SE™ Master Class Intensive
w/ Peter A Levine, PhD
Ergos Faculty Joshua Sylvae, PhD
Dates December 16th - 18th
Location Humphreys Half Moon Bay, San Diego, CA
3-Days In-Person Only (recording included, not sold separately)
Tuition $725
SEI Member Discount Available
Payment Plans Available
Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals are available
Includes 1 SEI Faculty Group Case Consultation Credit
Prerequisite SEI Beginning II+
*Dec 15th Case Consultation Day in-person or streaming w/ recording can be purchased separately (2 Case Consult credits)
June 2023 Ergos Master Class Review: I was deeply nourished and powerfully transformed by my recent training experience with Peter Levine and Ergos. I felt emotionally held by the overall therapeutic container and the beautiful grounds. Peter and the assistants delivered a high standard of clinical training, and I appreciated how well-organized the week was and much time was set aside for experiential work and practice. Peter's client demonstrations, 12 in all, were deeply moving and brought the work down to a very practical and applied level. I returned home with my own Smovey rings and a six-foot attachment stick! I am deeply grateful to the staff of Ergos for making this training possible. - Steven
SE Master Class Intensive
Patterns, Presence, and Practice
Embracing the Therapeutic Rhythm and Connection of SE
We invite the SE community to Dr Levine’s new SE Master Class Intensive, where you can learn from watching him work and connect with like-minded peers in discussion and practice. This new program is designed to benefit seasoned SE Practitioners and those early in their training (Beg II+).
“SE is not what you do, but how you do what you do.”
In each session, we guide our clients through multiple phases of grounding, activation, pendulation, titration, release, orientation, and settling. During these phases, we are expected to be fully present, connect deeply, know when a cycle has been completed, and know how to move forward. As we develop as SE practitioners, we realize that those expectations may not always be a reality. Hence, it is crucial for the success of our clients that we seek guidance on how to recover from misattunement gracefully and how we can be vulnerable while authentically establishing ourselves as committed partners in healing. We will animate this immersive class together by dissecting similar struggles and triumphs, allowing us to dive deeper into an SE session's intrinsic rhythms and connection.
With a focus on the following therapeutic lessons:
Patterns
Uncertainty and Stuckness
Presence, Rhythm, and Connection
Practice, Support, and Modality Integration
This SE Master Class will include the following:
Lessons w/ Dr Levine
Live client session demonstration w/ Dr Levine
In-depth debrief w/ Dr Levine & Dr Sylvae
Client session deconstruction video review w/ Dr Sylvae, highlighting Dr Levine’s methods used for specific interventions, including his missteps, fumbles, and recoveries
Supervised practices within your SE Level
Supervised small group discussions of common struggles and triumphs, with others practicing within your Scope of Practice
Tools to help Practitioners reduce the risk of burnout
Patterns
Our collective healing practices often involve exploring and identifying patterns within an individual's thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and bodily sensations. These include other facets of the human experience, like transgenerational patterns, illnesses, and near-death experiences. By recognizing and understanding how these valuable insights may connect, you can gain access to the underlying issues, develop regulation strategies, and work toward lasting growth.
Together we will tackle core issues like,
What patterns do you notice arising with a client as you first integrate SE into your sessions?
What patterns do you notice after you have been using SE with a client over time?
Do you notice somatic or behavioral patterns but are unsure of the reason?
What emotions and behaviors are associated with these patterns, and how can we explore them safely?
Do you, as a practitioner, ever feel stuck with a client—are there common "stuck" themes within yourself?
Uncertainty and Stuckness
All healing practitioners, even Dr Levine, can experience insecurities and doubts related to their work. Uncertainty about complex therapeutic interventions and fears of not meeting client expectations are common. Sometimes we may question if we are correctly adhering to ethical guidelines or staying up-to-date with the latest research and therapeutic approaches. Comparing ourselves to colleagues or renowned experts in the field, feeling inadequate in comparison, can also be a struggle. In addition, concerns related to transference and countertransference, personal biases, or unresolved issues can interfere with our ability to be truly present with our clients.
As much as a practitioner may understand the theories and tools of SE, we can also meet a fair amount of resistance and “stuckness” in clients and ourselves. How to work with the resistance to access and explore the journey of interoception is one of the most commonly asked questions to Dr Levine during all levels of his programs.
