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(HS Cortina 150141 2025) Somatic Addiction Treatment Certification: Treat Trauma and Addiction with Polyvagal, Parts Work,...

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$459.99

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Educator PESI, INC.
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Method Home Study

Course overview

For too long, talk therapy has overlooked a critical factor in addiction treatment - trauma stored in the body. As a therapist, you're not just treating "bad" habits - you're helping clients break free from the patterns their bodies won't let go of. That's where this Certification in Somatic Addiction treatment comes in. By blending Somatic Therapy, Gestalt, Parts Work, Polyvagal and more, this training equips you to address addiction at its root, help clients regulate the nervous system, reconnect in the present moment, and finally move beyond addiction. You'll join Rafeal Cortina, LMFT, a Master Addictions counselor, Certified in both Trauma and Gestalt Therapy with more than 20 years of clinical experience. Therapists rave about his insightful and practical teaching style. In this training, you'll learn how to: Use somatic techniques to release trauma stored in the body Apply Gestalt approaches to bring hidden emotions that drive addiction into awareness Work with parts and inner conflicts to resolve deep-seated wounds that underlying addiction Move clients from intellectual insight to behavior change Create a powerful, integrative approach to change that teaches clients skills they can return to again and again, Become a Certified Addictions Mental Health Professional who delivers breakthroughs when nothing else has worked... Start using somatic and embodied approaches now to transform addiction and trauma recovery - because lasting change can't wait.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

Certified Master Social Worker

12h General

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

12h General

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

12h General

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

12h General

Florida Board of Nursing

APRN Temporary Certificate for Practice in Areas of Critical Need

12h General

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

12h General

Licensed Practical Nurse

12h General

Registered Nurse

12h General

Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board

Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist

12h Continuing Education for Marriage and Family Therapists

Licensed Independent Social Worker

12h Continuing Education for Social Workers

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

12h Continuing Education for Counselors

Licensed Professional Counselor

12h Continuing Education for Counselors

Licensed Social Worker

12h Continuing Education for Social Workers

Marriage and Family Therapist

12h Continuing Education for Marriage and Family Therapists

Registered Social Worker Assistant

12h Continuing Education for Social Workers

Disclosure statements

Financial: Rafael Cortina has employment relationships with National University and Gestalt Psychotherapy and Consulting. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Rafael Cortina has no relevant non-financial relationships.