The Hakomi Method for Transforming Trauma

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Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT, CHT Related seminars and products

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Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT, CHT, is a somatic psychotherapist, international teacher of Somatic Psychology, author and consultant. She is the founder of Embodywise and co-director of Hakomi California. She trains and consults professionals in varied fields, including health professionals and business leaders. Her trainings in the United States, Australia, Germany, China and Israel bring together 25 years in-depth clinical practice and teaching. She integrates Hakomi Mindful somatic Psychotherapy, Somatic trauma therapies, embodied mindfulness practices and movement therapies.

Manuela is the founder of ISITTA trauma training. Her trauma teachings are grounded in an inside-out approach that utilizes the depth of the body’s innate healing capacity.

Manuela is the author of several books, including 125 Somatic Psychotherapy tools for Trauma and Stress (PESI 2018), 8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness: Practical Strategies for Emotional Health and Well Being (W.W. Norton 2015). Visit Manuela’s website to find out more about her work: www.embodywise.com.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Manuela Mischke-Reeds is the founder of Embodywise and has an employment relationship with Embodylab. She receives compensation as a consultant and royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Manuel Mischke-Reeds has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Analyze the utility of the Hakomi method in the treatment of trauma.  
2. Differentiate the 5 Hakomi clinical principles.  
3. Choose Hakomi interventions to access the unconscious. 
4. Appraise the role of the therapeutic seat in the facilitation of treatment. 

Outline

Hakomi Principles  

• Honoring the indigenous origins of the name Hakomi 
• The 5 principles of Hakomi method and how they are used to guide psychotherapeutic treatment 

The Therapeutic Model and Flow of the Hakomi Method  

• The key elements and therapeutic model of the Hakomi approach 
• How unconscious material is accessed in Hakomi 
• Identifying core material, determining the focus of the session and integrating new discoveries, beliefs, and behaviors 
• How to facilitate expanded states of awareness in the arc of healing 

The Embodied Hakomi Therapist   

• Principles of Being in the Therapist Seat 
• The types of the Therapist Seat, when to use them, and how to embody each role 
• Therapist somatic self-resourcing with the Back-Body Practice 
• A step-by-step guide to the Back-Body Practice 

Contacting and Speaking the Language of Hakomi   

• What is Contacting and how these elegant statements make a big impact internally 
• How to construct an effective contact statement that takes your client deeper  
• Using Contacting skills with different categories of experience 
• A comprehensive guide to using contact statements 

Tracking Client Experience  

• How tracking skills guides clients to where they need to go  
• What to track, how to track it, and what to do next 
• Demonstration: Tracking in trauma processing 
• Using tracking to discover core material 
• Demonstration: Deconstructing the tracking experience 

Conducting Mindful Explorations  

• Defining mindful explorations 
• The experiential mindset of the therapist  
• How to set up a mindful exploration 
• Types of mindful explorations and when to use them 
• The therapist’s role during explorations 
• How to use prompts in explorations 
• How explorations benefit the treatment process 

Trauma Healing with Hakomi Method and Integrating Polyvagal Theory  

• Hakomi’s understanding of trauma and its treatment 
• The individual, relational, and collective impact of trauma and how to facilitate healing 
• How Polyvagal Theory can Enhance Somatic Healing 
• Foundations of Polyvagal Theory 
• Integrating Polyvagal principles in Hakomi methods 

Somatic Resourcing: Helping our Clients Re-Remember Safety 

• Defining somatic resourcing and and utilizing embodied safety 
• Using Somatic Resourcing to facilitate self-regulation and empowerment 
• Types of resources and how to use them 
• How to use Somatic Resourcing to facilitate Trauma Processing 
• Co-regulation: The therapist’s role in Somatic Resourcing 

Discussion of Risks and Limitations  

• Hakomi therapy for trauma 
• Polyvagal-Informed Therapy  

Target Audience

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