The somatic "scarf" trick that saved a session

I know what you might be thinking.

You look at a workshop like this and go... "Do I really need another training?"

You probably have a shelf full of binders from past certifications. Gigabytes of PDFs you haven't opened in three years. 

I get it. I've been there too.

But here's the thing... theory is great. Theory is important. 

But theory doesn't always help when you're sitting across from a client who's dissociating or pushing back against everything you offer.

You don't need more theory. You need tools that actually work in the room.

Let me tell you a quick story about one of the therapists in my private trauma training cohort.

She was working with a client who just wasn't "getting it." 

They were talking about boundaries... but it was all intellectual. 

The client was nodding, saying the right things, but the body wasn't shifting. 

Nothing was landing.

Then she remembered a specific somatic exercise we'd covered in the training.

She didn't have a rope (which is what you'd usually use for this particular boundary work). 

So she literally took the scarf off her neck and handed it to the client to physically mark the boundary.

The result?

She told me: "His face lit up and his jaw dropped. 

It was like... 'Oh... THAT'S what's going on.' It opened up something inside him that words couldn't touch."

That's the power of the Action Cycle.

When you move from "Talking" (Insight) to "Doing" (Mobilization)... 

even if it's just with a scarf... the nervous system finally gets the message. 

The body understands in a way that conversation alone can't reach.

This is why I'd love for you to join us on December 22nd.

This isn't a lecture.

It's a toolkit.

I'm going to walk you through the specific somatic interventions... like the one above... that you can use with your very next client.

Whether it's the client who can't say "no" (Dependent/Endearing) or the client who can't stop saying "no" (Tough/Generous)... you'll have a physical, embodied way to help them break the loop and actually move forward.

Here's what it looks like:

Grab a Guest Pass to our advanced class “Working with Treatment Barriers”

(Workshop with my Private Cohort) 

You'll be joining a room of dedicated clinicians who invested in mastering these skills over six months in our trauma program. They're in there because they want tools that actually move the needle for their clients. And I wanted to open this particular session up so you could experience what we do together.

If you're tired of talking about change and want to see what happens when something actually lands...

Grab your guest pass here: Working with Treatment Barriers And Character Strategies with Advanced Somatic Skills

I'd love to have you join!

Esther

P.S. By the way, the scarf story isn't a one-time thing.

Another clinician told me that learning these Character Strategies was like having a bunch of disconnected puzzle pieces suddenly click into place. Years of training finally made sense together.

If you've ever felt like you're missing a piece of the puzzle with a complex client... this might be it.

Working with Treatment Barriers And Character Strategies with Advanced Somatic Skills