AN EXCLUSIVE ONLINE TRAINING
Engaging the Body in Psychotherapy
Contemporary Bioenergetic Analysis
With Laurie Ure, LICSW, Robert Coffman, PhD, and Vincentia Schroeter, PhD
Hello,
More than any other modality, Bioenergetics explores the inseparable link between the body and the mind. From a Bioenergetic point of view, the energetic processes of the body determine what goes on in the mind just as they determine what goes on in the body.
In this course, we’ll cover the following topics:
Module 1: Overview of Contemporary Bioenergetic Analysis
Module 2: How Bioenergetic Therapy Works
Module 3: Bioenergetic Basic Tools: Grounding & Personal Boundaries
Module 4: Energetics – Depression, Anxiety, Breathing, Muscle Tension
Module 5: Therapeutic Relationship/Trauma/Character Structure
Bioenergetics is especially helpful for difficult and resistant clients; those who are defensive, angry, or depressed; clients who sabotage or won’t do their homework); and clients who frustrate you with overtalking and complaining.
Everyone has a piece of history that connects to their presenting problem; that connection can be seen in the ways a person moves in their body. People tighten their bodies when they are in emotional pain. They tighten in different places than others, depending on their character style. They use their body to help defend against emotional pain they can’t tolerate. Each of these presentations provides clues to how you can help your clients most.
The bioenergetics approach combines psychoanalytic theory with somatic focus within a relational matrix.
In just the first hour, you will learn exclusive breathing techniques you can use with yourself and your clients. You will begin watching your clients’ ways of standing and moving. You will practice simple grounding and boundaries exercises, and see depression, anxiety, and sexuality in clients from a new perspective. Finally, you will be able to consider character traits and trauma in the body.
We look forward to taking this adventure with you and sharing the deep transformational change of Bioenergetics. Please join us.
Warmly,
Academy of Therapy Wisdom
Laurie Ure, LICSW, Robert Coffman, PhD, and Vincentia Schroeter, PhD; Certified Bioenergetic Therapists and Trainers
More than any other modality, Bioenergetics explores the inseparable link between the body and the mind. From a Bioenergetic point of view, the energetic processes of the body determine what goes on in the mind just as they determine what goes on in the body.
Consider this...
During our development, growth can get interrupted. That interruption creates pathology and/or dysfunctional behavior. If you don’t address where that interruption is stored in the body it will remain stuck there. Bioenergetics will show you how to unlock the body to return clients to better functioning.
The effect is not just stuck in the brain as a way of thinking, it is also held in the body.
How Bioenergetics Helps Clients
Bioenergetics is not just an overlay of the body onto a talk therapy system. It’s a psychodynamic psychotherapy incorporating the body.
Clients can get “stuck” in talk therapy. They need interventions that go beyond talking to address the roots of their unhappiness. Bioenergetics provides tools to integrate verbal and nonverbal expression, and make the unconscious conscious.
How Bioenergetics Helps Therapists
Bioenergetics doesn’t just help clients.
Bioenergetics recognizes that two bodies are involved in the therapeutic process: the client and the therapist, collaboratively working in the process of deep change.
You will develop a new lens for both observing and treating clients, and for using your own body awareness to guide you in understanding and treating your clients.
If you find yourself feeling inadequate instead of feeling present in the room, Bioenergetics will give you tools to ground and center yourself before and during sessions. We will also teach you tools to help clients be more grounded and less anxious.
Bioenergetics: A New Way to Think About Psychotherapy
What makes this course unique is its experiential learning – observing demonstrations and then practicing the exercises for yourself. By working with the simple tools, you will begin to be able to utilize these new skills:
- A new lens (Bioenergetic Analysis) to observe and treat clients
- Basic concepts that will immediately improve your connection to, and understanding of, current clients
- Increased knowledge of the value of body awareness and tracking
- Understanding of how holding patterns contribute to client suffering
- Tools to improve clinical work: grounding, breathing, techniques to contain and move stuck affect
- Verbal and non-verbal skills for boundary work
- Using the language of the body, including character types, to help you see - in the client's body - aspects of their early wounding that tie into their presenting problem
Here’s everything that’s included:
Engaging the Body in Psychotherapy
Contemporary Bioenergetic Analysis
1) Five PRE-RECORDED TRAINING sessions
90-minute training sessions with Bob, Vin, and Laurie.
