Welcome to Somatic Therapy Training Ireland

Professional Training in Somatic Therapy, Nervous System Regulation & Embodied Practice

Our Mission

To transform how trauma is understood, supported, and healed through Nervous System Education, Integrative Embodied Somatic Therapy Diploma, and embodied professional training.

Our vision is to contribute to a future where trauma-informed, body-based approaches become more accessible within therapy, coaching, healthcare, education, and community settings.

Why Now?

We are living in a time when anxiety, burnout, trauma, and disconnection are increasingly common. Yet many professionals receive little training in the role of the nervous system and the body in healing.

Somatic Therapy Training Ireland was created to bridge that gap.

Somatic Therapy Training Ireland was established to meet the growing need for high-quality, professional training in body-based approaches to trauma healing, nervous system regulation, and embodied therapeutic practice.

As awareness of trauma continues to evolve, many practitioners recognise that insight alone is often insufficient for lasting change. Increasingly, therapists, coaches, youth workers, and health professionals are seeking approaches that support healing through both mind and body.

Our mission is to train practitioners to work safely, ethically, and effectively with the nervous system, helping clients move beyond survival patterns and towards greater resilience, regulation, connection, and wellbeing.

At the heart of our work is the Professional Certificate in Somatic Trauma Therapy, a comprehensive one-year training programme that integrates contemporary trauma theory, nervous system science, somatic practice, attachment-informed approaches, mindfulness, embodied awareness, and relational healing.

The programme is designed for:

• Counsellors and Psychotherapists

• Psychologists

• Coaches and Wellbeing Practitioners

• Youth and Community Workers

• Health and Allied Professionals

• Professionals seeking to integrate body-based approaches into their existing practice

Why Somatic Therapy Matters?

• Insight does not always create change.

• Trauma affects the body as well as the mind.

• Nervous system regulation is foundational to wellbeing.

• The body provides access to experiences that words alone cannot reach.

The Evidence

Contemporary research in trauma, neuroscience, attachment, and embodied approaches continues to highlight the importance of working with the nervous system and the body as part of effective trauma treatment. 

Our Approach

Our approach combines evidence-informed practice with experiential learning, ensuring participants not only understand somatic theory but develop the practical skills, confidence, and embodied presence required to apply these approaches in real-world settings.

Training includes:

• Somatic Trauma Therapy

• Nervous System Regulation

• Polyvagal-Informed Practice

• Trauma Processing & Integration

• Attachment & Developmental Trauma

• Embodied Awareness & Interoception

• Resourcing, Pendulation & Titration

• Relational Somatics

• Group & Community Applications

• Professional Practice & Ethics

Participants engage in live teaching, experiential learning, peer practice, case study work, retreats, and ongoing integration throughout the programme.

Somatic Therapy Training Ireland is led by Dr. Sue Redmond, Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapist, Somatic EMDR Practitioner, Mindfulness & Compassion Teacher, Yoga Teacher, researcher, educator, and consultant. Drawing on over twenty years of experience in trauma healing, wellbeing, leadership, violence prevention, youth development, and community-based practice, Sue brings together science, embodiment, relational practice, and real-world application.

We believe that when practitioners learn to work with the wisdom of the body and the intelligence of the nervous system, new possibilities emerge for healing, connection, growth, and transformation.

Professional Diploma in Integrative Embodied Somatic Therapy

One-Year Professional Training Programme | Ireland & Online

Our Values

Everything we do at Somatic Therapy Training Ireland is guided by the following principles.

Embodiment

We believe our greatest resource as practitioners is not technique but presence. We teach from the understanding that healing is experienced through the body and relationship, not simply through information.

Scientific Curiosity

Our teaching is informed by contemporary research in neuroscience, attachment, trauma, interpersonal neurobiology, and somatic practice. We remain curious, evidence-informed, and open to continued learning as the science evolves.

Compassion

Every behaviour has a history.

Every adaptation once served a purpose.

We approach ourselves and others with compassion, recognising survival strategies not as pathology but as intelligent responses to life experiences.

Safety

Healing cannot be forced.

We strive to create learning environments characterised by psychological safety, respectful challenge, ethical practice, and relational trust.

Integrity

We are committed to practising within our competence, maintaining professional ethics, and continually reflecting on our work.

Integrity means allowing our values to guide our actions, especially when the work is complex.

Relationship

Healing happens in relationship.

Whether working with individuals, families, organisations, or communities, we recognise that connection, co-regulation, and belonging are essential conditions for transformation.

Growth

We believe learning is lifelong.

Every practitioner remains a student.

We value humility, reflection, feedback, and the willingness to continue developing both personally and professionally.