By fostering a connection with others in the SE community and watching the deconstruction of client demonstrations, we will explore ways to tackle the obstacles built by uncertainty and stuckness.
Presence, Rhythm, and Connection
Bringing therapeutic presence into your practice involves cultivating focused awareness, compassion, and attunement to the client's needs. This skill can be enhanced over time through practice, self-reflection, and ongoing professional development. It involves being fully engaged, nonjudgemental, trustworthy, emotionally available, flexible, validating, and attuned to the client's experiences. By embodying therapeutic presence and empathy, practitioners can create a healing and transformative space for clients to explore and process their thoughts, emotions, and challenges.
Therapeutic rhythm is the intentional use of rhythmic patterns, movements, or activities to promote healing, self-expression, and personal growth. With SE, we can harness the inherent qualities of rhythm, including repetition, synchronization, and predictability, to create a therapeutic container for clients that has a soothing and grounding effect.
Facilitating connection in therapy is crucial for establishing a solid therapeutic alliance and creating a safe and supportive space for clients to explore their thoughts, emotions, and challenges. Building connection is an ongoing process that requires effort and attunement. Each client is unique, and how a connection is established may vary. By practicing skills that improve empathy, active listening, validation, trustworthiness, and a genuine desire to understand and support clients “where they are now,” practitioners can create a solid therapeutic connection that promotes healing and growth.
Practice, Support, and Modality Integration
Skill development and building supportive therapeutic alliances with others in the field allow practitioners to develop and refine their SE tools, build a solid therapeutic foundation, and enhance their self-awareness and professional growth. These relationships increase competence and effectiveness as practitioners.
One of the powers of SE is that it can be applied to a variety of healing fields, and one of the struggles of SE is how to do this effectively. During and beyond your SE training, you will discover how to integrate this work into your practice through trial and error. Luckily, this unique Master Class will allow you to connect with others in similar fields to share your struggles and triumphs. With Faculty support and Master Level Assistant supervision, you will have the opportunity to share and grow together.
Learning Objectives:
Apply interoceptive awareness and somatic resonance tracking more precisely
Analyze and refine perceptual skills and practical tools to create more presence, rhythm, and connection
Demonstrate how feedback and support for interrupted defensive responses can assist in creating empowered, patient-focused intervention strategies
Assess behavioral and emotional patterns that you notice arising within a new client
Analyze behavioral and emotional patterns that you notice arising within a seasoned client
Discuss how to support trauma patterns that seem to have no origin
Utilize techniques to explore trauma symptoms while avoiding overwhelm
Discuss the intentional use of rhythmic patterns, movements, or activities to promote healing, self-expression, and personal growth
Use tools that create a soothing and grounding effect for your clients and yourself as a practitioner
Discuss common therapeutic stuck points and fears within yourself as a practitioner
Critique transference and countertransference, personal biases, or unresolved issues that interfere with our ability to be truly present with our clients
Create focused awareness, compassion, and attunement to the client's needs
Discuss how connection and safety in therapy is crucial for establishing a solid therapeutic alliance
Utilize peer support in your professional development
Schedule (subject to evolution)
(Friday, December 15th Case Consultation Separate Registration)
Saturday, December 16th
9:45 am Sign-In (doors do not open prior)
10:00 am Program Orientation
10:15 am Opening Breakout Groups - Why are we here?
