Our Vision

Our vision is to advance the collective understanding and professionalization of somatic-based theories for effective biopsychosocial health. We foster a dynamic and interdisciplinary community to shape the evolution of body-mind practices.

Our Mission

We provide professional development, research, and advocacy to support innovative biopsychosocial healthcare.

How We Do It

We support our vision and mission by providing new ways to bring healing and transformation to clients and society:

• Thought Leadership + Standard Setting – Establish and uphold best practices, ethical guidelines, and core competencies that define somatic psychology excellence.
• Professional Development + Education – Expand training programs, certifications, and mentorship opportunities to support practitioners' proficiency at every stage of their careers.
• Community Building + Member Engagement – Strengthen our network by fostering collaboration, dialogue, and shared learning through events, forums, and peer groups.
• Research + Advocacy – Advance the credibility and recognition of somatic psychology through research initiatives, policy advocacy, public relations, and industry partnerships.
• Global Reach + Accessibility — We aim to broaden the impact of our work by developing digital resources, multilingual content, and accessible learning opportunities for a diverse, international audience.

Our Learning Community

The USABP Alliance of Somatic Educators is the leading provider of integrative somatic learning resources. For decades, it has made a lasting impact on the mental health profession.

We are a catalyst for cross-pollination—a central force advancing the vital contributions of somatic psychology and body-mind integrative therapies onto the world stage.

We bring together 35 institutions committed to the highest level of training in somatics. Our member colleges, universities, training institutes, and coaching programs offer a range of academic degrees, practitioner certifications, and attendance certificates for professionals exploring body-mind integrative work, providing the education needed to become proficient in somatics.

To expand your imagination in the art of healing, enjoy the flexibility of participating in USABP-provided courses live or as a self-study here on this site. You can fit continued education time into your active schedule.

These courses are designed with your professional success in mind, our self-paced online extended education programs offer techniques, demos, theory, case studies, research, experiential exercises, and more.

Membership

Our membership is a professionally varied group of educators, clinics, centers, and individuals.

We unite a dynamic community of psychologists, psychotherapists, physicians, registered nurses, educators, alternative health care providers, social workers, academicians, researchers, policymakers, consultants, coaches, lightworkers, yogis, massage therapists, energy workers, dance, movement, and expressive arts practitioners—interested individuals driven by a passion for the transformative power of somatics and embodiment practices.

Our clinics, centers, and community health members offer a variety of somatic approaches to meet the needs of diverse populations.

Enhance your professional journey and expand your impact with these exclusive USABP member benefits:

• Learning Resources including complimentary access to 12+ live webinars annually and an extensive on-demand training archive.
• Professional Networking through our member directory for referrals, mentoring, and consulting
• Practice Building through our Find-a-Clinic, Find-a-Treatment Center, and Find-a-Therapist services to the public.
• Community Engagement through movement classes, author and speaker series, event overtime discussion groups, social media groups, OpEd and Blog Post submissions with the online Somatic Psychotherapy Today Magazine, and the open-access digital International Body Psychotherapy Journal.
• Discounts for books, conferences, Educator Alliance training programs, and memberships in sister organizations.
• Advocacy and Support as we champion somatic approaches to therapy and coaching in media, research, and best practices, along with upcoming initiatives like insurance opportunities and continuing education credits (CEs).