Karen Sprinkel Ancelet is a psychotherapist, consultant, teacher, and author. Her unique East-West approach to healing trauma emerged over the seven years she lived in Asia. She has a very diverse background of experience, qualifications, and certifications gained over her 30 years of practicing psychotherapy. Her specialty is a combined trauma modality using EMDR, Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). She is also trained in many other techniques, including but not limited to Flash Technique, Havening, EFT, ACT, Somatic Narrative and Resiliency, Ego-State, AEDP (Accelerated Experiential-Dynamic Psychotherapy), HeartMath and Vagas Toning. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and Continuing Education provider. She is licensed to practice therapy in California, Oregon, Washington and Michigan. Karen is a member of multiple trauma treatment organizations.
Karen has worked as a clinician with private clients for 30 years, while also working in mental health management in a variety of settings, including the following: as Director of Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement at East Bay Agency for Children, Manager of Clinical Administration at United Behavioral Health, and Director of Guidance and Counseling at Dulwich International College, Phuket, Thailand. Other direct clinical positions have included as a therapist at Clearwater Clinic and Assessment Services in Oakland, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and Director of Victim Services at Families and Friends of Violent Crime Victims in Washington State.
A significant part of Karen's life was her time living in Asia. She finished her Master's degree researching the impact of trauma, and the different approaches to healing the trauma resulting from violent crimes in Tibet, SE Asia, and the US. She studied Buddhism in Nepal and researched the impact of trauma on Tibetan refugees. Karen was so impacted by her research abroad that she resided in Asia for many years.
Introduction to Somatic Experiencing
Discover the power of Somatic Experiencing (SE) with our engaging workshop! Dive into the foundational principles of SE, explore its strengths, and learn practical techniques to facilitate healing in your clients. Experience case demonstrations and participate in interactive exercises that bring SE concepts to life. Join us to enhance your therapeutic skills and empower your clients on their healing journey.
Handout included.
Recording:
This class will be recorded and made available within 2 hours after the live lecture. Recordings are available for 90 days after the class. Less...
Learning Objectives
- identify stress and trauma responses and when an individual is in a trauma body.
- recognize the three different branches of the autonomic nervous system, their functions and how they interact with each other
- explain how somatic interoceptive awareness and pendulation facilitates self agency towards healing and the concept of inner healing intelligence.
- recognize the importance of tracking an individual’s somatic orientation, somatic narrative, self-regulation, auto-regulation and co-regulation.
- determine when they or another may be in a ‘faux’ window of tolerance by asking the two questions about their somatic experience.
- name an alerting tools to help themselves move towards regulation and homeostasis.
- name a calming tools to help themselves move towards regulation and homeostasis.
Target Audience
All mental health professionals welcome.
Learning Levels
- Beginner and Intermediate, all levels are welcome
Thursday, May 08, 2025
Live Interactive Webinar
12:00 PM EDT - 03:15 PM EDT
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$75.00
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EARN 3 CE Credit Hours
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About the speaker
Karen Sprinkel, M.A., LMFT, SEP, CCTP
Agenda
No CEs awarded for breaks.
12:00 pm –12:10 pm: Introductions, Overview, Group Somatic Exercise
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm: Lecture, Overview of safety and trauma and its impact on physiological regulation
12:20 pm- 12:30 pm: Lecture, Adaptive and maladaptive responses to trauma
12:30 pm – 12:40 pm: Lecture, Overview of Somatic Therapies: Soma = body. Somatic Experiencing (SE), Hakomi, Sensorimotor & Polyvagal Theory and applications, in addition to touch skills training, somatic resilience and regulation.
12:40 pm-12:55 pm: Somatic Experiencing Concepts, Somatic orientation, orientating architecture, and Neuroception
12:55 pm – 1:15 pm: Nervous system: regulation
1:15 pm- 1:30 pm: Lecture and Group exercise.
1:30 pm-1:45 pm- Break
1:45 pm - 2 pm: Working somatically with hypo arousal
2 pm – 2:15 pm: Group exercise, Working somatically with hyperarousal
2:15 pm- 2:30 pm- Case Presentation
2:30 pm – 2:55 pm: Group Practice (dyads) Integration and application
2:55 pm-3:15 pm- Q&A, Summary
CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours including
3 Clinical Hour
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counselors. #MHC-0284.
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