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Digital Seminar

Bridging Somatic & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Trauma Healing

Integrating Mind & Body for Lasting Trauma Recovery

Faculty:
Scott Lyons, PhD, DO
Duration:
Approx two hours
Copyright:
10 Oct, 2025
Product Code:
POS150453
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Access:
Never expires.

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Description

Trauma healing is most effective when we integrate both the body and mind—yet most therapeutic approaches focus on one or the other. In this workshop, you’ll explore the powerful intersection of Somatic Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to create a holistic and embodied approach to trauma recovery, one that provides cognitive tools to reframe thought patterns and emotional responses as well as tools to access the body’s wisdom to release stored trauma and regulate the nervous system. Through practical exercises, experiential learning, and clinical insights, you’ll discover:   

  • How trauma impacts both cognition and the nervous system 
  • How to pair body-based awareness with cognitive restructuring for deeper transformation  
  • Guided exercises that combine movement, breathwork, and thought reframing 
  • Techniques to move from dysregulation (fight/flight/freeze) into resilience 
  • How to identify and shift the automatic thought-body patterns that reinforce trauma responses. 

CPD

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



CPD

PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This program is worth 2.25 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.



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Faculty

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Scott Lyons, PhD, DO is a licensed holistic psychologist, Doctor of Osteopathy, educator, author of Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others, and the host of The Gently Used Human podcast. He’s also the creator of The Embody Lab, the largest online learning platform for body-based trauma therapies, and developer of Somatic Stress Release, a holistic process of restoring biological resilience, taught in over 20 countries. He’s a Certified Body-Mind Centering teacher and practitioner, a cranio-sacral Therapist, a visceral manipulation therapist, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and a 500-hour registered yoga teacher.

 

Speaker Disclosures: Financial: Scott Lyons is the founder of The Embody Lab. He maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with The School for Body-Mind Centering. Scott Lyons receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Scott Lyons is a member of the Body-Mind Centering ™Association, the American Massage and Body Work Association, and the National Association of Personal Training.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.

For a more detailed outline that includes times or durations of time, if needed, please contact cepepesi.com


Objectives

  1. Explain the interplay between cognitive and somatic processes in trauma recovery and how integrating both enhances healing outcomes. 
  2. Demonstrate practical techniques that combine CBT-based cognitive restructuring with somatic interventions to regulate the nervous system. 
  3. Apply an integrated approach to trauma treatment by identifying and addressing trauma loops through both thought-based and body-based interventions. 

Outline

Foundations of Trauma and the Mind-Body Connection 

  • Understanding trauma’s impact on cognition and the nervous system 
  • The limitations of a mind-only or body-only approach 
  • Introducing the somatic-cognitive integration model 

Cognitive Restructuring Meets Somatic Awareness 

  • Overview of CBT principles for trauma healing 
  • Somatic techniques to track and release embodied trauma 
  • Case studies on combining these approaches 

Practical Techniques for Trauma Recovery 

  • Guided movement and breathwork for nervous system regulation 
  • Thought-reframing exercises to break trauma loops 
  • Interactive partner work and experiential learning 

Applying the Integration in Clinical Practice 

  • Risks and Limitations 
  • Recognizing when to prioritize cognitive or somatic interventions 
  • Strategies for clients resistant to body-based work 
  • Tailoring the approach to different trauma presentations 

Target Audience

  • Counsellors
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Social Workers
  • Physicians 
  • Psychologists
  • Addiction Counsellors

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