Understanding Trauma: Empowering Healing Professionals 

In the realm of psychotherapy, research shows the key to successful treatment lies in the therapist-client relationship. While some practitioners naturally excel in this aspect, our mission is to offer professionals the opportunity to truly master it.

Led by Dr. Jeffrey Rutstein, this program is designed exclusively for professionals, addressing the care, nurturing, and maintenance of the transformative practice of therapeutic presence. Here, you’ll be empowered to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to foster this connection with your clients and unlock deeper therapeutic bonds, and an enhanced ability to provide meaningful support to your clients.

Featuring teachings and practices from an esteemed collection of educators, researchers, and clinical practitioners, this program will give you the tools to develop greater embodied presence, improve outcomes, and minimize burnout.

For helping professionals of all kinds, parents, therapists, massage therapists, yoga teachers, leaders, coaches, educators, and more, this program takes great strides in closing the gap that is dividing us all, through:

Self-Regulation

Learn how to soothe and balance your nervous system during distressing situations.

Trauma Response Control

Uncover internal pathways of safety and connection so they become a familiar, well-worn path—instead of old patterns.

Recognizing Trauma Triggers

Discover how to recognize your personal trauma triggers and, more importantly, how to deal with them. 

Real-Time Tools for Everyday Trauma

Small practices to do when you notice you’re in an arousal state but feel you don’t have any power.

Becoming a Healing Presence

Be the calm person in the room: an open, receptive, caring source of comfort for others.

 Participants will benefit from:

World-Renowned Faculty

Learn with a diverse faculty of experts drawing from their professional and personal experience to guide you through the curriculum. 

Cutting-Edge Research

Benefit from the abundance of understanding and information that has resulted from the last two decades of research on trauma.

Skills, Practices, and Tools 

Develop greater resiliency, inner peace, healthier relationships, and more—for self-healing and working with others

Deep Work for All Types of Trauma

Explore the many types of trauma we encounter—intergenerational, personal, and collective

Online Learning

Access over 30 hours of content—some live, some prerecorded—from the comfort and privacy of your personal space.

Monthly Office Hours

Two live Office Hours sessions with Dr. Jeffrey Rutstein for you to ask questions about the content or help address any struggles you may have along the way.

Monthly Practice Sessions 

Two live monthly sessions with guided practices, community interaction, and time to share questions and insights.

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