- Flash Sale Through May 26
Working with Complex Trauma
Untangling Somatic Wounds
Learn somatic and attachment-based approaches from Dr. Peter A. Levine and Dr. Diane Poole Heller through client demonstrations, teaching sessions, and Q&A.
Presented through a partnership between The Embody Lab and Trauma Solutions.
- $133 $267 50% Off Flash Sale
Get immediate access to the full on-demand training and bonus resources.
- Includes 5 client-demonstration-based training sessions + Q&A
Working with Complex Trauma:
Untangling Somatic Wounds
In this self-paced, on-demand training, you’ll learn how to…
- Assess when a client is stuck in fight, flight, or freeze responses that keep trauma patterns active.
- Identify primary attachment wounds and understand how early relational injuries shape later symptoms.
- Track psychological and physical symptoms of trauma through a somatic lens.
- Use body-based interventions that help clients release trauma stored in the body.
- Integrate somatic tools with your existing clinical approach in a grounded, ethical way.
- Support clients in building embodiment, connection, and present-moment safety.
HERE’S WHAT’S COVERED IN THIS 5-SESSION COURSE
Watch & learn directly from Dr. Levine as he demonstrates somatic tools and techniques that release complex trauma stored in the body.
Skills to Uncover Primary Attachment Wounds That Persist Into Adulthood
People who experience attachment trauma like neglect, abandonment, abuse or loss often struggle emotionally, socially and physically into adulthood. Disruption of the attachment bond can lead to insecure attachment patterning, which can present in wide-ranging syndromes and maladaptive behaviors.
Throughout this course, Dr. Heller and Dr. Levine examine why attachment injury is inherent to all complex trauma. You’ll learn how to better recognize and identify insecure attachment adaptations (stress responses)—and how trauma stored in the body can be released using somatic tools and techniques to restore secure attachment and promote post-traumatic growth and resilience.
Identify & Differentiate Symptoms Connected to Complex Trauma
Examine the nuances and relationship between attachment injury and shock trauma—and what happens when they combine or intertwine. We’ll discuss why people who have developmental trauma are more susceptible to PTSD and present with a wide variety of challenges and symptoms.
By reviewing and de-briefing client demonstration sessions, Dr. Levine illustrates how to uncover and work with attachment injury that affects the autonomic nervous system. He’ll show you exactly what to watch for and track in the body, so you can detect shifts in the ANS as you apply safe and effective techniques that provide relief to alleviate pain and suffering.
How Down Regulation of the Stress Response Promotes Healing & Resilience
Explore how attachment injury embedded in complex trauma persists into adulthood as the perception of threat activates the sympathetic nervous system and triggers an acute stress response that prepares the body to fight, flee or freeze. By listening to the signals of the body, it’s possible to calm the nervous system and strengthen a sense of safety that promotes healing and resilience.
Dr. Levine personally guides our exploration into the connection between complex trauma and body sensations, showing you how to help clients develop presence, awareness and “curiosity” around uncomfortable thoughts and feelings in order to release stored trauma and transform emotional wounds into healing and connection.
Learn Strategies to Strengthen Attunement & Prevent Re-Traumatization
As therapists, we need to work with complex trauma in ways that do not further activate the body’s innate stress response.
Through these in-depth client demonstrations, Dr. Levine shows how to refine perceptual skills and support the resolution of long-held wounds while helping clients build a felt sense of safety and connection.
He also shares somatic tools and techniques, including titration and pendulation, that help clients listen to the body, reduce fear, and begin to find relief from pain and suffering while staying grounded in the present.
Integrate Clinical Tools and Techniques With Existing Modalities.
We’ll go beyond theory, helping you apply practical processes, so you can apply practical processes and therapeutic interventions to clinical sessions easily and effectively.
Learn directly from Dr. Levine, as he illustrates how to get to the root of trauma and help clients find relief as they reconnect with their body’s innate sense of safety, resilience, vitality and, health.
Gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to help clients emerge from a protective “layer” of syndromes, self-destructive thoughts, and unhealthy behaviors—so that you’re better equipped to support healing from both psychological and physiological pain.
Don’t miss this chance to learn from the world’s leading expert in the Somatic Experiencing approach.
What You Get for Only $133
Regularly $267. Now 50% off through May 26.
Five 90-Minute On-Demand Training Sessions
Including teaching, client demonstrations, Q&A, and practical exercises
Each self-paced session includes core teaching, real client demonstrations, technique breakdowns, and corrective practices you can bring into therapeutic sessions.
Watch complex trauma and somatic healing principles come to life through grounded, clinically relevant demonstrations.
- Session 1: Honoring Your Younger Self
- Session 2: Untangling the Panic (Threat) Sequence
- Session 3: Overcoming Long-Term Violence
- Session 4: Moving Towards the Authentic Self
- Session 5: Early Developmental Connection to Chronic Pain
PLUS you’ll also get these SPECIAL COURSE BONUSES!
BONUS #1
Two Client Demonstration Videos with Dr. Diane Poole Heller
Get 3+ hours of additional video training with Dr. Diane Poole Heller as she presents two client case examples and demonstrates therapeutic tools for working with complex trauma.
Dr. Heller pauses during the sessions to highlight key interventions, debrief clinical choices, and show how these methods can translate into your work with clients.
Includes:
- “Melinda” works through right-sided boundary ruptures connected to a series of car accidents, a violent physical attack, and a fall. Watch as she begins to regulate her stress response, reduce dissociation, and soften feelings of shame.
