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HOLDING THE UNSPOKEN
The Art of Touch in Psychosomatic Work

HOLDING THE UNSPOKEN: THE ART OF TOUCH IN PSYCHOSOMATIC WORK

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Touch lies at the heart of human connection—it regulates our physiology, anchors our sense of safety, and communicates empathy beyond words. Touch interventions bridge the gap between body, mind and spirit, allowing practitioners and clients to access deeper layers of emotional relational experience. It supports the regulation of the nervous system, fosters integration between cognitive and affective processes, and restores the body’s capacity for connection. ​Touch work reminds us that healing occurs not only through insight but through the lived experience of being felt, seen, and safely held. Through touch, we restore continuity between body, mind and soul—between self and other—reawakening the innate capacity for regulation and relational trust. 

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I offer touch trainings:

  • 1-Day Introduction Workshop (6 CE hours) (not required to register for Part I or II)

  • Two-part Training Series for Therapists and Healing Practitioners

    • Part I - Foundations for Somatic Practitioners (30 CE hours)

    • Part II - Skills and Interventions for Mental Health Professionals (30 CE hours)

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS

  • These trainings provide Professional Development Hours (PDH) and a Certificate of Completion documenting participation in structured professional learning.

  • For Colorado mental health professionals, training hours may be applicable toward DORA Continuing Professional Competency requirements, subject to the requirements and limits of the participant's specific license and professional development plan.

  • Trainings may also be attended by eligible body-oriented, healthcare, natural medicine, and other healing practitioners. Participants may use their Certificate of Completion to document professional learning but are responsible for determining whether the hours satisfy the continuing education or professional development requirements of their licensing, regulatory, or certifying organization.

  • Completion of a training does not expand a participant's professional scope of practice. All participants are responsible for applying the material within their professional training, competence, scope of practice, and applicable ethical and regulatory standards.

  • See the full Professional Development Policy for information about eligibility, documentation, attendance, and how these hours may apply to you.

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What People Say

Contextual, deep, multidisciplinary, ethical, embodied.
Highly recommend this training for any helping professional.

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INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP

FOCUS OF THE WORKSHOP

This one-day introductory workshop will support participants in articulating the rationale for using touch and practicing foundational intentional touch. The workshop will also introduce the broader curriculum of the full training​.

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​NOTE: this introduction is NOT required to register for Part I

WHO IS THIS FOR

This training is for therapists, bodyworkers, medicine facilitators and healing practitioners seeking to integrate safe, attuned touch into their psychosomatic and trauma-informed practice

WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN

  • Articulate the rationale for using touch as a therapeutic intervention within somatic healing frameworks, including its neurophysiological and relational foundations.

  • Identify the core foundations of touch in clinical contexts, including awareness of therapist intention, client perception, and the emotional dimensions that inform safe and attuned contact.

  • Understand the broader curriculum of the full training, gaining clarity on how this introductory session fits within a larger framework of ethical, regulatory, and clinical skill development around touch in somatic work.

LOGISTICS

  • TIME: 9am to 4pm

  • VENUE: Una Vida Center
    7960 Niwot Rd Suite B12,
    Longmont, CO 80503

  • $185 for the full day

CALENDAR

  • UPCOMING DATES:

    • April 3rd, 2027

    • April 2029

  • PAST DATES: May 2nd, 2026

For updates, sign up here:

PART I: TOUCH FOUNDATIONS

( 5-Day Immersive )
FOCUS OF THE WORKSHOP

This five-day foundational training offers a comprehensive exploration of touch within psychosomatic and trauma-informed practice, combining neuroscience, ethics, cultural awareness, and guided experiential learning on modulation and regualtion. Participants develop clarity, sensitivity, and confidence in integrating touch as a relational and regulatory tool in clinical work.

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​NOTE: attending to the introductory workshop is NOT a requirement to participate in Part I.

WHO IS THIS FOR

This training is for therapists, bodyworkers, medicine facilitators and healing practitioners seeking to integrate safe, attuned touch into their psychosomatic and trauma-informed practice

WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO

  • Explore the historical, clinical, and neurobiological foundations of touch in psychotherapy and healing practices.

  • Differentiate the regulatory, relational, and modulation functions of touch within trauma-informed therapeutic work.

  • Recognize the influence of attachment, culture, power, and identity on experiences of touch in therapeutic relationship.

  • Identify ethical considerations, informed consent practices, and boundary crossings and violations.

  • Assess indications, contraindications, and clinical decision-making processes regarding the use or non-use of touch in treatment.

  • Apply somatic tracking, interoceptive awareness, and touch-based interventions to support regulation, stabilization, and therapeutic alliance.

LOGISTICS

  • TIME: 9am to 5pm

  • VENUE: Una Vida Center
    7960 Niwot Rd Suite B12,
    Longmont, CO 80503, CO

  • $900 tuition + $80 CE (optional)

For updates, sign up here:

CALENDAR

  • UPCOMING:

    • June 10th-14th 2027

    • June 2029

  • PAST:
    • August 13-15th 2026, Korea
    • August 27th -31st 2026, Colorado

PART II: TOUCH FOR
ATTACHMENT AND TRAUMA

( 5-Day Immersive )
FOCUS OF THE WORKSHOP

This advanced immersion centers on practice and refinement focusing on interventions for mental health practitioners. Participants deepen their ability to use touch as a relational language that supports awareness, integration, and transformation. Through experiential learning, movement exploration, and clinical application, this module refines the therapist’s ability to assess, process, and repattern touch interventions within a trauma-informed and ethically grounded framework. This training invites practitioners to inhabit embodied presence, translating subtle contact into precise therapeutic communication that fosters repair, regulation, and relational coherence.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN

  • Use awareness touch as relational healing strategy.

  • Assess and process touch interventions verbally / nonverbally.

  • Integrate touch with movement sequencing and trauma repair.

  • Create holding environments that support attachment repair and safety.

  • Use touch as a tool for re-patterning movement.

  • Apply touch that teaches, mirrors, and communicates difference and sameness.

WHO IS THIS FOR

This training is for therapists, social workers and mental health practitioner (licensed or in training),  to integrate safe, attuned touch into their trauma tools and attachment interventions

LOGISTICS

  • TIME: 9am to 5pm

  • VENUE: Una Vida Center
    7960 Niwot Rd Suite B12
    Longmont, CO 80503

  • $900 tuition + $80 CE (optional)

CALENDAR

  • UPCOMING

    • DATES: January 7th-11th 2027

    • October 7th to 11th, 2027

    • September 2029

For updates, sign up here:

My Own Background on Touch

I have been immersed in the study and practice of touch and its applications in somatic work for the past eleven years. My approach to touch is deeply informed by my training and mentorship with Christine Caldwell, founder of The Moving Cycle, where touch is used from a somatic and Gestalt perspective to awaken movement capacity and embodied awareness. I have also been mentored by Kathy Kain, whose work in Touch Skills in Somatic Practice integrates principles of regulation and somatic experiencing. Over the years, I have taught touch interventions at Naropa University and developed my own trainings that weave together these influences to build somatic literacy and therapeutic skill in the use of touch for regulation, trauma resolution, and attachment repair. Grounded in a somatic and trauma-informed approaches, my teaching invites practitioners to rediscover touch as a relational, regulating, and restorative force in healing.

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