Descripción del Curso

The “Healing Race-Based Trauma with Somatic EMDR-Therapy” presentation will explore how to assess and address racialized trauma with EMDR therapy, enhanced by somatic approaches. “Diversity” trainings that do not incorporate the body are insufficient in addressing racialized trauma since so much of the harm occurs on subconscious/autonomic and physiological levels. The Multi-racial facilitators will emphasize the importance of clinicians assessing and unpacking their own implicit bias and privilege and teach how to embody anti-racist work. They will incorporate polyvagal theory and ego state work in addressing race-based trauma. They will explore how to assess for generational trauma within the EMDR protocol. Participants will identify strategies for broaching topics of race (even with white clients) and how to avoid causing racialized harm to BIPOC clients. Participants will be given somatic resources that can help establish client safety across various cross-cultural therapeutic relationships in this presentation by Erica Bonham, LPC and Chinwe Williams, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, CPCS.

Objetivos de Aprendizaje

1. Participants will be able to identify at least 3 components associated with race-based trauma.
2. Participants will be able to identify 3 somatic resources that incorporate polyvagal and ego state work that can help create safety and enhance social engagement for racialized trauma healing.
3. Participants will be able to describe 2 key aspects of generational trauma and how to assess for it in the history taking/finding the targets phase of the EMDR protocol.

Conferencista(s)

Erica Bonham, LPC

Erica Bonham is an LPC, certified EMDR trainer and is the owner of AVOS Counseling in the state of Colorado. She aspires to be a catalyst for change, justice, evolution and all-around badassery. She specializes in serving the LGBTQ community, abuse recovery, and trauma related to social injustice and spiritual abuse. She incorporates her training as a yoga and mindfulness practitioner to deepen clients healing of their bodies and specializes in somatic and attachment EMDR and ego state work. She is a published author, speaker and the creator of the course “Healthy Hope: EMDR Best Practices for Healing Spiritual Trauma.”

Chinwé Williams, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, CPCS

Dr. Chinwé Williams is a Board-Certified and EMDR certified therapist in the state of Georgia. She has served as a college and high school counselor, group facilitator, executive coach, and currently works as a therapist and consultant in schools, non-profit, faith-based, and corporate work settings. Her expertise lies in areas of trauma recovery, diversity and inclusion, and women’s wellness. She been on the faculty of multiple graduate programs, is a published journal author, speaker and a frequently featured expert blog and podcast contributor on topics related to culture, race and wellness. She is the owner of Meaningful Solutions Counseling in Roswell, GA.