Somatic EMDR in Practice: Deepening Body-Based Interventions Across the 8 Phases
Explore how somatic interventions can deepen EMDR therapy across all eight phases of treatment.
In this clinically focused workshop, Alison Leslie, LCSW, SEP, integrates somatic awareness and nervous system regulation with EMDR therapy. Participants will explore practical approaches to autonomic tracking, titration, pendulation, neuroceptive safety, dual awareness, and somatic interweaves.
The workshop emphasizes applying body-based interventions throughout the EMDR process, supporting clients’ capacity for regulation and helping clinicians respond thoughtfully to somatic experiences that arise during trauma processing.
Designed for EMDR-trained mental health professionals seeking to strengthen their somatic understanding and expand their clinical interventions.
This workshop also offers 3 EMDRIA credits through a separate credentialing process. This page covers the optional NBCC certificate only.
Learning objectives, presenter & agenda
- Identify somatic and autonomic nervous system responses relevant to EMDR treatment and explain their clinical significance.
- Describe how somatic awareness, neuroceptive safety, and dual awareness can support clients throughout the eight phases of EMDR therapy.
- Apply titration, pendulation, and body-based interventions to support client regulation during trauma processing.
- Identify and select somatic interweaves and other body-based strategies appropriate to different phases of EMDR treatment.
- Attend live, in full
- Complete the program evaluation
- No partial credit; recordings don't qualify
