The St. Louis Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing® Workshop:
The Basic Principles of SE™ is a live interactive workshop for professionals interested in learning the basic principles and theory of the SE™ model and to learn more about the SE™ Professional Training Program.
Event Details:
Date: Friday, July
Time: 5:00pm to 8:00pm CST
Where: ONLINE
Cost: $75.00
Presenter: Francine Kelley SEP™, LCPC, RYT500, St. Louis SE Faculty
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to distinguish the difference between exteroception and enteroception.
2. Participants will be able to explain three effects of untreated/unresolved trauma.
3. Participants will be able to explain the difference between a somatic approach and a traditional cognitive approach to healing.
4. Participants will be able to identify three steps in assisting clients in grounding exercises.
5. Participants will be able to identify and explain the two branches of the automimic nervous system.
6. Participants will be able to explain the differences between the activation and deactivation cycles.
7. Participants will be able to identify two indicators of each of the common trauma responses, fight, flight, and freeze.
8. Participants will be able to provide three examples of basic somatic experiencing interventions.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT PLEASE CLICK BELOW!
The St. Louis Somatic Experiencing® Professional Training
Somatic Experiencing (SE™) aims to resolve symptoms of stress, shock, and trauma that accumulate in our bodies and nervous systems. Trauma, from an SE lens, is focused on how it shows up in the nervous system and how that dysregulation impacts life. When we are stuck in patterns of fight, flight, or freeze, SE helps us release, recover, and become more resilient. It is a body-oriented therapeutic model applied in multiple professions and professional settings—psychotherapy, medicine, coaching, teaching, and physical therapy—for healing trauma and other stress disorders from a nervous system lens within a practitioner’s scope of practice. It is based on a multidisciplinary intersection of physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics and has been clinically applied for more than four decades. It is the life’s work of Dr. Peter A. Levine.
The SE approach releases traumatic shock, which is key to transforming patterns that get stuck and impact people’s daily lives. It can be used to support the resolution of PTSD and developmental attachment trauma. It offers a framework to assess where a person is “stuck” in the fight, flight, or freeze responses and provides clinical tools to resolve these fixated physiological states. SE provides effective skills appropriate to a variety of healing professions including mental health, medicine, physical and occupational therapies, bodywork, addiction treatment, first response, education, and others. These SE skills support healing professionals holistically apply their work in supporting individuals and groups.
Event Details:
Dates:
Beginning Level:
Beginning I: September 26-29, 2025
Beginning II: December 5-8, 2025
Beginning III: March 27-30, 2026
Intermediate Level:
Intermediate I: July 17-20, 2026
Intermediate II: October 30 - November 2, 2026
Intermediate III: January 29 - February 1, 2027
Presenter: Francine Kelley SEP™, LCPC, RYT500, St. Louis SE Faculty
To Learn more about this life-changing trauma therapy program, you can:
1) Sign up for a live Prospective Student’s Infomational session:
2) Register for the St. Louis online Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing 3-hour workshop with Francine Kelley on Friday, July 5th from 5pm to 8pm CST
3) Apply for the St. Louis SE Professional Training!
SE International trains healing and helping professionals like you in Somatic Experiencing (SE). Most people will have traumatic experiences in their lifetime, which can have major impacts on their health and well-being. Through the SE Professional Training Program, you can join a uniquely multidisciplinary field that brings together therapists, social workers, researchers, first responders, medical providers, and others into a vibrant community to address this challenge from all sides.
The SE community is a home for all those who hold an expansive view of the human potential for healing and resilience. We’re changing lives with SE. And we’re doing it together, as a community.
St. Louis Faculty: Francine Kelley
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT500)
So how does a Jamaican country girl end up teaching SE? It’s been an interesting journey!
As a little girl growing up in Jamaica, I wanted to be a dancer. Watching dancers move, and moving my own body, seemed like the most natural and delightful of experiences. My father had a daily yoga practice learned from a fellow graduate student at Boston College. It wasn’t usual to know someone who did yoga in Jamaica at that time. So it was natural that as a bookish and ever-curious tween, I picked up a book my dad had bought for my mom on learning yoga and started to do the practices myself. I was bendy and it was fascinating, and though I didn’t know it at the time, the seed of whole new way of being with my body had been planted.
That seed was nourished through immigrating to the US and being introduced to West African dance in college. Then through years of studying and performing modern, West African, Afro-Modern and Caribbean dance. Yoga teacher training and meditation teacher training continued to feed my soul throughout a 10-year career in Corporate Information Technology.
When I went back to grad school to study counseling, I discovered Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Amy Weintraub’s Yoga for Anxiety and Depression and Trauma-Sensitive Yoga training at the Trauma Center in Boston. I also learned a valuable lesson while teaching yoga to women at the DV shelter where I did my internship and to young women on exchange from rural villages in Niger: less is more. Sometimes very small shifts can lead to big changes.
Serendipity led me to Ariel Giarretto’s Intro to SE very shortly after I competed Level 1 of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy training. In response to a student’s question she replied: “premies (premature babies) have one foot in this world and one foot still in the last.” That was a summary of my life, and I knew I had to learn more from her. More than that, I knew I needed SE to truly heal from wounds I hadn’t even had the knowledge to name.
I didn’t really understand embodiment until I studied SE. SE helped that seed, planted so early, to truly take root, and it’s been a joy to share SE with the clients who entrust me to walk the journey of healing with them.
My integrative private practice in Chicago combines SE, SP, yoga, DBT, somatic touch and a healthy dose of humor. I support SE students with personal sessions and individual and group consultations. I also volunteer as a supervisor for counseling interns at Chicago Women’s Health Center, a women’s health collective.
