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What Every Practitioner Needs to Know About Inflammation, Metabolism, the Microbiome, and GLP-1s

Could the Body Be Shaping the Mental Health Symptoms You’re Working to Treat?

What if some of the processes shaping mental health are happening far beyond the brain?

Inflammation can affect brain function, metabolic health can intersect with mood and cognition, the gut is in constant communication with the brain, and GLP-1s are raising new questions about reward, cravings, and motivation.

Taken together, these findings are changing the way we think about the relationship between the body and mind. In this series, leading experts take you inside that research so you can see the bigger picture — without losing sight of where the evidence is strong, where it is still evolving, and where popular claims may go too far.

This series is available to watch for free starting October 22. Sign up today.

Get all 4 modules, plus transcripts, learning tools, and bonus content.

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The Body-Mind Connection: Expert Insights on Inflammation, Metabolic Health, the Microbiome, and GLP-1s

How Chronic Inflammation Can Affect the Brain and Mood

Charles Raison, MD; Elissa Epel, PhD; Jonathan Kipnis, PhD; Chris Palmer, MD; Anna Marsland, PhD; Donna Jackson Nakazawa; Anna Huysse, PhD

    GLP-1s Beyond Weight Loss: Addiction, Mood, Reward, and Metabolic Health

    Fatima Cody Stanford, MD; Riccardo De Giorgi, MD; Shebani Sethi, MD; Arpan Patel, MD, PhD; Michael Bremmer, PhD; Sherita Golden, MD

      Stress, Metabolic Health, and the Brain: How They Connect to Impact Your Client’s Health

      Shebani Sethi, MD; Sherita Golden, MD; Elissa Epel, PhD; Chris Palmer, MD; Mariela Glandt, MD; Arpan Patel, MD, PhD

        How the Gut Microbiome Can Influence the Brain, Inflammation, and Mental Health

        Kirsten Tillisch, MD; Uma Naidoo, MD; Arpana Church, PhD; Sean Spencer, MD, PhD; Tamara Bodnar, PhD; Tetyana Rocks, PhD

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          Get the Neurobiology of Trauma Program for Free (a $197 value)

          with Bessel van der Kolk, MD; Dan Siegel, MD; Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD; Stephen Porges, PhD; Pat Ogden, PhD

          In this program you’ll find:

          • How Trauma Overloads the Brain and Takes Away Its Ability to Cope
          • How Trauma Impacts Specific Areas of the Brain (and How This Can Affect Your Treatment)
          • How to Prevent Dissociation and Its Negative Influence on Trauma Recovery
          • Strategies for Identifying the Impact of Developmental Trauma on the Brain
          • Epigenetics and the Brain: How Trauma Affects Gene Expression

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          Register for a Gold Package for $297 $147

          and get all the video and audio recordings (so you can watch or listen whenever you want), as well as the transcripts, learning tools and bonus sessions

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          4.5 CE/CME Credits or Clock Hours are available for purchase at checkout.

          Click HERE to get information about CE/CME credits and clock hours as well as speaker disclosures

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          Register here to watch for free at the time of broadcast.

          Free of Charge

          New modules are broadcast multiple times between October 22nd and November 13th.

          Here’s How It Works

          A new module is broadcast each week on Thursday and Friday, from October 22 through November 13.

          When you register for free you can watch the broadcasts.

          When you register for a Gold Package, you can watch on-demand at any time – even if you miss the broadcasts. Plus, you can download the modules, bonus content, professional transcripts, and more. With a Gold Package, all the content is yours to keep forever.

          We Brought Together the Top Experts in the Field for this Program

          Bessel van der Kolk, MD

          Neuroscientist and Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School. Author of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.

          Judith Herman, MD

          A leading expert on trauma on abuse; professor of clinical psychiatry at Harvard Medical School; director of training at the Victims of Violence Program at Cambridge Hospital; recipient of the 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

          Dick Schwartz, PhD

          Founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and The Center for Self Leadership; Author of Introduction to Internal Family Systems.

