Trauma Informed Expressive Arts Therapy

Research and Clinical Practice shows the often-enough patients need Right Brain embodied, expressive, and somatic-sensory experiences to allow their lived experiences be adequately processed to completion.

The natural, bottom-up reparative process inherent in all forms of expressive arts therapy begins with expression of the body’s sensory and kinesthetic experiences as a foundation for the eventual exploration of emotions and personal narratives. With talk therapy, we tend to stay with narratives that only tap the higher brain through language.

The healing potential of embodied somatosensory communication, which naturally relaxes the mind’s control and begins to tap a deeper level of implicit experience.

During this 4-day workshop, you will learn how to develop these tools and learn by doing and training with Cathy Malchiodi.

The workshop will take place in Spain, and the entire program will be taught in English. While Spaniards will have simultaneous translation available