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Recovering From Trauma Through Embodiment

  • University of New England - Portland Campus, Innovation Hall Room #104 716 Stevens Ave. Portland, ME USA (map)

Jennifer Turner, LMHC, RYT, TCTSY-F
Director of Training, The Center for Trauma and Embodiment at Justice Resource Institute

Jenn has had the honor of working with survivors of trauma for over a decade. Along with working in private practice as a trauma-informed therapist, Jenn has been leading TCTSY classes for women at the Trauma Center since 2008 where she also oversees the teaching team. She taught the yoga classes and developed the protocol for the NIH funded research study that examined the effects of TCTSY on treatment-resistant PTSD (results can be accessed by clicking here). Jenn is a lead TCTSY trainer and supervises students in our certification program.
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Conference Schedule + Content:

9:00AM Welcome, Yoga Practice, History of TCTSY, Research, Defining Trauma

10:30AM Break

10:45AM Trauma theory, Attachment theory + Neuroscience

12:00PM Lunch Break (On Your Own)

1:00PM Methodology of TCTSY, Language choice, Touch + Teacher Qualities

2:30PM Break

2:45PM Panel Discussion - Arabella Perez, UNE Professor, LCSW, Melea Nalli, SCY Co-Founder + Asst. Superintendent of Portland Public Schools , and Katie Beane, SCY Teacher

4:00PM Yoga Practice