          Janina Fisher, PhD

          Licensed clinical psychologist and former instructor, Harvard Medical School; Advisory Board member of the Trauma Research Foundation

          Rachel Yehuda, PhD

          Director of Mental Health at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center; endowed professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Trauma at Mount Sinai School of Medicine; recognized leader in the field of traumatic stress studies, PTSD, and intergenerational trauma.

          Martin Teicher, MD, PhD

          Director of the Developmental Biopsychiatry Research Program at McLean Hospital; associate professor at Harvard Medical School; former chief of the Laboratory of Developmental Neuropharmacology; researcher on the enduring effects of childhood maltreatment.

          Gita Vaid, MD

          Licensed psychiatrist and psychoanalyst; Cofounder and Medical Director for the Center of Natural Intelligence; Psychedelic Director of the Chopra Foundation and International Course Director for Mind Medicine, Australia.

          Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD

          Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Western Ontario. Coauthor of The Impact of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease: The Hidden Epidemic, and Healing the Traumatized Self: Consciousness, Neuroscience, Treatment.

          Karlen Lyons-Ruth, PhD

          Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School; clinical supervisor for the Cambridge Health Alliance Psychology and Psychiatry training programs; researcher on the effects of early adversity on neurobiological structure and function in adulthood.

          Pat Ogden, PhD

          Pioneer in Somatic Psychology; Founder and Director of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute (SPI); Co-founder of the Hakomi Institute; Author of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment.

          Rick Doblin, PhD

          Founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), an organization researching and advocating for the legalization of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.

          Eboni Webb, PsyD

          Licensed psychologist; specializes in DBT for trauma-based disorders and co-occurring disorders; advisor to the DBT National Certification Accreditation Association.

          Michael Mithoefer, MD

          Licensed psychiatrist and Senior Medical Director for Medical Affairs, Training and Supervision at MAPS; instrumental part of developing protocols and researching the effects of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for clients with PTSD.

          Peter Addy, PhD

          Licensed psychotherapist who specializes in psychedelic preparation, integration, and harm reduction; co-founded the Yale Psychedelic Science Group.

          Usha Tummala-Narra, PhD

          Professor of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology at Boston College; Author of Psychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy; Co-author of Applying Multiculturalism: An Ecological Approach to the Multicultural Guidelines.

          Ron Siegel, PsyD

          Assistant Professor of Psychology, part time, Harvard Medical School; Author of The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems; Coauthor of Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain and Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy.

          Matt Gray, PhD

          Professor of psychology at the University of Wyoming; researcher on treatment development for emotional and psychological impacts of combat, as well as prevention and treatment of sexual violence and intimate partner violence.

          Wyatt Evans, PhD

          Licensed psychologist and staff psychologist with the VA North Texas Health Care System; assistant professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center; specializes in the research and clinical treatment of PTSD and other forms of distress.

          William Nash, MD

          Director of Psychological Health for the U.S. Marine Corps.; coeditor, Combat Stress Injuries: Theory, Research, and Management; founding chair of the Military Committee of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry.

          Martin Bohus, PhD

          Chair of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychopathy at Heidelberg University; Scientific Director of the Department of Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Psychotherapy at the Central Institute of Mental Health; internationally recognized leader in the study and treatment of PTSD and BPD.

          Janis Phelps, PhD

          Licensed psychologist and professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS); founder and director of the CIIS Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research, which conducts the first academically accredited training program for psychedelic-assisted therapy and research.

          Margaret Sheridan, PhD

          Director of the Child Imaging Research on Cognition and Life Experiences Lab (CIRCLE); assistant professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at the University of North Carolina; researcher on how early-life experiences impact neural development and risk of psychopathology.

          Ellyn Bader, PhD

          Co-creator of The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy; Co-director of The Couples Institute.

          Kathy Steele, MN, CS

          Psychotherapist, consultant and trainer; expert on complex trauma, dissociation, attachment and therapeutic impasse; past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; co-author of Treating Trauma-Related Dissociation: A Practical, Integrative Approach.

