The SE Training Pathway
Three levels.
One quiet revolution.
The Somatic Experiencing® curriculum is a comprehensive professional training in body-based trauma resolution, delivered over three sequential levels of immersive, in-person learning.
01The Three Levels
A complete grounding in the biophysiology of trauma.
Each level builds on the last. Together, they produce practitioners who can meet trauma — and the people inside it — with skill, presence, and clinical precision.
Beginner Level Training
Develop foundational knowledge and skills in the SE biophysiological model for the resolution of trauma. Three 6-day live training modules.
- Understand how traumatic stress affects the autonomic nervous system
- Learn and practice tracking sensations to access ANS responses
- Explore the neurophysiology of threat — fight, flight, freeze, recovery
- Build skills to support completion of survival responses
- Apply titration techniques for safe trauma integration
- Gain insight into Polyvagal Theory and the SIBAM model
Intermediate Level Training
Work with the different categories of trauma as addressed in the SE model, with specific approaches and interventions for each. Three 6-day live modules.
- Global High Intensity Activation (GHIA): pre- and peri-natal, early trauma
- High Impact / Failure of Physical Defense: falls, accidents, TBI
- Inescapable Attack: assault, sexual abuse, inhibited escape
- Physical Injury: surgery, burns, accident-related injury
- Natural and Man-Made Disasters, Horror
- Emotional Trauma: severe neglect, loss, and ongoing abuse
Advanced Level Training
Work with complex trauma and syndromes. Expand the use of touch in SE practice. Two 6-day live training modules.
- Importance of stabilization when working with complex trauma
- The SE concept of 'coherence' in complex trauma work
- Refine touch skills for containment and coherence
- Polyvagal Theory as it relates to syndromes
- Refine titration and pendulation with sensitive clients
- Work with the eyes, joints, body diaphragms, and viscera
The Stewardship
Taught by SE faculty from around the world.
Recognized teachers within the Somatic Experiencing® International network, with decades of combined clinical and training experience.
Kavi Alessandro Gemin
SE Faculty · CO, OmL TC, RCST, BSCT
Linda Stelte
SE Faculty · MEd, CCC
Berns Galloway
SE Faculty · MEd, CCC
Glyndie Nickerson
SE Faculty · MA, PhD
Dea Parsanishi
SE Faculty · MEd, CCC
Upcoming Generations
The Cycles
| Generation | Location | Modules | Lead Faculty | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2027 | Zagreb, Croatia | 6 live modules | Glyndie Nickerson · Berns Galloway | In Progress |
| 2025–2028 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4 live modules | Dea Parsanishi | In Progress |
| 2026–2028 | Zagreb, Croatia | 6 live modules | Kavi Gemin · Berns Galloway | Now Enrolling |
Generation 2025–2027
Zagreb, Croatia
- Beginning I/IIJun 20–25, 2025Dr. Glyndie Nickerson
- Beginning II/IIITBADr. Glyndie Nickerson
- Intermediate I/IIApr 10–15, 2026Dr. Glyndie Nickerson
- Intermediate II/IIIOct 21–26, 2026Dr. Glyndie Nickerson
- Advanced IMay 23–28, 2027Berns Galloway
- Advanced IIDec 5–10, 2027Berns Galloway
Generation 2025–2028
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Beginning I/IIDec 7–12, 2025Dea Parsanishi
- Beginning II/IIIJul 19–24, 2026Dea Parsanishi
- Intermediate I/IIDec 11–16, 2026Dea Parsanishi
- Intermediate II/IIIJul 19–24, 2027Dea Parsanishi
Generation 2026–2028
Zagreb, Croatia
- Beginning I/IISep 8–13, 2026Kavi Gemin
- Beginning II/IIIDec 8–13, 2026Kavi Gemin
- Intermediate I/IIApr 16–21, 2027Kavi Gemin
- Intermediate II/IIISep 28 – Oct 3, 2027Kavi Gemin
- Advanced IMar 12–17, 2028Berns Galloway
- Advanced IISep 24–29, 2028Berns Galloway
Clinical Supervisions
20 credits, minimum.
Individual sessions and supervisions are arranged directly with approved providers and are paid separately from the training.
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Credits with Faculty
9
Individual Credits
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis for upcoming cohorts in Southeast Europe.
Apply for CohortReview process typically takes 14 days