SomaTalk™

An Integrative Training

in Somatic Psychotherapy

What does your body want to say?

An Integrative Training
Body Centered & Parts Based

SomaTalk™ Psychotherapy

integrates parts work, breathwork and somatics.

Sense Open Move Awaken

Parts Work

During the discovery process, clients sense and identify the presenting story, protective patterns (shape) and shadow parts of self.

Somatics

Clients engage in Qi gong, shaking, tapping, breathwork, and posture releasing to open the emotional body.

Breathwork

Rhythmic breathing and breath-holds with music support the movement of shadow emotion, often repressed for decades.

SomaTalk™ Psychotherapy

IFS & Mindfulness

Use guided meditation to access present moment awareness of protective and emotional parts.

Breathwork

Use rhythmic breathing and breath-holds to calm, elevate, and integrate emotions.

Neuro-Linguistic-Programing

Include activating phrases to take clients deeper into processing.

Somatic Interventions

Teach tapping, qi-gong, shaking, chanting and emotional release practices.

Polyvagel Theory

Discover the connection between protective somatic shapes and the nervous system.

Sensory Tracking

Use Gendlin’s Felt Sense protocol to deepen somatic self awareness.

Learn Our Processing Method
The Soma Cycle™

IFS & Mindfulness

Guide clients into present moment awareness of protective and emotional parts of self

Neuro-Linguistic-Programing

Learn activating phrases to take clients deeper into their processing.

Somatic Interventions

Tapping, qi-gong, shaking, and emotional release practices

Breathwork

Use breath and breath holds to calm, elevate, and integrate emotions.

Polyvagel Theory

Discover the connection between protective somatic shapes of and the nervous system.

Sensory Tracking

Use Gendlin’s Felt Sense protocol to deepen client’s somatic self awareness.

meet

Carolyn Kutsko, PhD

Dr. Kutsko created SomaTalk™ from hundreds of her own client sessions. She found at the root of each presenting struggle is shadowed, unwanted (often younger) emotional parts of self. Once sensed, greeted compassionately, and offered full expression, the shadow self awakens into dignity and protective patterns unwind.

She holds her PhD in Somatic Psychology with certificates in: EMDR, Relational Somatic Psychotherapy, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, BodyWay Emotional Eating Recovery, The Daring Way, Thai Massage, and Somatic Breathwork.

She wrote her dissertation on “Full Emotional Expression,” an exploration in relational support within catharsis, where she challenges theories cautioning expressive emoting and demonstrates through a phenomenological study the efficacy of relationally supported catharsis.

“ I found Dr. Kutsko‘s Soma Shadow Work masterclass to be practical, captivating and an ideal next step in my journey of understanding and applying somatic practice.” 

Vic S.

“The dyad partner practices cycling protector and exiled parts (she calls them protective shapes and shadow parts) was so helpful. I can’t wait to experiment with my clients. “

Peter McDonald

“I am so excited about the Soma Healing course provided for my clients to help prepare them for the somatic parts work. An incredible bonus to the training!”

Jess Thoms

“Dr. Kutsko’s training was both extremely informative and also engaging. She provided a mixture of interesting didactic education and experiential exercises demonstrating how to get clients into their body. “

Nick L.

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