          Course Director

          Ruth Buczynski, PhD

          Dr. Ruth Buczynski is a licensed psychologist and founder and president of The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM). NICABM helps physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and counselors – practitioners who have some of the most significant and life-changing missions on the planet – provide cutting-edge, research-based treatment strategies to their patients. For more than 35 years, NICABM has offered accredited training and professional development programs to thousands of practitioners worldwide.

          Get valuable techniques from leaders in the field without the expense and hassle of travel

          . . . the content is clear, simple and the very latest insights from the most outstanding people in the field of trauma.

          “These presentations are fascinating and easy to watch as the technical presentation is very good, and the content is clear, simple and the very latest insights from the most outstanding people in the field of trauma. You would need to read a lot of books to end up with as much good quality information as you get from watching this program.”

          Liz Kirsopp, Psychotherapist
          Northumberland, UK

          I am more confident in handling my challenging client . . .

          “After this program I feel that I am more confident in handling my challenging clients. I have gained some new tools to add to my toolbox. I cannot recommend this program enough.”

          Katie Stark, MA, LPC, NCC
          Waterford, Michigan, USA

          Barbara Crosby, M.Ed in Counselling Psychology

          . . . I feel more confident in helping my clients . . .

          “Just when you think ‘I know what I’m doing,’ along comes a great session on new ideas/theories. Hooked me immediately. . . So pleased. I have a number of young clients who have been through extreme trauma situations and I feel more confident in helping them.”

          Barbara Crosby, M.Ed in Counselling Psychology
          Vancouver, BC, Canada

          Now 50% Off for a Limited Time

          Register for a Gold Package for $297 $147

          and get all the video and audio recordings (so you can watch or listen whenever you want), as well as the transcripts, learning tools and bonus sessions

          CLICK HERE FOR 50% OFF

          4.5 CE/CME Credits or Clock Hours are available for purchase at checkout.

          Click HERE to get information about CE/CME credits and clock hours as well as speaker disclosures

          You Are Protected By NICABM’s 30-Days Money-Back Guarantee


          Register here to watch for free at the time of broadcast.

          Free of Charge

          New modules are broadcast multiple times between October 22nd and November 13th.

          This is NOT a Summit – here’s what we mean

          We believe your time is precious.

          So for this program, we’ve developed 4 tightly-planned modules on topics practitioners need to know.

          In each module, you’ll get an in-depth look at the emerging science changing the way we think about the relationship between the body and mind. We do a deep dive into:

          • how chronic inflammation can affect the brain and mood
          • the link between metabolic health and mental health
          • how GLP-1s affect addiction, reward circuits, and metabolic health
          • how the gut microbiome can influence the brain

          You’ll hear from several leading experts in each session – experts like Charles Raison, MD, who helped establish the link between inflammation and depression, Shebani Sethi, MD, who founded the field of metabolic psychiatry, and Elissa Epel, PhD, who works on stress and aging.

          Throughout this program we focus on findings that are changing the way we think about the relationship between the body and mind – ideas that aren’t being talked about in other training programs.

          And just to be clear, it’s not that new ideas are necessarily better than old ones, but . . .

          We take it as our mission to bring you ideas you are less likely to already have in your toolkit.

          We do this because we think it will help you be your best and get better outcomes, more quickly.

          You’ll Get Several Bonus Sessions, Including…

          Q&A Session with Janina Fisher, PhD

          Janina Fisher, PhD

          Dr. Fisher joined us for a 1-hour Q&A session to provide in-depth answers to many of the questions that practitioners had about the concepts and interventions described in Module 3 of the program – How to Work with Emerging Defense Responses to Trauma (Beyond the Fight/Flight/Freeze Model).

          With the Gold Package, you’ll get access to this special bonus session with Dr. Fisher in which she shares her expert strategies for working with these newer defensive adaptations to trauma.

