Upcoming events

Switch to Calendar View

• Somatic Psychotherapy in our Current Day: Traversing the Realms of Spirituality, Science, and Chaos by Dr. Anahita Navab Holden

  • When
    05 Dec 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting
  • Registered
    27 registrants

  Register

  • 
    

    
    

    

    You are invited!

    SBCPA Presents:  Somatic Psychotherapy in our Current Day: Traversing the Realms of Spirituality, Science, and Chaos

    Presenter: Anahita Navab Holden, Ph.D., SEP

  Anahita finds herself at home in the integration of somatic psychotherapy, yoga, and meditation practices. She is a clinical psychologist and has a private practice in Santa Barbara. She obtained her Ph.D. from UC Santa Barbara and specializes in supporting individuals who have experienced trauma, as well as those who are neurodivergent. Anahita is certified as a Somatic Experiencing® and EMDR practitioner, as well as a Mindful Self-Compassion and yoga instructor. She also enjoys guiding Buddhist meditation and sound meditation in the community. Her passion is to interweave contemplative psychotherapy and somatic approaches to assist individuals in their psycho-spiritual journeys.

  • Course Outline
    
    1.    Experiential practice of Somatic Experiencing® and AF-EMDR techniques (20 minutes)
    2.    Overview of somatic psychotherapy, and review of Somatic Experiencing® and AF-EMDR theories and modalities (40 minutes)
    3.    Review of research examining effectiveness of Somatic Experiencing® and EMDR (20 minutes)
    4.  Q & A (10 minutes)

    
    Topic:  

    In the midst of our world’s ongoing state of turbulence, the field of somatic psychotherapy increasingly provides a profoundly valuable resource to us on both an individual and collective level. This training will provide an overview of somatic modalities and their utilization to enhance nervous system regulation. We will go into depth on two modalities, Somatic Experiencing® (SE) and Attachment-Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR). We will explore the ways in which such techniques increase neurophysiological capacity, the evidence base supporting this to date, and specific somatic techniques to bring to your clinical work. Lastly, we will explore the potency of these techniques to evoke deep spiritual experiences through the processing of trauma, which arguably might be our greatest need for healing on a collective level.

     Learning Objectives:

    1. Attendees will be able to provide explanation of one proposed neurophysiological effect of Somatic Experiencing® or AF-EMDR treatment techniques on the human nervous system.
    2. Attendees will be able to describe two facets of research to date studying the effectiveness of Somatic Experiencing® and EMDR in various clinical populations.
    3.  Attendees will be able to name three specific Somatic Experiencing® techniques and one AF-EMDR technique that they can utilize with clients for the purposes of nervous system resourcing and regulation.

    
    Continuing Education:

    CPA is co-sponsoring with Santa Barbara County Psychological Association (SBCPA). The California Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

    Important Notice:

    Those who attend the workshop will receive (1.5) continuing education credits. Please note that APA CE rules require that we give credit only to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credits.

     

    Please Note: This salon will be held via Zoom.

  • 
    

  Show details