Sydney Professional Training

NEW PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: COMMENCING MAY 2024

Applications are now invited.

Learn the Hakomi Method of Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy

HAKOMI IS THE LEADING mindful, somatic psychotherapy in Australia. By combining mindfulness, fundamental principles and a precise methodology, Hakomi creates an extraordinarily effective path towards emotional and psychological transformation.

NOT ONLY A REFINED METHOD of Psychotherapy and a specific set of techniques, Hakomi also provides a view of how to be in the role of the therapist with compassion and a mindful, curious attitude towards our clients and ourselves. By recognising and cultivating loving presence and compassion as an essential element of the method the Hakomi practitioner reaches beyond the usual skill set of therapist into “being” with the client. Our goal is to turn out therapists who are as dedicated to fully understanding their own process as they are to the understanding of others.

THE HAKOMI METHOD has been taught internationally for over 40 years, throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, South America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

EACH HAKOMI TRAINING teaches the entire curriculum of the Hakomi Method, as outlined by the Educational Board of the Hakomi Institute, a non-profit educational organisation based in Boulder, Colorado.

Goals of the Training are:

A deep understanding of the principles of the Hakomi Method and the ability to work with them.
An understanding of the various maps of the therapeutic process and the ability to use those maps and Hakomi techniques precisely and appropriately.
An understanding of the organisation of personality and character, and the ability to use this understanding discriminatingly.
An understanding of one’s own personhood as an instrument for therapy.

Sydney Hakomi Training

The Hakomi Training in Sydney consists of three levels:

LEVEL 1 – Hakomi Fundamental Relationship Skills
Two 5-day modules in person, plus three 2-hour webinars between modules

LEVEL 2 – Hakomi Professional Skills Training
Four 6-day modules in person, plus three 2-hour webinars between modules

LEVEL 3 – Hakomi Advanced Clinical Skills
Three 6-day modules in person, plus two 2-hour webinars.

For More Information

For more general information about the Sydney Hakomi Professional Training, including details about the Hakomi method, training curriculum, teaching methodology and training staff please download the Sydney Hakomi Professional Training Brochure

For more detailed information about this intake of the Sydney Hakomi Professional Training, including costs, curriculum, venue and teaching staff, please download the Hakomi Sydney Information Brochure

To register your interest in this training and to request an application form for Level 1, Contact Us

Level 1 – Hakomi Fundamental Relationship Skills

Purpose:

The aim of Level 1 Fundamentals is to train psychotherapists and allied health professionals in the fundamental relational building blocks of the Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy method. Emphasis is on the development of the self in connection and tools to create a healing therapeutic relationship. Hakomi tools can be applied to therapy, allied health, business settings, coaching, education, and other healing modalities.

Level 1 is a prerequisite to undertaking Level 2 training in Hakomi Professional Skills. However, it is also open to those who wish to learn some of the fundamental relationship skills of Hakomi to apply in their current work, but who may not wish to continue on to Level 2, or are unsure about whether they want to pursue further training in Hakomi. As such, it can be taken as a stand-alone training in therapeutic relationship skills.

Participants:
Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Social Workers, Doctors, Bodyworkers, Massage Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Yoga Teachers, Coaches, Human Resource Managers, Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Cranial-Sacral Therapists, Teachers and other related professions.

Dates:
Module 1: Wednesday 1st May – Sunday 5th May 2024
Module 2: Wednesday 7th August – Sunday 11th August 2024

Modules 1 and 2 are in-person at the venue. In addition, there will be 3 x 2-hour Zoom Webinars in between the modules, which will be recorded.

Venue:
Johnson Hall, The Crows Nest Centre, 2 Ernest Place, Crows Nest, 2065

Training Staff:

Karen Baikie, Hakomi Trainer, Sydney
Pernilla Siebenfreund, Hakomi Trainer, Brisbane
Deb Algar, Certified Hakomi Teacher, Sydney
International Guest Senior Hakomi Trainers (webinars)
One or more Teachers-in-Training
Hakomi Graduate Assistants

Curriculum:

Setting the frame for learning and group cohesion
Skills for respectful and mindful relationship
The Hakomi principles and overview of the Hakomi method
Mindfulness as self-study
Relevant neuroscience of mindfulness in the therapeutic process
Therapist self-awareness and precise tracking skills
Cultivating loving presence in dyadic relationship
Principles of a Hakomi healing relationship
Somatic resourcing for self-regulation in dyadic exchange
Mindful practices for emotional self-regulation
Self-practices for cultivating a grounded therapist seat
Tracking tools to read the subtle cues of the body
Skills for contacting the present moment
Understanding how attachment styles impact relationships
Attunement skills for cultivating a healing relationship
Deepening the process by accessing emotions and sensations
Skills to facilitate and navigate subtle processes in therapy
Facilitating safety and managing deep emotional processes towards resourcing
Differentiating categories of human experience
Managing states of consciousness in the client
Meaning making, integration and completion techniques

For more detailed information on the Curriculum, please download the Hakomi Professional Training Brochure.

Investment
Early Bird Payment: $3600 + GST ($3960)
Standard Payment: $4000 + GST ($4400)
Standard Instalment Payments: $4100 + GST ($4510)

Prerequisite:
Attendance at one Hakomi workshop, or equivalent experience and background, as determined on application.

