Workshop Description:

In this experiential interactive workshop we’ll learn and practice easy-to-use tools to support autonomic nervous system regulation and self-mastery. Our focus will be on utilizing bottom-up, somatic-creative, tools to access the wisdom of the body and felt sensation, then we’ll add cognitive tools to bring the learning into the brain to support and anchor healthier and happier ways of being - The key to happiness is indeed most easily found within us!

The tools introduced in this workshop are designed to help clients better understand their emotional activation patterns and to support them to make healthier choices when they are activated. All of the tools can be used effectively during a therapy session and at home and are specifically designed from a trauma-informed care perspective. All of the tools can be adapted to different settings, ages, and client populations. To prepare for this workshop, please wear comfortable clothing, have paper, crayons, markers, or other art supplies easily available, and be ready to have fun while learning!

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Learning Objectives:

1. Explain ANS regulation and how somatic-creative-cognitive tools support effective self-regulation.

2. Create a safe, trauma informed, therapeutic environment for self-regulation work.

3. Implement 2 cognitive tools for client self-assessment and to track client progress.

4. Implement 3 introductory somatic-creative-cognitive tools for self-regulation.

5. Implement 3 advanced somatic-creative-cognitive tools for self-regulation.

6. Adjust self-regulation tools to meet a variety of settings, ages, and client needs.