- Define the neurobiology of trauma as it relates to trauma treatment.
- Identify the clinical implications of the freeze response in trauma treatment.
- Integrate polyvagal theory to the assessment of the neuroception of safety and threat.
- Evaluate the tiered response to threat and hybrid nervous system states.
- Determine co-regulation strategies that strengthen the social engagement system.
- Choose tools to expand the window of tolerance.
- Combine principles of somatic psychology with trauma recovery.
- Determine grounding techniques that increase clients’ resources.
- Examine Heart Rate Variability (HRV) as it relates to stress management.
- Evaluate how natural vagus nerve stimulation can enhance health.
- Identify the five types of therapeutic yoga practices used for trauma recovery.
- Evaluate the intersection of neuroplasticity research applied to trauma treatment.
- Define emotional dysregulation as “parts” of self.
- Utilize practical parts work therapy interventions to improve treatment outcomes for “resistant” clients.
- Choose trauma-informed therapeutic yoga practices to enhance felt safety and self-regulation.
- Utilize self-compassion as a resource for mind-body health.
- Determine modified EMDR therapy protocols that create a safe healing environment for complex trauma.
- Integrate Parts Work Therapy interventions into trauma treatment.
Nourish your body and mind during this experiential, clinical getaway and gain the integrative approaches you need to help clients navigate the journey of trauma recovery.
PLUS, earn up to 18 CE Hours AND become certified as a Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)!*

As a clinician, you understand that simply talking through trauma isn’t always enough and can even worsen symptoms—intensifying intrusive thoughts and deepening anxiety.
Trauma is more than just an emotional wound; it manifests physically—causing muscle tension, altered heart rates, and breathing issues—impacting the entire system.
That’s why addressing both body and mind is crucial for providing ethical, cutting-edge care.
When you integrate these advanced practices into your therapy sessions, you help clients reconnect with their bodies, regulate emotions, and fully integrate trauma…
…transforming their journey from mere survival into deep, lasting change.
Within the transformative, healing landscape of Sedona, trauma expert and best-selling author Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, will guide you through her signature mind-body approach to addressing clients’ trauma. You’ll learn to integrate interventions from cognitive behavioral therapies including EMDR, somatic psychology, parts work therapies, and therapeutic yoga; all of which are grounded within a relational, psychodynamic approach to care.
Through this interactive, hands-on, and highly experiential learning experience, you will practice and absorb the approaches and tools you need to reduce the burdens of trauma and feelings of hopelessness from your client’s body and mind.
Arielle Schwartz’s Trauma Treatment Certification Retreat
Integrating EMDR, Somatic Therapy & Polyvagal Theory for Post-Traumatic Growth
LIVE in Sedona, Arizona: Wednesday, October 15th – Sunday, October 19th, 2025
Single Occupancy: $3,299.00
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