Essential Strategies of Healing Sexual Trauma and Sexuality
Presented by Ariel Giarretto
The Full Embodiment Model
Course Description:
All of us work with clients who generally resist being in the body. Many experience their bodies with shame, disgust, and as scary, dangerous places to avoid. Many endured sexual trauma as a child, sexual assault as adults, grew up with strong religious messages, and struggle with sexual incompatibilities in their relationships.
This workshop is designed to tackle just these issues, and is aimed at helping practitioners acquire a variety of new and effective tools to best serve these clients—even the toughest ones. Introducing material and exercises not covered in the Somatic Experiencing training.
Current SE students needing credits toward SEP can earn 2 hours of faculty consultation units upon completing the module.
Professional Content
Recognize how sexual trauma uniquely impacts people- and strategically learn how to rebuild and repair what was destroyed
Help clients with complex histories identify clear goals, so you both know where you’re headed, have the consent you need to nudge a bit, and then take the most direct path to recovery
Learn extraordinarily titrated and gentle ways that support those most reluctant to inhabit their bodies, and actually find ease and pleasure
Learn some of the newest science in sex education that will help you explain essential facts to your clients that will normalize behaviors and lessen shame
Learn multiple exercises that support regulation in the present—to minimize daily triggers, and provide resource and stability now, without having to work content or history
Discover multiple “mindfulness” exercises that take the startle out of touch—to help clients re-establish a felt sense of safety in their bodies, especially during contact with others.
Learn new techniques that strengthen boundaries, help people “find their voice”, and identify choice and preferences
Learn a variety ways of repairing shame
What You Will Learn Personally:
Get comfortable talking about the body and discussing sexuality issues with your clients and intimates.
Become friendlier with your body, and inhabit it with new levels of comfort and awareness
Who it Will Benefit:
Therapists, psychologists, touch therapists, sex educators, intimacy coaches and any practitioner who wishes to become more adept at somatically treating sexual trauma and sexuality issues.
Location:
Staybridge Suites 6600 Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL. Staybridge Suites is giving us a special group rate so be sure to mention Full Embodiment. If there is a problem, call and ask. 847-380-5800
Time:
11am-6:00pm Friday July 18
9:30am-6:00pm Saturday July 19
9:30-4:00 Sunday July 20
As part of the registration process, please fill out this application.
If you have filled out the application proceed to payment.
Payments:
To reserve your space please send a deposit of $100 for each module you plan to attend. (Total is $400) This guarantees you a spot in all 4 modules. After the deposit, the total cost for the 4 modules is $1800. It is fine to pay for each module separately, spread out over 10 months if the full deposit is too much, but the balance must be paid a month in advance before the module start to get the discount. (I will send out reminders)
Individually, the cost of each workshop is $625 per module. If you pay in full a month before the module starts, the price drops to $575, or $475 after the deposit. The price is reduced further to $550 a module if you plan to attend all four—so $2,200 for the series, or $1800 after the $400 deposit. Payments plans are welcomed. There is a small additional fee if you pay by credit card or by PayPal to cover the fees.
Cancellation policy:
A full refund will be given if the training is canceled by us.
A full refund, minus a $100 administrative fee, will be issued for cancellations made no later than One Month before the start date.
Cancellations made after One month before the start date will be refunded 50% of the total tuition paid.
No refund will be issued for no‐shows or if registration is canceled after 4 days before any training start.