Embodiment for Psychologists and Psychotherapists

No previous experience of somatic work or embodiment is required. The course is designed for psychologists and psychotherapists who are curious about bringing the body more into their work — wherever you are in that journey. It is equally suited to those who are completely new to body-based practice and those who already work in a body-oriented way.

Yes. An important part of the course is about using the body as an anchor for self-care. We work just as much with discovering ease and resources in the body as with exploring challenging experiences. Many participants are surprised by how quickly they can access positive bodily experiences. The course gives you tools to stay grounded in yourself while being present with another, to regulate through the body, and to make contact with your own boundaries before they are crossed. Some participants begin with their own wellbeing and later discover the value in their clinical work — others the opposite. Both dimensions reinforce each other.

Yes. If your work centres on meaning, on the story, on what happens in the relational space — this course gives you a way to bring the body into that space. Not as a separate technique, but as something that deepens what you already do. As a therapist working systemically or narratively you have probably noticed that things happen in the body during a session — a shift in posture, a change in breathing, a moment where your client pulls back — but don't yet quite know how to follow up on that. The course offers exactly that: a way to include the body in the therapeutic encounter, enriching your existing approach rather than replacing it.

The course gives you practical tools for working with interoceptive awareness and autonomic regulation — directly connected to how emotional regulation is understood in CBT. Modern CBT places increasing emphasis on the role of the body in experiencing and managing emotions — from interoceptive exposure in panic disorder to acceptance-based approaches in ACT. Research also suggests that interoceptive awareness is linked to more successful cognitive reappraisal of difficult emotions, indicating that body awareness can strengthen cognitive techniques. Within DBT, for instance, several core skills are already somatic — and a stronger interoceptive awareness can help both therapist and client pick up on the body's signals early in the stress response. The course deepens your connection with your body in a way you can integrate into your therapeutic practice, whether you work with exposure, ACT, DBT, CFT, or other approaches.

Polyvagal theory has contributed psychologically useful concepts for understanding how the autonomic nervous system influences regulation, safety, and social engagement — while the theory's specific neurophysiological assumptions remain debated in the research field. We therefore use these concepts as a pedagogical framework: an accessible way of understanding the shifts between activation and rest. The course's broader theoretical grounding rests on research in interoception, autonomic regulation, and embodied cognition. In practice, this means we work with the direct experience of how the nervous system shifts between different states, and how you can regulate yourself by returning to the body.

Yes. Many of the exercises can be adapted for the therapy room. The course gives you a deepened bodily presence that directly affects how you meet clients — as well as concrete tools you can integrate into your therapeutic approach.

Whatever you feel comfortable in and can move freely in. No part of the course requires any special clothing.

In central Copenhagen. The exact address will be available when you register for your chosen course date.

The courses are held in English. Fredrik, who leads the courses, is Swedish and fluent in both English and Swedish — so if a Scandinavian concept or nuance needs a moment of clarification, that's always possible.

The course content is grounded in current research on embodied cognition, interoception, and autonomic regulation — fields demonstrating how the body plays a central role in how we think, feel, and regulate ourselves. The theoretical framework also includes phenomenology and relational theory. You can read more about the theoretical perspectives under About.

No. Exercises are adapted to your body and your situation. This is about presence and contact — not performance or physical capacity. No level of fitness is required.

You leave the course with material and exercises to continue exploring on your own — both for self-care and to integrate into your therapeutic work. If you want to go further, I offer individual sessions and plan to offer advanced courses for those who wish to deepen their practice.