This training will be lead by Berns Galloway and Shideh Lennon
Shideh Lennon, Ph.D., SEP
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner and Faculty with the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute
Berns Galloway, M.Ed., CCC
Masters in Education, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner and Faculty with the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute
BACKGROUND
Shideh was born and raised in Iran. At the age of 13, she and her family, spanning three generations of women and girls, left Iran after the revolution and settled in the UK. Later, they immigrated to the US, where Shideh completed her education.
This significant chapter in Shideh’s life has instilled in her a profound understanding and compassion for those who yearn to belong but struggle due to the weight of trauma. Through her own experiences, Shideh has learned that a sense of belonging and wholeness can be rediscovered by reconnecting with the body and its inherent capacity to heal.
EDUCATION
Shideh holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and holds licenses to practice in both New York (NY) and Virginia (VA). Following her degree, she dedicated herself to serving marginalized communities in New York City and later started her private practice where she continues to work with a diverse population. Her commitment to enhancing her skills later led her to pursue
further studies in Somatic Experiencing, Integral Somatic Psychology, and Inner Relationship Focusing.
Shideh specializes in addressing diverse forms of trauma, with a particular focus on complex, developmental, and collective trauma.
As a faculty member at the Somatic Experiencing Institute, she shares her knowledge and expertise both nationally and internationally.
From the academic perspective, Berns graduated from the University of Victoria with a Masters in Education in 1995. He received his SEP designation in 2003, and was appointed faculty with the Somatic Experiencing Institute in 2008.
From the experiential perspective, Berns has been working with people since 1980 when he started working with elementary school kids. While working in the public school systems, he challenged himself and kids to become more then they imaged by engaging in performance and theatrical endeavours. Here Berns directed, coached and encouraged others to go beyond what was possible. His own personal growth lead him to challenge his own limitations which lead to a career change from education to counselling/mental health/therapy – working with groups, couples and individuals.
From a personal perspective, Berns has been exploring identity and how that impacts our experiences. As a white cis-gender gay male, Berns is becoming more familiar with the privileges and limitations these identities have had over his life time. He is interested in how identity impacts our experience.
Berns brings his academic, experiential and personal perspectives to the SE trainings, facilitating a bottom-up inside-out process for leaning and discovery, in service of becoming an effective somatic oriented practitioner.