and confidence needed before venturing into the more vulnerable terrain of trauma processing.
Stage 2: Trauma Processing
With a solid foundation in place—our "base camp" established—we're ready to venture into the deeper work of processing unresolved trauma.
In this stage, we'll explore and practice an integrative approach to trauma processing, drawing upon a range of mindful-somatic principles and practices. Particular attention will be given to recognizing what is most appropriate for each client's unique circumstances, capacities, and experiences, while maintaining the safety and groundedness established in the first stage.
We'll also explore ways of working with specific trauma-related experiences, including dissociation, flashbacks, nightmares, and intrusive memories.
Finally, we'll learn to work compassionately with different aspects or "parts" of the self. Particularly in developmental trauma, these parts can become disconnected or caught in conflicting patterns of feeling, belief, and behavior. We'll explore how mindful awareness and somatic engagement can support greater internal harmony and integration.
Stage 3: Integration
As unresolved trauma is processed and healing unfolds, people often experience meaningful shifts in their sense of self, values, interests, relationships, and ways of engaging with the world.
In this final stage, we explore how to support clients in integrating these changes into their everyday lives—helping them embody new ways of relating to themselves and others, reconnect with what feels meaningful, and carry their growing sense of wholeness beyond the therapy room.The training follows three essential, interconnected stages of trauma therapy: Resourcing, Trauma Processing, and Integration.
*In order to maximize individual support, this training will be capped at 24 participants.
*The course includes an online discussion forum and the establishment of small practice groups to maximize social connection and learning
*A Certificate and 65 hours of Continuing Education Credits will be awarded upon completion of the training
This training is divided into 5 x 2-day modules:
All days/times are in NZ day/time (Fri/Sat for all modules)
Module 1: 12-13 March, 2027
Module 2: 9-10 April, 2027
Module 3: 14-15 May, 2027
Module 4: 11-12 June, 2027
Module 5: 9-10 July, 2027
(*9:00am - 5:00pm all days)
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Investment
Super Early Bird Discount (expires 30th November, 2026): $1,950 NZD
Early Bird Discount (expires 15th January, 2027): $2,250 NZD
Regular Price (after 15th January, 2027): $2,450 NZD
There may be limited scholarship funding available and payment plan options for those with financial constraints. Contact us to discuss.
Venue
Online via the Zoom interactive platform
Refunds
We understand that life happens, and participants may need to cancel after registering for a course. However, this does create difficulty for us and other potential participants, adding extra admin work, generating nonrefundable credit card fees, and filling up spaces that could be available for other participants. In order to balance these various needs, we have the following refund policy in place. Thanks for your understanding:
- 10% of your purchase price is considered to be a nonrefundable deposit for the course. For cancellations at least 4 weeks prior to the start of the training, you're eligible for a full refund less this 10% deposit.
- For cancellations less than 4 weeks but more than 2 weeks prior to the start of the training, you'll be eligible for an 80% refund.
- NO REFUNDS will be given for cancellations made less than 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the training.
Paris Williams
Dr. Paris Williams, Clinical Psychologist (Licensed in California, Colorado and Utah), has BA, MA and PhD degrees in Contemplative (mindfulness-centered) Psychology, Somatic Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Ecology. He has extensive experience in the field of trauma: He has taught dozens of mindful-somatic trainings in the U.S. and internationally. He has researched and supported those recovering from acute and developmental trauma, psychosis, chronic pain, substance dependency and other extreme states. And he continues to work as a psychologist in private practice as well as supervising individuals and groups of health professionals in this work. He is the author of the widely acclaimed book, Rethinking Madness. Learn more about Paris and his work at: ParisWilliamsPhD.com