- “Susan” presents with a paralyzing freeze response while attempting to sell her home after her husband’s death from a long-term illness. Watch as she begins to process her experience and reconnect with safety, hope, and connection.
BONUS #2
Expert Spotlight Training: Working with Attachment Injury Embedded in Complex Trauma
In this 90-minute expert spotlight session, Dr. Levine explores why attachment injury is often embedded in complex trauma and how unresolved threat responses can persist into adulthood.
You’ll learn key body-based interventions for helping clients find relief, support healing, and identify insecure attachment patterning.
Also included:
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Threat Response Sequence infographic
An easy-to-understand visual guide to what happens in the brain and body during trauma. Use it for your learning or share it with clients to help them understand symptoms and triggers. -
Introduction to Somatic Experiencing®
A short article by Peter A. Levine, PhD that introduces the principles, approach, and terms covered in the course. It is helpful for beginners and a useful refresher for experienced practitioners.
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- Flash sale closes Tuesday, May 26
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*Taking this program does not replace the 8-module training through Somatic Experiencing® to be “SE Trained.” This program ensures you will be “SE Informed.”
What students say about this training…
“The course has opened me up to a new way of seeing. I have been feeling stuck in my work with a couple of clients—and my learning experience in the course is going to help for certain.”
—Martin M.
“This was incredible, Peter and Diane. Life changing. Amazing to see you work with clients, Peter. I’ve never seen a therapist with so much compassion, wisdom and authentic love for his clients.”
—Carl A.
“I loved the course… I learned so many things… even some that I never had in the SEP Training. The last demo really touched into my own journey with chronic pain and early developmental trauma. So, so much gratitude.”
—Fabricio C.
“This was such a fantastic experience. Thank you so much Peter and Diane! As a body-focused Gestalt therapist, this knowledge is pure gold and it was an honor to witness your work in session Peter! I absolutely loved the course with the demos!”
—Lea F.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can we help you?
Do I need to be a therapist to benefit from this training?
While most people who join the program are both novice and experienced practitioners, we do sometimes have non-therapists join us as we explore in-depth topics.
Due to the sensitive nature of this particular course, however, we highly encourage non-therapists who choose to join us to have therapeutic support in place should the material become activating.
Please note that the material covered in this course is not meant as a substitute for therapy. And if you are currently working with a mental health professional, we encourage you to invite them to join this program with you as well.
Will taking this course qualify me as SE Trained?
Taking this program does not replace the 8-module training through Somatic ExperiencingⓇ to be “SE Trained.” This program ensures you will be “SE Informed.”
How long can I access the course materials?
You’ll have lifetime access to ALL training materials, including videos, transcripts, worksheets, demos, resources and bonuses. You may also download, print or save materials at any time to your professional reference library for personal use. In the interest of privacy, client demo videos are not downloadable.
Are the class sessions live or pre-recorded?
All sessions were previously recorded live in—including the Q&A portion.
This re-issued training includes recordings of all five, 90-minute sessions––plus— client demos, audio recordings, written transcripts, complementary resources and exclusive course bonuses. All of the training is on-demand, so you can learn at your own pace or revisit sessions more than once.
Are CE credits available for the course?
Continuing Education (CE) credits are not available at this time.
I’m having trouble completing the purchase. How can I get support?
If you have additional questions or need technical support, please contact our friendly Customer Support Team for help.
What is the refund policy for the course?
We’re confident this program will be a valuable investment in your education, personal growth and clinical practice. Because this is a re-issue of previous training (at a special promotional price) and course materials are downloadable, all sales are final.
If you have further questions, do not hesitate to reach out to our friendly Customer Support Team.
About Your Instructors
Our physiology convinces us of our emotions. The very foundation of a healthy psyche and body––our capacity to feel safe––is undermined by the foe of trauma. If our bodies are stuck in survival mode, our emotions and feelings turn our attentions obsessively toward seeking safety.
Peter A Levine, PhD, is the developer of Somatic Experiencing® (SE™), a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma, which he has refined over more than 50 years.
He holds a doctorate in Biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a doctorate in Psychology from International University. He is Founder and President of the Ergos Institute of Somatic Education and served as founder and advisor for Somatic Experiencing® International, where his work has been taught to over 30,000 practitioners across more than 42 countries.
Dr. Levine is author of multiple best-selling works on trauma, including Waking the Tiger, In an Unspoken Voice, Trauma and Memory, and An Autobiography of Trauma.
His contributions have been recognized with numerous lifetime achievement awards from Psychotherapy Networker, the US Association for Body-Oriented Psychotherapy, and ATTACh, as well as an honorary Reiss-Davis Chair in child psychiatry.
The type of regulating environment we receive as young children influences how we see the world and interact with others for our entire life. Even if our childhood is less than ideal, we can heal and change. But we can’t do it alone. We need other people.
Diane Poole Heller PhD, is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and teaching expert in the field of adult attachment theory and trauma resolution.
Her signature approach—DARe (Dynamic Attachment Re-patterning experience)—provides therapists and individuals with relevant skills and practical exercises that facilitate healing from attachment and trauma wounds.
Her work with adult attachment has forged a path for adults with childhood attachment injuries to develop Secure Attachment Skills (SAS) that lead to more connected and fulfilling adult relationships. Through various training programs, books, lectures and her own work as a clinical therapist, Dr. Heller has helped a countless number of people in their healing journey towards experiencing greater intimacy, wholeness and more fulfilling relationships.
She believes that when we heal ourselves first, we heal our families, our communities and the world as a whole.