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Somatic CLINICS, CENTERS & AGENCIES

Membership Types and Opportunities

Our Clinics, Centers, and Agencies Membership gives your organization presence in a global somatic community committed to advancing somatic psychology, body-mind psychotherapy, and embodied practices. Our national and international USABP advocacy and outreach spans over twenty-nine countries, reaching beyond the United States to include Europe, Canada, South America, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. 

Membership Types

Official membership is granted to organizations that are engaged in body-mind integration and support the mission and goals of the USABP.


Clinics and Counseling Centers

A for-profit facility providing services for the prevention or diagnosis of mental illness, the care, and treatment of mentally ill patients, the rehabilitation of mentally ill individuals, or any combination of these services.  Annual membership dues = $250

Group Rate
$500/yr. Includes 2 administrative memberships + 10 additional clinical or staff memberships. Additional memberships can be purchased at a 30% discount. For example, 1 individual clinical membership normally priced at $199 can be purchased at $139.


Community Counseling Agencies

A community-based facility or group of facilities providing prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation mental health services to those who would not have access to it otherwise. These providers include:

• Community mental health centers and other public mental health agencies

• Local or national non-profits or charities that provide mental health services

• