Investment:

$399 or 4 payments of $99.75

Equity seats and scholarships available upon request).

• Cohort begins October 23rd.

What's included: 

• 8 hours of trauma-informed, body-based interventions to support nervous system resilience during stress, overwhelm, and shutdown. 
•  Continuing Education Credits (CEs)  ​
• ​​Becca Odom Wellness, Provider #1955, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 4/16/2025-4/16/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credits.
• ​Certificate of Completion

This course is made for social workers, counselors and any other mental health professionals who are wanting to bring more polyvagal and trauma-informed practices into their professional and personal life to prevent burnout and enhance trauma recovery.

• Investment is $399 or 4 payments of $99.75 
• Equity seats and scholarships available upon request
• Cohort begins October 23rd.

Yes, a recording will be available for supported integration, but participants must attend live for the entire duration of the training series to receive the 8 CE credits. 

This live virtual training series will be on Zoom. Login details will be sent upon registration.

A recording will be available to rewatch the trainings for continued integration support but participants must attend live to receive CE credits.

Each week's content builds on the next week, so attending the entire series is highly recommended. 

I have several self-paced trainings currently available that can support you in the process, if a live series is not a fit for you right now. You can find my current self-paced trainings here: https://www.beccaodomwellness.com/Courses

Yes. This is an introductory training that builds to an intermediate skill set level, but no prior somatic therapy experience is required. Participants at all experience levels are welcome.

Certificates are issued to participants who attend the full training series and complete the post-session evaluation. You will receive your certificate via email within 7 business days of the live training.

This live virtual course is interactive. Participants are asked to have their videos on for the majority of the training to enhance user experience and confirm attendance. 

Course questions can be directed to the author by email: [email protected]

System requirements are:

• Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
• Internet browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher
• Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible.
• Media viewing requirements: Adobe Reader, Flash Player, & HTML5

We have a 24 hour cancelation policy for live virtual courses. If you need to cancel within 24 hours of the live course, you can transfer your credit to another current or future course. 

For questions on this policy, please email [email protected]

This course was originally created in July 2026, and will be reviewed and revised as needed every 6 months. 

Week 1 — What Polyvagal Theory in Therapy Looks Like in Real Life

• Welcome + somatic grounding opener (model what you teach) — (15 min)
• Overview of session goals and the 4-week journey — (5 min)
• Mapping the autonomic nervous system: safe/connected, fight/flight, and freeze/shutdown states — (25 min)
• Principles and practices of somatic therapy (demo + discussion) — (20 min)
• Small group breakouts: map your own nervous system states and how they show up in your work — (20 min)
• Resources for building resilience across all 3 states — (15 min)
• Integration opportunity review — (15 min)
• Closing + questions — (5 min)

Week 2 —  Somatic tools introduction for fight/flight (Basics → Intermediate) + Breathing Exercises

• Welcome + check-in/somatic opener — (15 min)
• Integration review in small groups: reflect on using the tools — successes, stuck points, curiosities — (10 min)
• Recognizing fight/flight activation in session: cues in the body, voice, and behavior — (15 min)
• De-escalating a panic attack — (15 min)
• Breathwork for sympathetic activation: basics + intermediate techniques — (15 min)
• Extended small group breakouts: fight/flight case scenarios — practice teaching a calming tool — (25 min)
• Open Q&A — confidential case scenarios — (20 min)
• Integration opportunity, intentions, and closing — (5 min)

Week 3 — Moving Through Freeze + Consent-Based, Trauma-Informed Language & Settings

• Welcome + grounding opener — (10 min)
• Integration review in small groups: what worked, struggles, curiosities — (10 min)
• Recognizing freeze and shutdown in session: subtle cues and common misreadings — (15 min)
• Moving through a shutdown/freeze response: gentle mobilizing tools — (20 min)
• Consent-based language — principles and practices, especially for clients in freeze — (20 min)
• Trauma-informed session settings/environment — (10 min)
• Small group practice: freeze case scenarios — roleplay using consent-based language to introduce a somatic tool — (20 min)
• Implementation review and intentions — (10 min)
• Closing + questions — (5 min) 

Week 4 — Expanding Safe & Connected States, Burnout Prevention, Boundaries,  & Implementation

• Welcome + grounding opener — (10 min)
• Integration review in small groups: what worked, struggles, curiosities — (10 min)
• Expanding and strengthening safe/connected states: co-regulation, resourcing, and noticing moments of safety — (15 min)
• Compassion fatigue and burnout prevention: staying connected as a clinician — (15 min)
• Boundaries in workplace and personal life settings, power dynamics, etc. — (15 min)
• Extended small group breakouts: safe/connected case scenarios — practice teaching a resourcing tool for clients and yourself — (25 min)
• Open Q&A: confidential case scenarios, how to introduce tools, review of teaching principles and practices — (20 min)
• Closing questions — (10 min)
• Stay on after (optional): options to continue learning together, year-long cohort, special discounts, requests for future CEs, feedback, etc. — (5–10 min)

Yes! We offer equity and solidarity scholarships to folks in need. If you are interested in purchasing this course and are having financial hardship, please contact me so we can discuss options together. 

Becca Odom is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Yoga Teacher with over a decade of experience in the mental health and wellness field. She specializes in combining Somatic Approaches with EMDR for trauma recovery.

Her passion is to empower others to heal themselves and she primarily works with women who have experienced trauma, chronic stress, and anxiety. She has been offering CE trainings on the topics of Trauma, Resilience, Yoga & Self-Care nationally for over a decade. 

She is trained in EMDR, Community Resiliency Model (CRM), Mindful Schools, Trauma-Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, and has her 200-hour yoga teacher training certification.