11:00 am Debrief w/ Dr. Levine
11:30 am Tea Break
11:45 am Lesson w/ Dr. Levine - Patterns/Uncertainty and Stuckness
1:00 pm Lunch
2:30 pm Debrief w/ Dr Sylvae
2:45 pm Breakout Groups - Patterns/Uncertainty and Stuckness
4:00 pm Tea & Snack Break
4:15 pm Debrief w/ Dr Sylvae
4:45 pm Case Consultation and Client Demonstration w/ Dr Levine
6:00 pm Closing
Sunday, December 17th
9:45 am Sign-In (doors do not open prior)
10:00 am Lesson w/ Dr Levine - Presence, Rhythm, and Connection
11:30 am Tea Break
11:45 am Breakout Groups - Presence, Rhythm, and Connection
1:00 pm Lunch
2:30 pm Debrief w/ Dr Sylvae
2:45 pm Breakout Groups - Presence, Rhythm, and Connection
4:00 pm Tea & Snack Break
4:15 pm Debrief w/ Dr Sylvae
4:45 pm Case Consultation and Client Demonstration w/ Dr Levine
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Client Demonstration Video Session Review w/ Joshua Sylvae (to receive course certificate or CE credits, this is not optional)
8:45 pm Closing
Monday, December 18th
9:45 am Sign-In (doors do not open prior)
10:00am Lesson w/ Dr Levine - Practice, Support, and Modality Integration
11:30 am Tea Break
11:45 am Breakout Groups - Practice and Support
1:00 pm Lunch
2:30 pm Debrief w/ Dr Sylvae
2:45 pm Breakout Groups - Modality Integration
4:00 pm Tea & Snack Break
4:15 pm Debrief w/ Dr Levine and Dr Sylvae
4:45 pm Lesson w/ Dr Levine - Presence, Rhythm, and Connection
5:30 pm Debrief w/ Dr Levine
6:00 pm Closing
Master Class Case Consultation and Client Demonstration w/ Dr. Levine
Are you feeling stuck? Do you have a client you are struggling to support?
To have your client considered for a live, on-site, filmed demonstration with Dr. Levine (FREE SESSION), please discuss this opportunity with your client, and if they agree, email info@somaticexperiencing.com. Submissions are for in-person live demos with both the client & practitioner present.
*Demo cases have no specific theme
Live Demonstration Format
The practitioner will introduce the client’s case history and discuss with Dr Levine the work they've been doing with their client and where they might be struggling or stuck. Dr Levine will then work with the client directly and advise approaches moving forward. After the demonstration, participants are encouraged to ask questions and make suggestions.
Includes 1 SEI Faculty Group Case Consultation Credit (included in this master class)
Additional Information
The recording is included for in-person attendees, and unlimited access will be provided after it is professionally edited - not available for separate purchase at this time
Breakout Groups are not recorded
Master Level SE Assistants will be providing Private Sessions for SEI Credit - pay them directly
We have secured CE credits for this program - more to come.
Location
Humphreys Half Moon Bay, San Diego, CA
Located at a reasonably priced Hotel on the Marina, near many restaurants within walking distance.
Near the San Diego Airport
What to Bring
Notepad and writing utensils / Journal
Clothing layers to accommodate California's coastal weather that can rise and fall quickly within one day (including coat/sunscreen/hat/umbrella)
Items of comfort, like a small soft blanket or your favorite travel mug
*Please refrain from bringing scented products
Tuition
$725
PAYMENT PLAN or PAY BY CHECK:
Use code: SEPAYMENTPLAN90 to pay 10% down now, and email info@somaticexperiencing.com to arrange your payment schedule of convenience (no fee)
SEI Members receive $75 off:
Use code: 1216MEMBER75
(please make sure your membership is up to date with Somatic Experiencing International)
Partial-Scholarships:
Part scholarships are available to financial need BIPOC practitioners experiencing systemic racism and/or financial need practitioners working primarily with underserved populations (clinics, reservations, etc.). For submission, please email admin@somaticexperiencing.com.
Refunds:
The last day to request a program refund, minus a processing fee, is November 15th, 2023
Prerequisite
This course is available to SE Practitioners and SE students who have completed SEI Beginning II+
Certain sections of the course may be sectioned by SE level and/or Scope of Practice
Please honor your SE Level by practicing new SE tools safely with your SE peers before using them with your clients
Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals are available!
We will send an announcement to the students once the CE registration logistics are finalized.
(they require a separate registration and fee)
• CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
• LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
• SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes.
• For questions about the content, logistics, or other support issues regarding this course, please contact us.
For questions about whether this CE is valid for you, please contact your licensing agency.
For other questions or issues about CE, contact SCA at info@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.
Course Communications
December 14th, registrants will receive an email from info@somaticexperiencing.com with a LINK and PASSCODE to the PRIVATE PORTAL for this program.
Please save this information to access the PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS, SLIDES, HANDOUTS, DETAILED SCHEDULE, RECORDING, SIGNED CASE CONSULT SHEET, CERTIFICATE, and MORE.
For Customer Service, please contact:
info@somaticexperiencing.com
PLEASE READ THE AGREEMENTS WITHIN REGISTRATION BEFORE COMPLETING YOUR PURCHASE
*Dec 15th Case Consultation Day in-person or online can be purchased separately (2 credits)
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.