Somatically Healing Sexual Trauma

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April 25th, 1:00- 4:00pm EST, conducted online via Zoom

In traumatic experiences, people are often pushed beyond their mental and physical capacity. The impact of common stress responses can lead to issues with cognitive processing and memory encoding, which are the foundation of cognitive-based therapeutic interventions (Van der Kolk, 2016). The focus on more cerebral approaches and even exposure-based approaches can exacerbate feelings of helplessness or shame as clients struggle to integrate the mind and body.

Somatic Experiencing and other body-oriented approaches are an effective addition to work with PTSD and prolonged trauma response experiences (Kuhfuß, Maldei, Hetmanek, Baumann, 2021). These interventions use bottom-up processing to help clients gradually reduce the activation associated with a traumatic event (Siegel, Körding, & König, 2000; Bouziane, Das, Friston, Caballero-Gaudes, & Ray, 2022). Through resourcing and body awareness, clients go through a “discharge process” that significantly reduces the impact of traumatic memories and symptoms (Brom, Stokar, Lawi, Nuriel‐Porat, Ziv, Lerner, & Ross, 2017).

In this CEU,  therapists will learn how to integrate somatic tools in the treatment of sexual trauma. This approach can offer a safer and more integrated approach to trauma treatment, allowing survivors to reconnect with pleasure, safety, and self-agency in their lives. 

Learning Objectives

  • Identify what happens in the body during & after Sexual Trauma

  • Demonstrate how to integrate somatic healing techniques into a trauma-informed therapeutic approach

  • Identify factors that affect somatic healing from Sexual Trauma

  • Describe at least 3 Somatic Techniques for the treatment of Sexual Trauma

Cultivating Healers seeks to provide educational and engaging CEUs with liberatory information, pop-quizzes, and case studies to ensure your learning.

This training is eligible for 3 Continuing Education Credits for NBCC Counselors & NY LMHCs, LCSWs, and LMSWs.

Want to seek your company’s financial support? Check out our request template to make the ask, and sign up using the organizational rate.

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April 25th, 1:00- 4:00pm EST, conducted online via Zoom

In traumatic experiences, people are often pushed beyond their mental and physical capacity. The impact of common stress responses can lead to issues with cognitive processing and memory encoding, which are the foundation of cognitive-based therapeutic interventions (Van der Kolk, 2016). The focus on more cerebral approaches and even exposure-based approaches can exacerbate feelings of helplessness or shame as clients struggle to integrate the mind and body.

Somatic Experiencing and other body-oriented approaches are an effective addition to work with PTSD and prolonged trauma response experiences (Kuhfuß, Maldei, Hetmanek, Baumann, 2021). These interventions use bottom-up processing to help clients gradually reduce the activation associated with a traumatic event (Siegel, Körding, & König, 2000; Bouziane, Das, Friston, Caballero-Gaudes, & Ray, 2022). Through resourcing and body awareness, clients go through a “discharge process” that significantly reduces the impact of traumatic memories and symptoms (Brom, Stokar, Lawi, Nuriel‐Porat, Ziv, Lerner, & Ross, 2017).

In this CEU,  therapists will learn how to integrate somatic tools in the treatment of sexual trauma. This approach can offer a safer and more integrated approach to trauma treatment, allowing survivors to reconnect with pleasure, safety, and self-agency in their lives. 

Learning Objectives

  • Identify what happens in the body during & after Sexual Trauma

  • Demonstrate how to integrate somatic healing techniques into a trauma-informed therapeutic approach

  • Identify factors that affect somatic healing from Sexual Trauma

  • Describe at least 3 Somatic Techniques for the treatment of Sexual Trauma

Cultivating Healers seeks to provide educational and engaging CEUs with liberatory information, pop-quizzes, and case studies to ensure your learning.

This training is eligible for 3 Continuing Education Credits for NBCC Counselors & NY LMHCs, LCSWs, and LMSWs.

Want to seek your company’s financial support? Check out our request template to make the ask, and sign up using the organizational rate.

  • Khumo Masege (she/her) is a New York Licensed Therapist and a Certified Holistic Sexuality Educator who provides somatic trauma and sexuality coaching, education and consulting as the CEO of KM Healing & Consulting based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Khumo takes an intersectional, decolonized, sex-positiveand trauma-informed approachin her clinical and educational spaces.

    As an individual and relationship clinician, she specializes in working with QTBIPOC folks of the diaspora navigating identity exploration after cultural and sexual trauma, depression, anxiety, and relationship issues. She provides a monthly free support space for folks who cannot afford therapy and supports clinicians around the world in decolonizing their sexual health practice through her monthly workshop titled Decolonizing Sex in the Clinical Space.

    Khumo makes use of Somatic Experiencing, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems and Emotion Focused Therapy and prioritizes the creation of a collaborative, compassionate and playful healing space.

  • Due to the nature of this product, all sales are final and we are unable to offer refunds. If you are no longer able to attend a group, email us at info@kenyacrawford.com and we can transfer your confirmation to the following group.

  • Kenya Crawford, LMHC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0269. Kenya Crawford, LMHC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0736.


    Kenya Crawford, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7470.

    Refund Policy

    1. All Sales Final. Due to the nature of our CEU trainings and support groups, all sales are final, and we are unable to offer refunds once a purchase has been made.

    Transfer Policy

    1. If you are no longer able to attend a scheduled training or group session, you may request a one-time transfer to a future session of the same group or training.

      1. To request a transfer: Email info@kenyacrawford.com with your name, order confirmation number, and the session you originally registered for. Indicate which future session you would like to transfer your confirmation to. Requests must be made at least 48 hours before the session start date to be eligible for transfer.

      2. Transfers are subject to availability and must be used within six months of the original purchase date. For any additional questions regarding this policy, please contact us at info@kenyacrawford.com

    Recording Policy

    1. If you are unable to attend the live training session, you may request access to a recording of the session. Please note the following guidelines:

      1. Access & Expiration: The recording link will be available for 30 days from the date of issuance. After this period, the link will expire, and we will not be able to reissue access. We strongly encourage you to watch the recording as soon as possible.

      2. CEU Credit Eligibility: While the recording provides valuable insights, CEU credits can only be awarded to participants who attend the entire live training session. This policy is mandated by our CEU provider to ensure full engagement with the course material.

      3. Requesting a Recording: If you require access to a recording due to unforeseen circumstances, please email info@kenyacrawford.com with your name and registration details. For further inquiries regarding recordings, please reach out to info@kenyacrawford.com.

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