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Bridging Parts and Body:
Bridging Parts and Body:
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and IFS in Dialogue
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and IFS in Dialogue
presented by Esther Perez, MA, LMFT
presented by Esther Perez, MA, LMFT
Exploring the integration of inner parts work and embodied healing.
Exploring the integration of inner parts work and embodied healing.
Free Live - $79 upgrade for 2 CEs & 1-year access to the replay!
Thursday
December 11, 2025
10:00am - 12:00pm ET
Thursday
December 11, 2025
10:00am - 12:00pm ET
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We’ll look at how both models:
- Support healing through non-pathologizing, trauma-informed lenses
- Facilitate inner dialogue and differentiation between adult and child parts
- Address adaptive strategies and relational patterns, not just traumatic events
- Help clients build internal secure attachment and embodied self-leadership
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Upgrade for the opportunity to earn 2 CEs & 1-year access to the recording.
Upgrade for the opportunity to earn 2 CEs & 1-year access to the recording.
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In this free 2-hour session, we will explore the rich parallels and unique contributions of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP), two powerful approaches to working with trauma, attachment, and developmental wounding.
While IFS focuses on inner parts and the healing presence of the Self, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy offers a body-oriented framework to access implicit memory, regulate the nervous system, and support integration through movement, posture, and sensation.
Clinical examples and experiential elements will illustrate how these two approaches can inform and enrich one another. Whether you're trained in one or both models, or are simply curious, this session offers an opportunity to deepen your understanding of how to support healing through both parts and body.
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe the core theoretical principles of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP), including their approaches to internal parts, embodiment, and trauma.
- Identify key similarities and differences between IFS and SP in how they conceptualize and work with protective strategies, developmental wounds, and child states.
- Differentiate between somatic and dialogic techniques used in each model to support internal differentiation, emotional regulation, and healing.
- Apply principles from both models to assess and respond to client presentations involving parts conflict, body-based symptoms, or relational trauma.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
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Esther Perez, MA, LMFT, obtained an M.A in Counseling Psychology and an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, CA.
As a bilingual Senior Trainer for the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, Esther currently teaches across Europe. As a consummate learner-teacher, Esther has committed herself to deeply integrating a number of modalities supported in the emerging research on neuroscience and attachment.
Embodying the spirit of Unity, one of the core foundations of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy®, Esther studies how Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® intersects with EMDR, Internal Family Systems, and Mentalization Based Treatment.
Esther uses her learning to inform her work with adults, adopted children and adolescents with attachment related issues, complex trauma and dissociation in her private practice in Malaga, Spain in addition to consulting with graduates of various levels from the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® trainings.
Join us live for free on Thursday, December 11, 2025
10:00am - 12:00pm ET
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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Sensorimotor Psychotherapy?
Why Sensorimotor Psychotherapy?
Trauma leaves its mark on the body. Yet, for many reasons, therapy has often ignored the body. SP can help clients use their own body’s wisdom. This can release trauma’s debilitating effects and develop somatic resources that help them engage more fully in their lives and relationships.
Why haven’t I heard about Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) training before?
Why haven’t I heard about Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) training before?
SP creator, Dr. Pat Ogden, established Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute (SPI) in 1981. Until 2019, SPI almost exclusively relied on word of mouth to spread awareness of training in SP. With a rising demand for trauma therapy, we knew SP’s methods must reach further. We started offering various programs online. Now, more people than ever before can affordably and conveniently learn SP.
What is included in free registration?
What is included in free registration?
Free Registration includes admittance to the live event.
Upgrade for access to the replay recording, plus a PDF of slides that you can download to keep forever in your personal reference library. It also includes one CE certificate.
What is included in the upgrade?
What is included in the upgrade?
Upgrade for 1-year access to the replay recording, plus a PDF of slides and a transcript that you can download to keep forever in your personal reference library. It also includes one CE certificate for those that qualify (more detail on CEs below).
How long is the webinar?
How long is the webinar?
This webcast will take place on Thursday, December 12, 2025 from 10am-12pm Eastern Time.
What if I cannot attend live?
What if I cannot attend live?
If you cannot attend live, please upgrade. You will then get access to the video recording to watch at your convenience for up to one year.
Will completing this course certify me in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy?
This course is an introduction to SP. Only licensed mental health practitioners who complete all three levels of SP Training through SPI are eligible for certification in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. See sensorimotor.org for details.
I've tried working with the body before, but it didn't work... How is this any different?
SP uniquely incorporates the body in therapy, using it as both a source of information and a target for intervention. By addressing both the physical and the psychological, SP can support a deep and effective approach to healing. This training will give you knowledge that comes from Dr. Ogden’s years of study and clinical experience. She developed SP based on what works.
Can I get a refund if I need to cancel my registration?
Can I get a refund if I need to cancel my registration?
Yes. If you cancel 14 or more days before the scheduled webinar or seminar date and submit official notice to Student Services, you’re eligible for a refund of the tuition paid.
What if I cancel less than 14 days before the webinar or seminar starts?
What if I cancel less than 14 days before the webinar or seminar starts?
Unfortunately, cancellations made within 14 days of the start date are not eligible for a refund.
What if I purchased immediate access to a recording?
What if I purchased immediate access to a recording?
Refunds are not available for purchases that include immediate access to digital or recorded content.
Are Continuing Education credits offered?
Are Continuing Education credits offered?
2 CE is provided for this event through our partners at Lifespan Learning Institute and must be completed 14 days after the conclusion of the webinar.
Complete the CE Attendance Verification Form (if you attended live) OR the Post-Test (if you were absent) - must be submitted.
The Lifespan Learning Institute and SPI are cosponsors of the Continuing Education programs offered.
Lifespan Learning Institute is approved by CAMFT to offer Continuing Education Credit for SPI programs. Your eligibility for CE Credit is based upon the attendance sign-in/out sheet. You must also complete the online evaluation form(s) within one week after a module has completed.
CAMFT: Lifespan Learning Institute is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, & LEPs. Lifespan Learning Institute maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. (provider # 050085)
Course meets the qualifications for continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
It is your responsibility to verify with your licensing board / organization that they will accept the types of CE credit we offer. Out of state LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs should verify with their licensing board if they will accept BBS CE. Click here for more CE information >
Complete the CE Attendance Verification Form (if you attended live) OR the Post-Test (if you were absent) - must be submitted.
The Lifespan Learning Institute and SPI are cosponsors of the Continuing Education programs offered.
Lifespan Learning Institute is approved by CAMFT to offer Continuing Education Credit for SPI programs. Your eligibility for CE Credit is based upon the attendance sign-in/out sheet. You must also complete the online evaluation form(s) within one week after a module has completed.
CAMFT: Lifespan Learning Institute is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, & LEPs. Lifespan Learning Institute maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. (provider # 050085)
Course meets the qualifications for continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
It is your responsibility to verify with your licensing board / organization that they will accept the types of CE credit we offer. Out of state LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs should verify with their licensing board if they will accept BBS CE. Click here for more CE information >
CONTACT
Questions? Call (800) 860-9258
Email: info@sensorimotor.org
www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org
Email: info@sensorimotor.org
www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org
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