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MEET ALISSA, SOMATICS
STUDENT
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 “You
may feel very raw emotions, but gradually
see those emotions shift, resulting
in change and amazing insights. That's
a profound piece of my learning here.”
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The goal of the Somatic Psychology program is
to prepare students to be effective counselors
who are knowledgeable in both conventional psychotherapeutic
modalities and body-oriented approaches to psychotherapy.
Students are taught a counseling approach that
emphasizes the crucial role of the body in the
structure and process of the psyche. The program
provides students with the academic requirements
for the Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) license.
Reflecting the founding vision of CIIS, the Somatic
Psychology program is defined by its unique integration
of various Western and non-Western philosophic
and spiritual traditions. This integral approach
challenges the separation of body, mind, and spirit
that has dominated Western psychotherapy.
The Somatic Psychology program, one of only three
accredited programs of its kind in the United
States, provides students with the opportunity
to develop a strong foundation in both somatic
and traditional psychotherapies. It introduces
students to somatic approaches, such as authentic
movement, focusing, the Lomi School, continuum,
body/mind centering, process-oriented psychology,
Gestalt therapy, sensory awareness, Hakomi, Rolfing,
Feldenkrais work, and the various branches of
Reichian psychotherapy. It interweaves these understandings
with psychodynamic, Jungian, and other traditional
perspectives. It cultivates those capacities the
student will need to become an effective therapist
or educator, such as sensitivity, the ability
to innovate and imagine, and the capacity to distinguish
between personal bias and the genuine perception
of another person.
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