Roger Saint-Laurent, PsyD, SEP, CGP & Sharlene Bird, PsyD, SEP

Mind-body connections have become increasingly important in psychotherapy. Somatic

Experiencing, first developed to treat trauma, demonstrates how vital it is to work with the entire human experience to broaden our understanding and assist in resolving presenting issues and symptoms, support healing, and achieve greater fulfillment in life. Roger and Sharlene offer a primer on SE and discuss some of its applications.

Sharlene will present a brief overview of sex therapy, particularly how it is enhanced by the SE application. Together they will discuss how SE, as a body of knowledge, can usefully complement and potentiate our overall practice of psychotherapy.

Sharlene and Roger will be with us on May 20th from 6:30 to 9:30 to give us an opportunity to learn more about this approach to psychotherapy and healing. The program will be both experiential and didactic. All welcome.

See an article they wrote: Somatic Experiencing – How Trauma Can Be Overcome

Dr. Sharlene Bird

Dr. Bird is a trilingual and multi-cultural psychologist who practices in mid-town Manhattan. She has over 20 years experience as a clinician, supervisor, and presenter. In addition, she is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, an SEP Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, an EMDRIA Certified EMDR Provider, and a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. Dr. Bird is also a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU/Langone School of Medicine. In her professional career, she has given presentations nationally and internationally on subjects ranging from sexual issues to integrative therapy.

Dr. Roger Saint-Laurent

Dr. Saint-Laurent is a bilingual psychologist with private practices in Manhattan and Westchester. He has nearly 30 years of experience as a clinician, supervisor, and presenter. As a Certified Group Psychotherapist, he has offered (with his colleague Dr. Peter J. Taylor) training groups and workshop in SE and group psychotherapy both privately and at workshops at local, regional, and national conferences. Dr. Saint- Laurent has assisted at multiple SE trainings in Chicago, Miami, Connecticut, California, Montreal, and British Columbia. He was Chair of the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute from 2013 to 2014.