Sharing the magic of SE with BIPOC practitioners during my mentorship in the BIPOC cohorts has also been a very fulfilling experience for me. It is my intention to continue to share SE with communities that so desperately need ways to heal from the very human, and so often debilitating, effects of trauma.
I also have one grown son who is a college student and YouTube influencer, and my “baby girl” is almost out of high school.
From Surviving to Thriving: An Embodied Workshop for Mothers and Teen Daughters
This one-day in-person workshop is designed to support mothers and teen daughters who are navigating the relational challenges of this stage of development. We will be using expressive therapies, art and somatic exercises to help mothers and 7th, 8th, and 9th graders who identify as daughters build healthier communication, increase attunement, and facilitate relational repair.
This workshop will be grounded in principles of Somatic Experiencing, Polyvagal Theory and Attachment theory.
Event Details:
Where: This workshop will meet in-person at:
THE LODGE DES PERES
1050 Des Peres Rd,
Des Peres, MO 63131
Dates and times: TBD
Financial Investment: $350 before January 13th. $400.00 after January 13th.
**Participants who have attended this workshop in the past will receive 20% off their investment fee.
YOU SHOULD ATTEND IF YOU:
Are a mother who would like to feel closer and more connected to your daughter.
Are a 7th, 8th or 9th grade daughter who would like to express your feelings and be more understood and heard by your mother.
Are a mother who would like support to learn healthier ways of communicating with your daughter.
Are a 7th, 8th or 9th grade daughter who would like help communicating your wants and needs to your mother.
About the workshop facilitators:
Rebecca Ehrke, Psy.D., SEP, EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist
Rebecca (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and EMDRIA Certified EMDR therapist who has been practicing for 24 years. She is dedicated to helping individuals reconnect with their most authentic selves by utilizing an integrative approach to emotional healing.
Katie Bohn, LPC, BC-DMT, SEP
Katie Bohn (she/her) is a licensed professional counselor, somatic experiencing practitioner, yoga instructor and dance/movement therapist. She incorporates creative and somatic methods in her work with adolescents and adults to support clients towards healing and authenticity.
TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW OR EMAIL REBECCA EHRKE AT REHRKE@GMAIL.COM
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Cancellation requests received more than 15 days prior to the event will receive a 100% refund minus a non-refundable administrative fee.
Cancellation requests received between 8-14 days prior to the event will receive a 50% Refund.
No Refunds for Cancellations received within 7 days of the event.
LIFESTREAM INTEGRATIVE HEALING CENTER UPCOMING EVENTS
Healing the Wounds Of Divorce:
A 6-Week Online Therapy Group for Those Recovering from the Effects of Divorce
Event Details:
Group will meet virtually via Zoom.
Open to clients who reside in Missouri
Dates: TBA
Time: TBA
Cost: $250 for 6-week group series
Contact Patrice Bathon (she/her) MA, NCC, PLPC at PBathon@lifestreamihc.com for more information, schedule a group phone intake and/or to register.
Divorce can be one of the most challenging life transitions, bringing a whirlwind of emotions, practical changes, and personal growth. Our 6-week Divorce Therapy Group is designed to provide a safe, supportive space for individuals navigating the complexities of this transition. Together, we will explore divorce's emotional, mental, and relational aspects, helping participants find healing, clarity, and empowerment as they move forward.
Why Join?
Safe and Confidential: Share your experiences in a non-judgmental, supportive environment.
Guided Healing: Professional facilitation to help you navigate the emotional rollercoaster of divorce.
Peer Support: Connect with others who understand what you're going through.
Practical Tools: Learn coping strategies, communication skills, and methods for self-care that you can use in daily life.
If you're ready to take the next step in healing from your divorce, this group is here to guide and support you on that journey.
Contact Patrice Bathon (she/her) MA, NCC, PLPC at PBathon@lifestreamihc.com for more information, to schedule a group phone intake and/or to register or click the button below
COPING WITH LOSS: SUPPORT AND CONNECTION THROUGH THROUGH GRIEF
THIS 6-WEEK IN-PERSON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE COMFORT, CONNECTION AND TOOLS TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE THE STAGES OF GRIEF.
Event Details:
Where: Groups will meet in-person at:
144 WEST LOCKWOOD AVE SUITE 201 WEBSTER GROVES, MO 63119 (LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR WITH NO ELEVATOR ACCESS*).
Dates and times: TBA
EXACT DATES: TBA
Cost: $200 for the 6-week group series.
YOU SHOULD ATTEND IF YOU:
HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE AND FIND THE GRIEVING PROCESS OVERWHELMING.
ARE LOOKING FOR TOOLS, STRATEGIES, AND GUIDANCE TO NAVIGATE GRIEF AFTER LOSING A LOVED ONE.
PLEASE EMAIL PATRICE BATHON AT PBATHON@LIFESTREAMIHC.COM OR
CALL: 314-717-1376 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
As a group member, you will receive:
A Safe Place to Share Experiences: You will join others facing the same emotional challenges after losing a loved one, especially during this time of year, within a space that provides fellowship, connection, and understanding of the grief process.
Guided Support: You will attend sessions that are led by counselors who will provide helpful tools and insights on grief during the holidays and beyond.
Comfort and Healing: You will learn ways to manage difficult emotions, honor your loved one’s memory, and find moments of peace.
New Coping skills: You will learn strategies for handling holiday traditions, gatherings, and anniversaries without your loved one.
Education: You will learn about the stages, misconceptions, and effects of grief.