Welcome to Somatic Experiencing Ottawa.
"Trauma is a fact of life.
It does not, however, have to be a life sentence."
Peter A. Levine
Applications for the upcoming 2022-2024 training cycle in Ottawa are now closed.
To learn more about the training if you have already applied, follow the button below.
Upcoming Dates
2019-2022 Cycle
Advanced Level
2022-2024 Cycle
Beginning Level
Applications are now closed. For those who have applied, you will receive an update within 4-6 weeks of your submission date.
April 18 2022
Advanced II Faculty Consult with Dea Parsanishi, from 5:30-8:30PM.
April 19-24 2022
Advanced II Hybrid Training
September 8-11 2022
Beginning I Training
January 26-29 2023
Beginning II Training
April 13-16 2023
Beginning III Training
September 14-17 2023
Intermediate I Training
January 25-28 2024
Intermediate II Training
April 18-21 2024
Intermediate III Training
About
The Somatic Experiencing® method is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders.
The SE approach releases traumatic shock, which is key to transforming PTSD and the wounds of emotional and early developmental attachment trauma.
Somatic Experiencing in Ottawa:
New cohort begins this year
The next Ottawa Somatic Experiencing Professional Training will start in September 2022. For full dates, please scroll up. We are hopeful that this training will take place in-person, however there is always the possibility that it will instead be hosted virtually depending on the state of COVID-19 in Ottawa.
Applications for this training cycle remained open from March 25-April 25 2022 and are now closed. Those who have applied will be notified of their status within 6 weeks of submitting their application. There will be a $150 application fee, which will be refunded to applicants who are not accepted into the program.
No early applications will be considered for admission, and admissions will not be done on a first-come, first-serve basis. Due to the volume of anticipated applicants, we will be reviewing each application to make sure we are admitting folks from a diversity of backgrounds and professions. Folks will also be given the opportunity to apply for a scholarship into the program.
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Ottawa Team
Lauren Scarsella
MA, RP, CCC, SEP
Ottawa Training Coordinator
Lauren Scarsella is a private practitioner who works in the Ottawa area. She works with individuals, couples, and families in a variety of different areas to support clients and their emotional health. Lauren has studied and now works extensively in the fields of body-oriented psychotherapy, interpersonal neuroscience, and attachment.
Dea Parsanishi
MEd, CCC, SEP
Ottawa Training Faculty
Dea Parsanishi lives and works on the wild west coast of Vancouver Island where she has a private practice as a trauma therapist and counsellor educator. She has worked in the helping field for the past 20 years, and currently a large portion of her work is with early developmental trauma and attachment.