Understanding the Freeze Response in Trauma

Are you a mental health professional working with trauma survivors? The freeze response is often misunderstood, leaving clients stuck in patterns of emotional numbness, dissociation, and inaction.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

1:00-3:00pm EST

Live Online Training

Presented By: Helen Malinowski, LICSW

Helen Malinowski is a licensed clinical social worker and somatic experiencing practitioner specializing in trauma-informed care. With a primary focus on Somatic Experiencing®, Helen is passionate about guiding clinicians to deepen their clinical skills, trust their intuition, and approach trauma work with greater confidence and clarity.

Why Attend?

This interactive training provides mental health professionals with a deep understanding of the freeze response in trauma, exploring the neuroscience behind it, how to recognize it in clients, and evidence-based somatic interventions for treatment. Participants will engage in case discussions, practical exercises, and guided interventions to build their capacity to support trauma survivors effectively.

Who Should Attend?

• Licensed therapists (LCSW, LICSW, LMHC, LPC, PsyD, etc.)

• Social workers, counselors, and psychologists

• Trauma-informed practitioners and bodyworkers

• Coaches and professionals working with trauma survivors

  
  

What You’ll Gain:

• A deep understanding of how freeze impacts the nervous system

• Practical, body-based interventions to help clients thaw from freeze

• Case discussions & live experiential exercises

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Explain the role of the autonomic nervous system in the freeze response

• Identify behavioral, emotional, and physiological signs of freeze in clients

• Differentiate between freeze, dissociation, and shutdown

• Implement trauma-informed somatic interventions to help clients "thaw" from freeze

• Apply case-based learning to real-world clinical scenarios

Investment

Training is offered free of charge. If you would like to receive 2 CEUs there will be a $50 ticket price.

Can’t Attend Live?

Register to receive a recording and engage with the material at your convenience.

Don’t miss this opportunity to add valuable techniques to your practice. Sign up today!