2) Five pre-recorded modules
Watch these self-paced study videos to deepen your understanding of each topic.
3) three pre-recorded practice sessions
These 60-minute practice sessions focus on the techniques covered in the training sessions. Each technique will be thoroughly demonstrated and practiced.
4) Membership site access
All your course materials in one easy-to-navigate platform, supported by our dedicated customer service team.
5) Downloadable Video, audio, and transcripts
Every session is recorded and available in video, audio, and written formats so you’ll be able to download and own all the content. Watch the training sessions over and over at your leisure.
Plus Bonuses:
1) Polyvagal Theory and Bioenergetics with Vin Schroeter
2) A Touchy Subject: The Ethics of Touch in Psychotherapy with Bob Coffman
Although many therapists have learned to avoid touching their clients, in the appropriate context, touch can be a valuable asset to somatic work. Bob will discuss clinical examples and the ethics of working with body-based interventions. A handout covers guidelines for using touch appropriately.
3) Inviting Joy and Cultivating Vitality: The Aim of Bioenergetic Psychotherapy (for therapists and clients alike) with Laurie Ure
4) Fostering Pleasure and Sexuality in Bioenergetic Psychotherapy with Laurie Ure
Bioenergetics defines sexuality as a body-based orientation to pleasure with a flow of good feeling in the body, which sometimes leads to sexual activity. Laurie explains the energetics of sexuality. She discusses how bioenergetic therapists help clients release physical tensions to open blocked sexuality and work through the often complex emotions associated with sexual traumas. The video includes a simple exercise you can do.
5) Considering Catharsis: Avoiding Flooding While Doing Expressive Work with Vin Schroeter and Bob Coffman
6) Shame and Bioenergetics with Laurie Ure
Toxic shame often underlies depression, anxiety, addictions, and relationship challenges. Laurie discusses the differences between toxic shame and shame that can lead to relational repair. She describes the physical aspects of shame and demonstrates a bioenergetic body-based exercise that she developed to help clients release toxic shame.
7) Attachment Theory and Bioenergetics with Vin Schroeter
8) Colonialism and the Body in Bioenergetics. An interview with Certified Bioenergetic Therapists from Brazil: Maria Cristina Francisco, PhD, and Jayme Panerai Alves, CRP
Vin interviews this panel to discuss the social clinic movement in Brazil which incorporates bioenergetic exercises. They will explore the impact of colonialism, systemic racism, and ancestral trauma on the body and what bioenergetic therapy offers to address these important issues.
Maria Cristina Francisco, is a clinical psychologist, Certified Bioenergetic Therapist, somatic therapist, and member of Institute AMMA for Psych and Blackness. She is the author of Black Eyes Crossed the Sea – The Black Body on Stage in Bioenergetic Analysis and Biosynthesis.
Jayme Panerai Alves is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and trainer in Bioenergetic Analysis. He is the author of Presença no Silêncio, and Exercises for Health, and co-author of The Body in Groups – Experiences in Bioenergetic Analysis, and Beyond the Four Walls.
9) The Scientific Origins of Energy in the Human Body with Dr. Martin Picard
10) Treating Trauma In the Body with David Berceli, PhD
David Berceli is an international author, bioenergetically trained clinician, and trainer in areas of trauma. He has traveled the globe with his Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) method to help large populations recover from acute trauma. Vin Schroeter interviews him about his TRE protocol, how it works in the body and why clinicians should know about it.
11) The Contemporary Relational Model in Bioenergetics: Interview with Robert Hilton, PhD
12) Grounded Spirituality with Jeff Brown
Jeff Brown is a former criminal lawyer and psychotherapist, author of Grounded Spirituality and Hearticulations, and the subject in the award-winning spiritual documentary, ‘Karmageddon’. Jeff discusses his experiences in bioenergetic therapy and how he incorporates it in his writing about spirituality from a grounded position. He shares his wisdom and his playful spirit!
Here’s everything that’s included:
Engaging the Body in Psychotherapy
Contemporary Bioenergetic Analysis
Module 1:
Redefining Grief: Curiosity and Rapport
This module orients you to the concepts and theories of Bioenergetics. We will discuss the history of the approach, and how it differs from other body-based therapies. You will learn techniques used in bioenergetics so you can apply them in your therapeutic practice.
We will cover:
- What is Bioenergetic Analysis?