          Working with the Emerging Defense Responses to Trauma at the Level of the Nervous System

          Deb Dana, LCSW
          • How a Polyvagal-Informed Approach Can Help Your Patient Come Out of a Collapse/Submit Response
          • Working with the Nervous System to Help Your Patient Shift from Attach/Cry-for-Help into a More Regulated State
          • What Polyvagal Theory Can Reveal About the Please and Appease Response

          How Chronic Dissociation Can Impact the Nervous System

          Stephen Porges, PhD
          • Why Dissociation Can Lead Clients into Dangerous Relationships (and How We Can Help)
          • Three Strategies to Help Clients Revive Their Social Engagement System

          Using IFS to Rewire Unhealthy Relationship Patterns in Trauma Survivors

          Richard Schwartz, PhD
          • An IFS Perspective on Why Patients Often Reenact Past Relationships
          • A Step-by-Step Approach to Help Patients Separate Their Internal Parts
          • How to Help Patients Stop Projecting Their Wounded Parts onto Their Partner

          Working with Trauma-Based Shame in Survivors of Sex Trafficking

          Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD
          • Why It’s Crucial to Be Aware of the Nuances Between Sex Trafficking and Sexual Abuse
          • The First Thing to Recognize When Working with a Survivor of Sex Trafficking
          • Why Some Interventions May Lead to Further Shame for Survivors of Sex Trafficking (and What to Do Instead)

          Strategies for Working with the Body to Shift Your Client Out of Freeze

          Peter Levine, PhD     Pat Ogden, PhD     Janina Fisher, PhD
          • Making Movement More Comfortable for Clients Who Might Associate It with Danger
          • Specific Language to Reframe How Your Patient Thinks About Their Freeze Response
          • What Your Patient’s Subtle Body Movements Can Reveal About Their Freeze Response

          You’ll Get Practical Tools to Help You Take Action Immediately and Effectively

          Uncover Core Ideas and Techniques at-a-Glance So You Have a “Cheat Sheet” When You Need It Most

          The QuickStart Guide will help you stay fresh and confident as you turn these teachings into action. We’ve gathered all the essential tools and methods from the series into a concise, easy-to-use guide so you can quickly review and apply these ideas when you need them most. It’s an at-a-glance reference to the most powerful concepts and research from the sessions.

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          Quickly Recall Crucial Details So You Can Apply Them with Confidence

          Our Professional Transcript will help you reinforce key ideas so you can integrate them into your life and work. We’ve designed your transcript with an easy-to-use table of contents, clear, organized formatting, and helpful highlight quotes so you’ll have the information you need at your fingertips.

          treating trauma transcript sample

          With these tools, you’ll be more prepared than ever to talk to your patients about the mind-body connections affecting their lives.

          With this Program You’ll Get:

          Check mark On-demand and downloadable videos and audios to watch or listen to when it’s convenient for you
          Check mark Printable QuickStart Guides to make review and action simpler than ever
          Check mark Professionally-formatted transcripts of the sessions
          Check mark Exclusive bonus sessions to deepen your understanding of the mind-body connection

          Everything is yours to keep forever in your professional library.

          When you purchase the program, you’ll get this complete package – all of the videos, audios, transcripts, and learning tools are yours to keep permanently in your professional library.

          Your purchase of this program supports and furthers our mission to make innovative mind-body programs available to practitioners throughout the world.

          Now 50% Off for a Limited Time

          Register for a Gold Package for $297 $147

          and get all the video and audio recordings (so you can watch or listen whenever you want), as well as the transcripts, learning tools and bonus sessions

          CLICK HERE FOR 50% OFF

          4.5 CE/CME Credits or Clock Hours are available for purchase at checkout.

          Click HERE to get information about CE/CME credits and clock hours as well as speaker disclosures

          You Are Protected By NICABM’s 30-Days Money-Back Guarantee


          Register here to watch for free at the time of broadcast.

          Free of Charge

          New modules are broadcast multiple times between October 22nd and November 13th.

          Here’s What Your Peers Have Said About Other NICABM Programs

          . . . evidenced based course to get a "helicopter" overview on trauma treatment . . .

          “These NICABM 5 modules on trauma management is an excellent value for money evidenced based course to get a “helicopter” overview on trauma treatment from the professional experts.”

