GUIDED BY DR. AIMIE APIGIAN
Trauma Healing Science Into Professional Practice
Dr. Aimie Apigian designed this 14-month training to help professionals move beyond theory and embody the tools of trauma healing. You’ll develop both personal mastery—building your own regulation and resilience—and professional competency, learning how to safely apply trauma-informed somatic practices with clients.
This program equips you to recognize trauma patterns at the biological level and provide effective guidance that accelerates results. Whether you’re a healthcare provider, coach, or wellness practitioner, Whole-Hearted Living & Leading gives you the confidence and skills to support lasting transformation.
What is The Biology of Trauma® Professional Certificate Program?
The Biology of Trauma® Professional certificate training will set you apart as a practitioner that truly understands your clients’ needs holistically. Clients will trust that you are not only an expert in your particular field and modalities but that you can identify root causes and patterns underlying their symptoms and know how to address them. This training is a game changer that will enhance and accelerate everything you are currently doing in working with clients.
Even without a science or medical background, you can learn to identify the patterns at play in your clients’ nervous systems and know which tools to apply to bring them safely to balance and vitality!
My Biology of Trauma® model provides a comprehensive, holistic framework to address stored trauma in the body. Discover the essential sequence
All modules in the Professional Training Program work together to:
A Biology of Trauma® Professional is trained to address all 3 essential pillars of somatic, parts and biology work to strategically and efficiently address stored trauma in the body and as a result, accelerate the trauma healing journey for their patients/clients.
Professionals are trained in identifying which nervous system state a client is in in order to take the most effective approach to bringing the client to a regulated state, and to their best health and best selves.
Professionals receive training in holistically applying the latest in neuroscience, epigenetics, attachment theory and more. Because Biology of Trauma® Professionals understand that healing begins with themselves, they walk through all of the exercises and trainings for themselves first in order to be their most well-resourced selves for clients and to better guide clients through their own holistic, healing work.
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Help you identify & address the biological factors at play in your clients’ experience of stored trauma
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Transform you into a next-level, holistic provider in addressing the underlying trauma affecting the physical, emotional and mental health of your clients
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Give you practical tools to accelerate your and your client's trauma healing
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Increase your expertise and training in trauma-informed work
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
A 12-Month Journey for Personal Mastery and Professional Integration
Module 1:
Biology of Freeze and Overwhelm
What You'll Experience:
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Understanding the science of freeze states
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Somatic practices for nervous system activation
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Parts work with frozen aspects of self
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Mitochondrial support and energy restoration
Module 2:
Biology of Grief and Heart Shocks
What You'll Experience:
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Understanding the gut-heart connection
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Practices for moving through grief rather than around it
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Somatic work with heart and digestive systems
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Integration of emotional and physical healing
Module 3:
Biology of Attachment and Neurodevelopment
What You'll Experience:
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Developmental movement practices (including crawling)
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Touch integration and nervous system rewiring
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Understanding your attachment patterns
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Healing early developmental wounds
Module 4:
Biology of Stress and Resilience
What You'll Experience:
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Regulation Room sessions (like a gym for your nervous system)
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Learning to complete stress cycles
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Building resilience and capacity
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Sacred relationship with stress
Module 5:
Biology of Letting Go
What You'll Experience:
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Emotional detoxification practices
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Understanding authenticity as biological necessity
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Somatic practices for cellular release
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Community support for deep letting go
Module 6:
Biology of Healing
What You'll Experience:
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Advanced biology tools for thriving
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Movement as medicine practices
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Building a life of expansion rather than contraction
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Integration of all previous modules
PROFESSIONAL BENEFITS
First year Training Professional Track (PT):
CERTIFICATION & CREDENTIALS
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Advanced Biology of Trauma® Practitioner designation
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Digital badges and certificates for professional use
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Professional directory listing for client visibility
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Continuing education documentation
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Alumni network access
Second Year Training Advanced Professional Track (APT):
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
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Complete business setup guidance
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Marketing templates and client-facing resources
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Client attraction and retention systems
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Technology recommendations and training
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Pricing and packaging strategies
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Legal and ethical considerations for trauma-informed practice
ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Quarterly intensive workshops with Dr. Aimie and faculty
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Annual conference access
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New curriculum updates and advanced trainings
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Opportunities for research and case study participation
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Faculty development opportunities
NEXT STEPS
Ready to begin your journey toward living and leading?
FOR PERSONAL INTEGRATION
Start with the Foundational Journey (21-Day Journey + All Parts of Me), then choose the program level that matches your learning style and support needs.
FOR PRACTITIONER DEVELOPMENT
Complete the Foundational Journey, and continue with the six core modules in our 1-Year Professional Training Course.