- How the Body Defends and Protects
- Pillow Tool Demonstration
- Diagnosis and Treatment
- Contemporary Bioenergetics
Module 2:
How Bioenergetic Therapy Works
In this module, you will learn the basics of using Bioenergetics in a therapy session. We will discuss body awareness and demonstrate a bioenergetic assessment – from start to finish – for you to model. The demo is followed by a discussion of the demonstration.
We will cover:
- How to start a bioenergetic session
- Introducing the Body into a Psychotherapeutic Session
- Body Tracking and Awareness in Bioenergetic Psychotherapy
Module 3:
Bioenergetic Basic Tools: Grounding & Personal Boundaries
This module introduces basic tools for grounding and boundary setting that you will use in a session. We will demonstrate grounding and personal boundary work, and explore these practices.
We will cover:
- Theory of Grounding and how to use in a session
- Personal Boundaries: verbal and non-verbal
- Personal Boundaries demonstrations & role plays
Module 4:
Energetics - Depression, Anxiety, Breathing, Muscle Tension
In this module, we will focus on the use of bioenergetics with depression and anxiety. You will learn the tools of breath and release to use with your clients and for yourself.
We will cover:
- Breathing and Bioenergetics
- Demonstration of breathing over the ball
- Energetic dynamics of depression & anxiety
- Demonstration of twisting towel
Module 5:
Therapeutic Relationship/ Trauma/ Character Structure
In our final module, you will learn about character structures and see demonstrations of various character types so you can recognize these in your clients.
We will cover:
- The Value of the Therapeutic Relationship
- The Bioenergetic view of shock trauma
- Character structure theory and overview
- Character Type Demonstrations - Schizoid, Oral, Borderline, Narcissistic, Masochistic, and Rigid
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At the Intersection of Psychotherapy, spirituality, and social change
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Here’s everything that’s included:
Engaging the Body in Psychotherapy
Contemporary Bioenergetic Analysis
1) Five pre-recorded training calls
2) Five pre-recorded modules
3) Three pre-recorded practice calls
4) Membership site access
5) Downloadable video, audio, and transcripts
Plus Bonuses:
1) Polyvagal Theory and Bioenergetics with Vin Schroeter
2) A touchy subject: The Ethics of Touch in Psychotherapy with Bob Coffman
3) Inviting Joy and Cultivating Vitality: The Aim of Bioenergetic Psychotherapy (for therapists and clients alike) with Laurie Ure
4) Fostering Pleasure and Sexuality in Bioenergetic Psychotherapy with Laurie Ure
5) Considering Catharsis: Avoiding Flooding While Doing Expressive Work with Vin Schroeter and Bob Coffman
6) Releasing Toxic Shame: A Bioenergetic Demonstration with Laurie Ure
7) Attachment Theory and Bioenergetics with Vin Schroeter
8) Colonialism and the Body in Bioenergetics. An interview with bioenergetic therapists from Brazil: Maria Cristina Francisco and Jayme Panerai Alves.
9) The Scientific Origins of Energy in the Human Body, Dr. Martin Picard
10) Treating Trauma In the Body with David Berceli, internationally-renowned founder of Tension Releasing Exercises
11) The Contemporary Relational Model in Bioenergetics: Interview with Robert Hilton, PhD
12) Grounded Spirituality with Jeff Brown, author of Grounded Spirituality and Hearticulations
ENROLL NOW
Payment of:
$997
$647
Join Laurie Ure, Robert Coffman, and Vincentia Schroeter for Engaging the Body in Psychotherapy
If you are a BIPOC helping professional,
please accept our discounted enrollment price for this course by clicking here.
We are glad to have you with us!
Meet Your Presenters
Robert Coffman
Robert Coffman, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with over forty-five years experience as a Bioenergetic Analyst and trainer. He is a member of the international faculty of the International Institute of Bioenergetic Analysis (IIBA). He assists as a clinical facilitator for Somatic Experiencing training and has an ongoing private practice in California. www.drrobertcoffman.com
Vincentia Schroeter
Laurie Ure, LILCSW, CBT
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Testimonials
Bioenergetic therapy is not a technique or strategy. It is a way of understanding human experience as emanating from the body-in-the-world and informs everything we do in session. The tools of this therapy are powerful because they start with you, the therapist, and your relationship with yourself and your experiences. Bioenergetic training will help you discover your strengths and support you to develop more of them.
