The Regulated Therapist

Join Natalie for this Experiential Trauma-Informed Somatic & Polyvagal Training for Safe Therapeutic Practice.

This one day experiential CPD training will explores trauma-informed somatic practice through a polyvagal lens, supporting practitioners to work more safely and confidently with nervous system activation in clinical and relational spaces.

Grounded in nervous system awareness and embodied practice, the training explores how to support trauma work without overwhelming or re-traumatising clients.

The following key topics will be explored:

• Trauma through a somatic lens
• Procedural memory and embodied survival responses
• Fight, flight, freeze and shutdown states
• Polyvagal-informed practice
• Neuroception
• The autonomic hierarchy
• Co-regulation
• Reciprocity
• Triggers and glimmers
• The vagal brake
• Therapist nervous system regulation
• Window of tolerance
• Titration and pacing
• Relational safety and embodied therapeutic presence
• Practical somatic interventions and nervous system tools

Training Style:

This is a gentle, experiential and reflective training combining:

• Teaching
• Embodied exercises
• Guided reflection
• Paired practice
• Clinical discussion
• Practical application

The training is intentionally paced with nervous system safety in mind. Participants will never be expected to disclose personal trauma experiences.

Breakdown of the Day

Morning Block I – Foundations of Nervous System Safety

Morning Block II – Co-Regulation & the Therapist’s System

Afternoon Block I – Applied Somatic Practice

Afternoon Block II – Trauma-Safe Clinical Work & Integration

Afternoon Block III – Closing Circle & Reflection

Who This Training is For

This training is suitable for anyone in a helping or healing profession including; counsellors, coaches, healing practitioners and facilitators. However, it is particularly suited to practitioners who feel aligned with:

• Relational practice
• Embodied approaches
• Nervous system-informed work
• Trauma-sensitive practice

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the training participants will feel more able to:

• Recognise nervous system states in themselves and others
• Work more safely with trauma activation
• Stay grounded and regulated during sessions
• Support co-regulation and felt safety
• Integrate somatic awareness into their existing practice
• Pace trauma work more slowly and safely

Participants Will Receive

• 8-hour CPD Certificate
• Training handouts and nervous system resources
• Practical worksheets and reflection exercises
• Somatic tools for integration into practice

Facilitator 

Natalie McIvor is an integrative psychotherapist and somatic alignment practitioner who believes that healing begins when we come home to our bodies. Her work weaves together talking therapy, breath, movement and attunement, helping clients move out of their heads and into embodied safety. Natalie supports people in recognising dysregulation, grounding the nervous system and rediscovering what it feels like to live with balance, presence and flow.