EASE Training: Body-Intelligent Skills to Heal Attachment and Support Core Self-Regulation Processes in Persons with Eating Disorders 

Eating disorders are complex, multi-layered and pernicious. And yet, even the best evidenced-based interventions currently available have limited outcomes. Paradoxically, the body, the very stage where the war is waged, may be the missing link to effective treatment for eating disorders.

The body plays an intrical role in the self-regulation of thinking, feeling and behaving, and EASE™ is the bridge between traditional and body-oriented approaches to treatment. This training expands current models beyond talk therapy by highlighting the crucial role of attachment, the body, and the neurobiological processes that serve as both barriers to recovery and untapped healing resources for those who are struggling. Informed by the latest research, you will learn essential skills for healing core regulatory processes in eating disorders:

1. Learn to understand and use the language of the body to enhance your current approaches to ED treatment and increase body intelligence (BQ) in you and your clients. 

2. Go beyond talk therapy by integrating limbic-to-limbic and bottom-up (body-to-brain) processes to facilitate greater attunement, support attachment structures, and heal core system dysregulation.

3. Explore the metaphors that reflect the body experience and the role of sensory-motor awareness in the recognition and “metabolism” of emotions.

4. Gain confidence in using body-oriented approaches through practical experiential exercises in body awareness, non-verbal communication, and body posturing to clear habitual stress responses. 

This two-day course, open to professionals working - or interested in working - with persons with eating disorders, will include time for case discussion and brainstorming practical applications of what you learn. Continuing Education credit for this program is awarded by Commonwealth Educational Seminars (CES) for psychologists, social workers and dietitians. Attendees completing this program receive 12 continuing education hours of credit. Cost is $375 with CEs included and $350 without CEs. Go to our registration page for discounted early registration rates (30 days advance registration) and student rates (student ID must be presented at the door). Early registration discounts end on August 23rd.

Presenter Bios

Inge Sengelmann, LCSW, SEP, RYT-500 - Inge is an embodiment specialist and integrative psychotherapist licensed in Florida and Colorado. As a Somatic Experiencing® practitioner, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) specialist, and tantric hatha yoga teacher, she treats the effects of acute or chronic stress on psyche and body, including depression, anxiety and eating disorders. Weaving the latest developments in the field of neuroscience and modern psychotherapy with the ancient wisdom of yoga, Inge teaches practices that engage both the body and the mind to accelerate transformation of maladaptive patterns and help people embody their lives in a more fulfilling way. She is a founding member of Miami’s first intensively-trained DBT consultation team and has taught workshops locally, nationally and internationally on the topic of eating disorders, somatic psychotherapy, and integrative healing. Currently she is at work finalizing her book, It's Time to EAT: Embody, Awaken and Transform Our Relationship With Food, Body, and Self. She is also the co-creator of EASE™ Eating, Attachment & Somatic Education, a training for professionals working in the field of eating disorders. 

Paula Scatoloni, LCSW, CEDS - is a somatic-based psychotherapist, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and Somatic Experiencing™ advanced-level student in Durham, NC. With over a decade of experience, Paula combines her in-depth understanding of attachment dynamics, eating and body image concerns, and the latest research in neuroscience to assist individuals in deepening self-awareness and connection to the body, restoring creativity, and fostering emotional resiliency. She has taught mindful-movement classes at Duke University and Carolina House eating disorder treatment center. Paula is the co-creator of the Ai Pono Program, with Dr. Anita Johnston, the first intensive outpatient program for eating disorders in the nation. She has served as the Eating Disorder Coordinator at Duke University for the past eight years where she directed a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, physicians, and dietitians. Paula has served as a consultant to Duke in the development of systems-level policies and support structures for students with eating disorders. She has taught extensively on the etiology, assessment, and treatment of disordered eating among college students. Paula is an adjunct faculty at Smith School of Social Work and UNC School of Social Work providing supervision and training to MSW students, post-doctoral fellows, and residents. Presently, she is collaborating to develop a research study on the effectiveness of integrating bottom-up approaches such as Somatic Experiencing™ in the treatment of disorder eating. She is also the co-creator of EASE™ Eating, Attachment & Somatic Education, a training for professionals working in the field of eating disorders.