Using Somatic Resourcing to Enhance Self-Compassion in Trauma Survivors
- Speaker:
- Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 02 Minutes
- Language:
- Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN and FR
- Copyright:
-
May 12, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150775
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Countless victims of childhood trauma are forced to use the freeze response to navigate and survive untenable experiences. When they address the sequelae of their trauma in therapy, they often reflexively recount their narratives in the same immobilized state, inadvertently exacerbating feelings of self-blame and shame. Deeper processing and healing cannot occur unless clients are encouraged to work through their pain with the accompaniment of physical self-soothing and self-compassion. In this workshop we will explore specific strategies that incorporate somatic resourcing including: empowered movement; breath work; and self-touch to help clients access self-compassion in every session.
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Speaker
Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA Related seminars and products
The Ferentz Institute
Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA, is a recognized expert in the strengths-based, de-pathologized treatment of trauma and has been in private practice for over 40 years. She has been an adjunct faculty member at several universities, and is the founder of The Ferentz Institute, now in its seventeenth year of providing continuing education to mental health professionals and graduating several thousand clinicians from her two certificate programs in advanced trauma treatment. In 2009 she was voted the “Social Worker of the Year” by the Maryland Society for Clinical Social Work. She is the author of Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors: A Clinician’s Guide, now in its second edition, Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors: A Workbook of Hope and Healing and Finding Your Ruby Slippers: Transformative Life Lessons from the Therapist’s Couch.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lisa Ferentz maintains a private practice and is the Founder and President of the Ferentz Institute. She receives royalties as a published author. Lisa Ferentz receives a speaking honorarium and product royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lisa Ferentz is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the American Psychotherapy Association.
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Objectives
- Identify at least two challenges associated with incorporating somatic resourcing in therapy with trauma survivors.
- Define self-compassion and describe how it manifests cognitively, behaviorally, and emotionally.
- Describe and implement at least five somatic resourcing strategies designed to pair self-compassion with the verbal processing of traumatic memory.
Outline
- Incorporating somatic resourcing into trauma treatment
- Self-compassion in the treatment of trauma
- Five somatic resourcing strategies
- Research limitations and potential risks
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- Psychotherapists
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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