Curiosity- Gentle Enquiry for Trauma Awareness

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Friday, March 6, 2026

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05:30 PM Australia/Sydney

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Curious enquiry invites both clinicians and clients to enter a space of spaciousness, where play, perspective-shifting, and embodied meaning-making become possible.

This webinar deepens participants’ understanding of pacing, titrating material safely, and applying pendulation, as outlined by Levine, to support regulation of the nervous system. Through experiential exercises and practical examples, clinicians will learn how to open to what arises in the body and mind, fostering an environment where the body’s natural intelligence can guide the therapeutic process. Participants will explore techniques for attuning to clients’ responses, noticing subtle shifts, and creating a safe container for processing experiences. The session emphasizes the importance of curiosity, presence, and flexibility, equipping clinicians with practical tools to support regulation, resilience, and embodied engagement.

By the end of the webinar, participants will feel confident in facilitating sessions that honor clients’ inner wisdom while promoting a sense of spaciousness, safety, and self-directed exploration.

Shirley Hicks

Shirley empowers clinicians to meet clients with safety, sensitivity, and the deep nervous-system attunement that trauma recovery requires. Her work centres on creating healing experiences—somatically, cognitively, and relationally—so survivors can move toward stability without being retraumatised in the process.

With over three decades of somatic psychotherapy experience, Shirley’s practice is anchored in one essential question: “What functional new experience can we co-create in this moment?” She brings profound depth and compassion to her work with survivors of religious and institutional abuse and Victims of Crime, and she loves training clinicians to embody presence as a living part of effective practice.

And when the workday ends, Shirley returns to her creative loves—gardening, singing, cooking, and eating beautiful food (though not all at once!).

Agenda

AGENDA

Lecture & Brief Discussion (60 min) – Explore trauma-aware mindfulness strategies to support nervous system regulation—recognizing when traditional practices may feel overwhelming, gently restoring safety and agency, and guiding clients toward mindful presence through movement-based, externally anchored, titrated, and choice-driven experiential techniques.

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