Deepening Your Therapeutic Presence
Stay Grounded, Clear, and Fully Present With Clients — Without Taking On Their Energy or Burning Out
As a practitioner, you may have felt this contrast:
At the start of your day, you are clear, grounded, and available.
By the end, it takes more effort to stay present.
What would it be like to have access to that same sense of steadiness throughout the entire day?
Or to remain calm and centered, even when a client’s experience becomes intense?
You already have the technical skills to work with a client or patient.
What’s often missing is the ability to stay fully present within yourself while you share your gifts.
This master class helps you develop a therapeutic presence that is grounded, resourced, and reliable—so your work becomes not only more effective, but something you can sustain over time without depletion.
Prerequisite: Read or listen to Full Body Presence and Reclaiming your Body by Suzanne Scurlock
This course is approved by NCBTMB for 10.5 CE Hours
when your empathic nature becomes a liability rather than an asset
Most practitioners are trained to focus on the client.
Very few are taught how to stay connected to themselves in the process.
Over time, you may begin to notice:
You feel what your clients are feeling, and it lingers after the session
You lose your center more easily when intensity rises
You start to second-guess what you’re sensing, even when you’re right
You begin to feel a quiet fatigue that builds across the day
At first, you can compensate.
You focus more.
You try harder.
You learn more techniques, hoping adding more technical skills will solve your growing unease
And this has a cost.
Your sessions require more effort to stay present.
Your perception becomes less clear under pressure.
When your presence isn’t stable, your energy gets drained.
And the longer this continues, the more likely it is that:
Your energy steadily declines
Your work feels heavier
And the quality of your presence becomes harder to maintain
Over time, many practitioners begin to:
Shorten their attention
Subtly pull back from deeper work
Or question their own effectiveness
Not because they lack skill,
but because they are working without internal support.
This is how burnout begins — not all at once, but gradually, through depletion.
There is another way to work.
Learn how to harness your empathic nature
so it becomes an asset rather than a liability —
so that it restores your energy instead of draining it.
WHAT BECOMES POSSIBLE WHEN YOUR PRESENCE IS FULl
When your presence becomes grounded and internally supported, the experience of your work changes in a very tangible way.
You are no longer working to stay present.
You are working from presence.
That shift affects everything.
You will begin to notice:
You can feel what is happening without taking it on
Your body stays steady even when a client is not
Your awareness remains open in high-stakes situations, instead of narrowing under pressure
You trust what you are sensing without needing to confirm it
You leave sessions feeling clear rather than drained
And over time, something deeper settles in for you.
Your work becomes quieter, but more effective.
Your responses become simpler, but more precise.
Your confidence grows—not from effort, but from grounded steadiness.
Clients feel this.
They settle more quickly.
They trust more deeply.
They are able to access their own healing process with less resistance.
Because your presence synchronizes and deepens the healing.
Your presence is now something they can rest into.
Experience what it feels like to work this way
TRAINING OVERVIEW
Deepening Your Therapeutic Presence is a master class that step by step guides you to build these capacities in a practical, embodied way.
This is not about adding more techniques.
It is about changing the state from which you use the techniques you already have.
You will learn how to:
Stay connected to your internal resources while working
Maintain a continuous flow of support within your system
Shift from efforting to a more natural, responsive way of working
This is a process of being, not doing—one that changes how your work feels from the inside out.
FORMAT
Immersion-style training with guided experiential practices, skill building, and conceptual learning designed to help you embody the work — not just intellectually understand it.
Who This Is For
CranioSacral Therapists
Bodyworkers and manual therapists
Somatic practitioners and healers
Coaches, therapists, and others who hold space for change
This training is especially helpful if you:
Want to feel like your empathy is an asset rather than a liability
Feel others deeply and sometimes take that on
Want to trust your perception more fully
Notice that your work can feel effortful or draining
Hear what others have discovered
This is a life changing training. I recommend it to all therapists and those who are interested in their own self care.
In a time of unprecedented changes in every aspect of life on earth, the experience and practice of grounding ourselves in the earth and our own body's wisdom is invaluable. Holding space for another in this grounded presence is the greatest gift we can give one another. This class is most beneficial not just for healthcare providers, but also for parents, teachers and public servants of all stripes.
This particular class was the most powerful and incredible class I have taken of all Healing From The Core workshops. It will benefit me in my therapeutic life and equally in my personal life.
This experience was PERFECT for me. I was able to have practical experiences with others as we deepened our skills in Therapeutic Presence. Excellent instructors with real life tips for better practice.
This class is a MUST for any therapist looking to enrich and develop your skills and abilities to reach your clients on a deeper level... I grew by leaps and bounds, in ways I never dreamed were possible before. Thank you Suzanne and Lori!
