Somatic Expressive Arts Consultation Group for Holistic Practitioners
Creating a space for yourself and your clients by engaging in the creative process.
$85 per group, meets once per month for 3 hours 2nd.Wednesdays, 10-1 pm in Berkeley.
6 spots max per group, initial commitment for 6 months,
Free 20 min phone consultation to see if group is a match for you.
Apply by February 15th, 2025. Beginning date: March 12th,2025
This group is for
1) Practitioners who are already using expressive arts and/or somatic-based approaches in their work and like to deepen their understanding of integrating it more in their practice.
2) Therapists/coaches/holistic practitioners who would like to learn about and integrate expressive arts, somatic inquiry, ritual as well as nature into their practice.
3) Practitioners who want to balance and nurture themselves digesting the stories we hold through arts, play and meditation.
*Depending on numbers of applicants the groups might be divided into seasoned and beginning practitioners.
*Hours can be applied to REAT supervision hours.
In this group, we will use:
*Somatic inquiry and practices for ourselves and clients
* Expressive arts (movement, drama, music, visual arts, images, poetry and storytelling)
* Ritual, ceremony and connection to nature as resources for resilience, self-care and holding of client's stories.
We will engage in self-care practices through expressive arts, somatic inquiry and meditation to be present to ourselves while we hold the stories of our clients.
We will consult about our clients in any form we prefer, i.e. through words, any of the creative arts and discover, understand, learn and connect with what is most needed in our care for particular people.
We will engage in processing our own triggers, vicarious trauma, and processing grief. Themes might also include practical matters such as fee setting, websites, office setting and other business-related issues.
Call Nicki Koethner @5107792842 or email [email protected] if you are interested.
Interested in Individual Consultation? Inquire. Sliding Scale $180-200/hour.
TESTIMONIAL
I had the pleasure and privilege of taking part in an amazing and life-changing expressive arts workshop facilitated by Nicki Koethner. Nicki showed me that only through the body and through expressive arts was it possible to truly access and release what had been stuck in my body for such a long time. Nicki’s experience and knowledge of her subject contributed to a day of intense personal transformation. I had more of an emotional breakthrough with her in 8 hours than I have experienced in the last 15 years using other therapeutic methods. Nicki's insights and perception are extraordinary and her compassion and love for expressive arts make working with her an absolute joy.
I give her my highest recommendation.
Sonika Ozdoba, Mountain View
I had the pleasure and privilege of taking part in an amazing and life-changing expressive arts workshop facilitated by Nicki Koethner. Nicki showed me that only through the body and through expressive arts was it possible to truly access and release what had been stuck in my body for such a long time. Nicki’s experience and knowledge of her subject contributed to a day of intense personal transformation. I had more of an emotional breakthrough with her in 8 hours than I have experienced in the last 15 years using other therapeutic methods. Nicki's insights and perception are extraordinary and her compassion and love for expressive arts make working with her an absolute joy.
I give her my highest recommendation.
Sonika Ozdoba, Mountain View