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Pat Ogden and Bonnie Goldstein
Pat Ogden, PhD, a pioneer in somatic psychology, is the Founder and Education Director of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, an internationally recognized school specializing in somatic–cognitive approaches for the treatment of posttraumatic stress and attachment disturbances. Her Institute, based in Colorado, has 19 certified trainers who conduct Sensorimotor Psychotherapy trainings of over 400 hours for mental health professionals throughout the USA, Canada, Europe, and Australia. The Institute has certified hundreds of psychotherapists throughout the world in this method. She is co-founder of the Hakomi Institute, past faculty of Naropa University (1985-2005), a clinician, consultant, and sought after international lecturer. Dr. Ogden is the first author of two groundbreaking books in somatic psychology: Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015) both published in the Interpersonal Neurobiology Series of W. W. Norton. Her third book, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context: Sociocultural Considerations will be published in spring of 2021, and she is working on a fourth book Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents and Families with Dr. Bonnie Goldstein. Her current interests include Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for groups, couples, children, adolescents, families; Embedded Relational Mindfulness, culture and diversity, challenging clients, the relational nature of shame, presence, consciousness and the philosophical/spiritual principles that guide Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.
To learn more, please visit: https://sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/
Bonnie Goldstein, Ph. D. is a psychologist, writer, speaker and community mobilizer. She is the founder and director of Lifespan Psychological Center in Los Angeles, offering an integrated therapeutic treatment approach to child, adolescent, family and group treatment. She is a faculty member at the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, co-developing--with Dr. Pat Ogden-- a series of workshops and seminars elucidating the interconnectedness of somatic therapy, interpersonal neurobiology, attachment theory and human development in the therapeutic treatment of our younger clients and their families. Dr. Goldstein is a part-time professor at USC’s School of Social Work and has been part of USC’s larger commitment to bring issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion to the forefront of the academic curriculum. She chairs the Maple Counseling Center’s Board, joining an exceptional team of community partners and board members who are broadening Maple Center’s offerings to meet the diverse needs of our community. She received her B.A., MSW, and Ph.D., at UCLA and her Ed.M. at Harvard University, and holds dual licenses in the state of California in Psychology and Social Work.
To learn more, please visit: https://sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/
Pat Ogden, PhD, a pioneer in somatic psychology, is the Founder and Education Director of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, an internationally recognized school specializing in somatic–cognitive approaches for the treatment of posttraumatic stress and attachment disturbances. Her Institute, based in Colorado, has 19 certified trainers who conduct Sensorimotor Psychotherapy trainings of over 400 hours for mental health professionals throughout the USA, Canada, Europe, and Australia. The Institute has certified hundreds of psychotherapists throughout the world in this method. She is co-founder of the Hakomi Institute, past faculty of Naropa University (1985-2005), a clinician, consultant, and sought after international lecturer. Dr. Ogden is the first author of two groundbreaking books in somatic psychology: Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015) both published in the Interpersonal Neurobiology Series of W. W. Norton. Her third book, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context: Sociocultural Considerations will be published in spring of 2021, and she is working on a fourth book Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents and Families with Dr. Bonnie Goldstein. Her current interests include Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for groups, couples, children, adolescents, families; Embedded Relational Mindfulness, culture and diversity, challenging clients, the relational nature of shame, presence, consciousness and the philosophical/spiritual principles that guide Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.
To learn more, please visit: https://sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/
Bonnie Goldstein, Ph. D. is a psychologist, writer, speaker and community mobilizer. She is the founder and director of Lifespan Psychological Center in Los Angeles, offering an integrated therapeutic treatment approach to child, adolescent, family and group treatment. She is a faculty member at the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, co-developing--with Dr. Pat Ogden-- a series of workshops and seminars elucidating the interconnectedness of somatic therapy, interpersonal neurobiology, attachment theory and human development in the therapeutic treatment of our younger clients and their families. Dr. Goldstein is a part-time professor at USC’s School of Social Work and has been part of USC’s larger commitment to bring issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion to the forefront of the academic curriculum. She chairs the Maple Counseling Center’s Board, joining an exceptional team of community partners and board members who are broadening Maple Center’s offerings to meet the diverse needs of our community. She received her B.A., MSW, and Ph.D., at UCLA and her Ed.M. at Harvard University, and holds dual licenses in the state of California in Psychology and Social Work.
To learn more, please visit: https://sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/