Applications:
Applications for Level 1 are now open. To register your interest and request an application form, contact the Organizer at sydney_training_applications@hakomi.com.au.

Level 2 – Hakomi Professional Skills Training

Purpose:
To train psychotherapists and allied health professionals in the principles, theoretical framework, methods and techniques of Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, as set out in the curriculum of the Hakomi Institute (USA).

Participants:
Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Doctors, Social Workers, Massage Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Yoga Teachers, Coaches, Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Cranial-Sacral Therapists, Teachers and other related professions, who wish to learn and incorporate the Hakomi method as a way of working therapeutically

Dates:
Module 1: Tuesday 19th – Sunday 24th November 2024
Module 2: Tuesday 4th March – Sunday 9th March 2025
Module 3: Tuesday 13th May – Sunday 18th May 2025
Module 4: Tuesday 12th Aug – Sunday 17th August 2025

Modules 1 to 4 are in-person at the venue. In addition, there will be 3 x 2-hour live Zoom Webinars, one between each module, which will be recorded.

Venue:
Johnson Hall, The Crows Nest Centre, 2 Ernest Place, Crows Nest, 2065

Training Staff:

Karen Baikie, Hakomi Trainer, Sydney
Pernilla Siebenfreund, Hakomi Trainer, Brisbane
Deb Algar, Hakomi Teacher, Sydney
International Guest Senior Hakomi Trainers (webinars)
One or more Teachers-in-Training
Hakomi Graduate Assistants

Prerequisite:
Completion of Level 1 Hakomi Fundamental Relationship Skills, either this intake or a prior intake.

Investment:
Early Bird Payment: $8,000 + GST ($8,800)
Standard Payment: $8,400 + GST ($9,240)
Standard Instalment Payments: $8,600 + GST ($9,460)

Level 3 – Hakomi Advanced Clinical Skills

Purpose:
To train psychotherapists and allied health professionals in advanced skills of Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, with a focus on application to clinical practice, and to support students in working towards Certification as Hakomi Therapists with the Hakomi Institute (USA).

Participants:
Those wishing to pursue Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy as a primary therapeutic modality to use in their work. This phase is necessary in order to be eligible towards certification of the Hakomi method.

Prerequisite:
Completion of Level 1 Hakomi Fundamental Relationship Skills and Level 2 Hakomi Professional Skills Training, or completion of prior Hakomi Foundations Training or Hakomi Comprehensive Training in the past.

Dates:

Three 6-day modules, to be confirmed, in November 2025, March 2026 and May/June 2026.
Level 3 consists of approximately 50% advanced teaching and 50% small group supervision/supervised practice.

Venue:
To be confirmed, in Crows Nest.

Training Staff:

Karen Baikie, Hakomi Trainer, Sydney
Pernilla Siebenfreund, Hakomi Trainer, Brisbane
Deb Algar, Hakomi Teacher, Sydney
International Guest Senior Hakomi Trainers (webinars)
One or more Teachers-in-Training
Hakomi Graduate Assistants

Investment:
The cost of Level 3 training will be in line with the Level 2 training, pro-rata for the number of days of training.

Certification:
On completion of Level 3, students become Hakomi Graduates with the Hakomi Institute (USA). Working towards certification, to become a Certified Hakomi Therapist (CHT), which is a competency-based assessment, may be undertaken at any time following completion of Level 3.

What To Do If You’re Interested In This Training

If you’d like to join the next Sydney Hakomi Professional Training, we’d invite you, as soon as possible, to submit a formal application. Please email us to request an application form, by clicking here. If your application is successful, you’ll be invited to secure your place with a holding deposit and to complete an Enrolment Agreement.

A gift - a wonderful experience that will shape the rest of my life.

—Kate Mazuy, M.A., L.P.C., Colorado

Learning the Hakomi Method has been one of the most personally and professionally enriching experiences of my career. I've gained tools to help my clients rapidly access and transform their pain and struggle, and found it profoundly effective across a wide range of individuals with a variety of long-term and challenging clinical and life problems. I can't recommend this training highly enough.

—Jeffrey Rutstein, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist, New Jersey

The biggest attraction was seeing the change in people who had done the Hakomi training before me - they were more centred, more confident, more themselves. This was what I wanted for myself, too.

—S.T., Psychotherapist, Australia

I learned so much, thoroughly enjoyed the people and the process, and found the instructors awesome in the breadth and depth of their experience and knowledge.

—Pat Waterman, L.C.S.W., Vermont

There's no question that the Hakomi training is the best psychotherapy training I've ever done. The Hakomi trainers, without exception, embody and constantly demonstrate the Hakomi principle of loving presence towards all the students they train which powerfully facilitates the students' learning of the method.

—J.K., Psychotherapist, Australia

Excellent - rich and satisfying. It has expanded me as a person and as a therapist. The trainers were exceptional - all were superlative. The training enables you to deepen self-awareness, become more present, and learn to work with inner and outer challenges with ease, compassion and honesty - and then help others to do the same.

—Debra Babarsky, M.A., L.P.C., Virginia

Its experiential approach has been very nourishing, and as someone who has spent many years studying, it has been wonderful to engage in a learning process that did not involve the usual academic processes. I could relax into the learning, and learn without great effort or strain. I now have a deep appreciation for the wisdom inherent in such experiential teaching.

—K.V., Psychologist, Australia