Every time I complete a training with Healing from the Core I find that I have a new skill or I have improved my skills of holding space for my clients so they can do their own healing. I also am calmer, more focused and have more energy to do my work.
The true importance and power of presence is so obvious now more than ever. This simple truth is life changing. The material is truly relevant to everyone on this planet. I can’t wait to share and empower others! Thank you so much!
Suzanne and Lori are so amazing at bringing together seemingly opposites, introvert/extrovert, science/mystery etc in a cohesive way to be, not just do. They are brilliant at helping others to find their own answers through listening to that persons own inner knowing and guiding/ supporting them over the unfamiliar terrain.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Inside this master class, you will develop a practical way to stay present without strain.
You will learn how to:
Stay connected to your body without taking on another person’s experience
Maintain a steady internal flow so your system stays resourced
Recognize early signs of depletion and respond before burnout sets in
Return to your center quickly when you are pulled off
Strengthen boundaries without losing sensitivity
Use your body as a reliable source of information
Work with greater clarity, even under pressure
Support your clients without leaving yourself
As this way of working becomes integrated, your work will be:
Less effortful
More consistent
Far more sustainable
Begin working in a way that supports you as much as your clients
Meet your instructors
Suzanne Scurlock, CST-D, is one of the world’s leading authorities on conscious awareness and its transformational impact on the healing process.
For more than 40 years she has empowered people with practical tools that enable them to experience joy in each moment without burning out. These skills help improve every aspect of their lives, from their health and well-being to their relationships, their careers, their creativity, even the growth of their businesses.
After decades of perfecting her methods of awakening the body’s innate wisdom, Suzanne created the comprehensive Healing From the Core® training curriculum in 1994. Today it includes a robust selection of international workshops, webinars, speaking engagements and audio programs.
Suzanne is one of the original instructors personally mentored by the late Dr. John E. Upledger, CranioSacral therapist and founder of the Upledger Institute International.
Known for her honest, grounded, nurturing manner, Suzanne is adept at weaving together mind, body and spirit to create a unique and safe environment that encourages profound healing.
She is a sought-after speaker who inspires healthcare providers, coaches, executives, parents, clergy and others to stay relaxed and energized using her life-changing tools for dissolving stress, pain, overwhelm and confusion.
She is the author of two self-care books, Reclaiming Your Body: Healing from Trauma and Awakening to Your Body’s Wisdom and Full-Body Presence: Learning to Listen to Your Body’s Wisdom.
Lori Chinitz is a Physical Therapist, Healing From the Core® Certified Instructor, and Diplomate Certified Craniosacral Therapist with over 30 years of experience. Lori's strengths as an instructor and practitioner flow out of her capacity to witness and support each person's unique journey. Her gentle, down to earth style has often been a key to unlocking deeper doorways to healing.
One of Lori's gifts is to create a space of safety and connection that allows her clients to feel comfortable and witnessed. Lori combines her keen understanding of the body/mind connection to assist each person in their healing process.
Lori's practice combines the use of CranioSacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, Myofascial Release, Zero Balancing, TAMO Movement,and various other therapeutic modalities while integrating principles from Healing From The Core. Lori has worked with infants, children and adults in a variety of therapeutic settings which has enabled her to create a private practice integrating eastern and western perspectives. Her practice is family centered, listening to the needs of each individual.
When Lori is not teaching, she maintains a private practice in Syosset, New York and is the Director/Owner of A Step Ahead Therapy Services, a multidisciplinary Early Intervention Agency. Lori can be reached by phone or through email at [email protected]
About Suzanne and Lori
"Both Suzanne and Lori have such a supportive nurturing way to work with a client. Just wonderful to watch and learn from both of you."
"Suzanne and Lori complement each other perfectly! As a PT, I "get" Lori's perspective. Suzanne has a gift of saying exactly the right thing at the right time. I appreciate both of you so much!"
"Always a gift to be learning from Suzanne & Lori. Their knowledge - both informational and experiential is right on & always delivered in a manner that is easy to digest and integrate into my personal and professional practice."
A Way to Do Healing Work Without Burning Out
If nothing changes, the pattern tends to continue.
You keep working hard to stay present.
You keep giving more than you are replenishing.
And over time, the work begins to ask more from you than it gives back.
But when your presence is:
Grounded with healthy boundaries
Resourced
Clear
You begin to settle.
You are no longer working against your system.
You are working in a way that supports you.
And from there:
Your energy stabilizes.
Your clarity returns.
Your work becomes something you can sustain.
This is where your therapeutic presence becomes your most reliable tool.
Step into a more supported way of working
Prerequisite: Read or listen to Full Body Presence and Reclaiming your Body by Suzanne Scurlock
Or if you have taken DDCSP or the HFC Foundational course, you are eligible.
Interested in other Immersions or becoming certified in the Healing from the Core® Method?
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