– Leslie C., New Brunswick, CA
The bioenergetic training program was a game changer for how I practice and a life changer for me personally. The depth and complexity of human development and trauma experience which was explored and taught in this program has set me apart from colleagues…and because the program has such a strong experiential component, I have grown and developed as a person in a way that I have deep comfort, confidence, and peace with myself as a therapist.
– Ann C., Michigan
The bioenergetic training program became one of the richest experiences of my life. I grew as a person as I came to understand, and to accept, how my childhood shaped my development and the adult I’ve become. The program included an informative didactic component; however, its richness came from empirical, body-based learning with my peers. The sharing of feelings, stories, tears, and laughs built a sense of community that I had rarely experienced before.
– Dan B, New Brunswick, CA
I have worked with many somatic approaches in my career. All have been extremely useful. However, Bioenergetics was my first love, the meeting that caused me to fall in love with my body. As a therapist I integrate Bioenergetics with Somatic Experiencing, Organic Intelligence, Internal Family Systems and other modalities. I can trust the work to go where it needs to…It leaves me unafraid of intensity, even as I encourage ease and containment in the work.
– ML, Bioenergetic Therapist
Bioenergetic Analysis is the only somatic psychotherapy that incorporates relational and analytic concepts into its practice. This Course is a rare opportunity to learn from three advanced and sophisticated practitioners.
– Helen Resneck-Sannes, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist
Here’s everything that’s included:
Engaging the Body in Psychotherapy
Contemporary Bioenergetic Analysis
1) Five pre-recorded training calls
2) Five pre-recorded modules
3) Three pre-recorded practice calls
4) Membership site access
5) Downloadable video, audio, and transcripts
Plus Bonuses:
1) Polyvagal Theory and Bioenergetics with Vin Schroeter
2) A touchy subject: The Ethics of Touch in Psychotherapy with Bob Coffman
3) Inviting Joy and Cultivating Vitality: The Aim of Bioenergetic Psychotherapy (for therapists and clients alike) with Laurie Ure
4) Fostering Pleasure and Sexuality in Bioenergetic Psychotherapy with Laurie Ure
5) Considering Catharsis: Avoiding Flooding While Doing Expressive Work with Vin Schroeter and Bob Coffman
6) Releasing Toxic Shame: A Bioenergetic Demonstration with Laurie Ure
7) Attachment Theory and Bioenergetics with Vin Schroeter
8) Colonialism and the Body in Bioenergetics. An interview with bioenergetic therapists from Brazil: Maria Cristina Francisco and Jayme Panerai Alves.
9) The Scientific Origins of Energy in the Human Body, Dr. Martin Picard
10) Treating Trauma In the Body with David Berceli, internationally-renowned founder of Tension Releasing Exercises
11) The Contemporary Relational Model in Bioenergetics: Interview with Robert Hilton, PhD
12) Grounded Spirituality with Jeff Brown, author of Grounded Spirituality and Hearticulations
ENROLL NOW
Payment of:
$997
$647
Join Laurie Ure, Robert Coffman, and Vincentia Schroeter for Engaging the Body in Psychotherapy
If you are a BIPOC helping professional,
please accept our discounted enrollment price for this course by clicking here.
We are glad to have you with us!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Can I get CEs for this course?
For full CE information, please click here.
How does Bioenergetics differ from other somatic therapies?
Other somatic approaches use experiential techniques and strategies, however Bioenergetic Analysis offers an entire psychodynamic methodology. Bioenergetics addresses how early developmental issues are reflected in the body. Further, it introduces interventions to resolve these conflicts by incorporating body-based techniques within the therapeutic relationship.
Isn't Bioenergetics an old methodology from the 1950s?
Yes, Bioenergetics was developed by Alexander Lowen, MD, in the 1950s. Gone are the hierarchical, paternalistic, and misogynistic elements from the fifties and sixties. Modern bioenergetic therapists have updated their approach to be relevant for the many challenges of working with the body today. This course incorporates contemporary advances from neuroscience, trauma treatment, and modern perspectives on sexuality, gender, and race.
I don't have a license to touch? Can I use Bioenergetics?
Yes. The majority of the techniques used in Bioenergetics do not require touch. You can effectively use many of the methods without touching your clients. Many tools are based on observation, awareness, and guided movements which will enrich your non-touch practice.
Some bioenergetic techniques do involve touch. Further training in IIBA approved institutes is required in the practice and use of therapeutic touch in order to work with these techniques.
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