          Su Keng Gan, Clinical Counsellor/Psychotherapist
          Singapore, Singapore

          This program exceeded all my expectations . . .

          “I am always open to learning, and this program exceeded all my expectations. Even though I am very familiar with many of the presenters, to see them in action is inspirational. As a seasoned Art Therapist and supervisor, I am always looking for innovative ways of looking at the clients and treating their issues. I already used the knowledge I gained with clients, and especially in supervision. Having purchased the Gold Package, it is like always having a personal supervisor at my beck and call.”

          Hannah Sherebrin, Art Therapist
          London, Ontario, Canada

          Christine Laennec, Psychodynamic Counselor

          . . . I've been able to help my clients find a measure of healing from both complex trauma and PTSD Type 1 . . .

          “Thanks to the training I’ve received from NICABM, I’ve been able to help my clients find a measure of healing from both complex trauma and PTSD Type 1. Alongside talking therapy, I’ve been able to offer specific strategies that have helped clients self-regulate during our sessions as well as in between sessions. Perhaps the biggest thing that the NICABM courses have given me is hope: healing from trauma is possible.”

          Christine Laennec, Psychodynamic Counselor
          Glasgow, Scotland

          successful practitioner learning to treat trauma

          We know what it takes for practitioners to succeed. We’ve had countless practitioners improve their skills and deliver results with their patients.

          What separates successful practitioners from the rest? They:

          Put effort into continually learning

          Choose to build new skills and gain confidence

          Choose the experts at the forefront to study

          Tune in and update their skills on a regular basis

          Why the Transcript Is Essential:

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          • The transcript makes it easy to go back and double check concepts, citations and names that are mentioned
          • We put in a table of contents to make it easy for you to find the exact part of the webinar you need
          • Having the concepts already written allows you to take notes on how you’re going to use the ideas rather than transcribing the ideas
          • Some people simply learn better by reading than by listening or watching
          • You will be able to print out and share techniques presented in the modules with your patients

          Angela Lawrence

          “I really liked being able to follow along with the transcripts as I listened…it was nice not to feel like I had to take notes. I really feel like I remember more when I both hear and see at the same time.”

          Mary Ellen McNaughton, Masters in Counseling, Psychology Counselor
          Kelowna, British Colombia, Canada

          Teachers Know How to Dig In and Turn Complex Principles into Simple, Flexible Applications

          They’ll share how they use the latest approaches to the treatment of trauma to help their clients change in ways they never expected – and how you can do the same.

          Trauma can be devastating, and its impact is far-reaching.

          Because of this, we are never satisfied by the status quo. We are passionate about finding the most effective and innovative approaches for getting deeper and more rapid ways to reduce suffering and help clients find their footing once again.

          We search out the most creative practitioners who have developed extraordinary methods for getting results

          It doesn’t matter if they are well known or totally unknown. What matters is that they have an exceptional approach that is a cut above the rest.

          And when we find them, we home in on exactly what it is they are doing that makes such a remarkable difference so that we can teach other practitioners how to get the same results with their patients.

          If you are the kind of practitioner who also has a burning desire to find the best ways to help clients, who will go way beyond expectations to be the best that you can possibly be, come join us as we identify what it is that makes these innovative thinkers so successful in their work.

          Course Director

          Ruth Buczynski, PhD

          Dr. Ruth Buczynski is a licensed psychologist and founder and president of The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM). NICABM helps physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and counselors – practitioners who have some of the most significant and life-changing missions on the planet – provide cutting-edge, research-based treatment strategies to their patients. For more than 35 years, NICABM has offered accredited training and professional development programs to thousands of practitioners worldwide.


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          Now 50% Off for a Limited Time

          Register for a Gold Package for $297 $147

          and get all the video and audio recordings (so you can watch or listen whenever you want), as well as the transcripts, learning tools and bonus sessions

          CLICK HERE FOR 50% OFF

          4.5 CE/CME Credits or Clock Hours are available for purchase at checkout.

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          New modules are broadcast multiple times between October 22nd and November 13th.

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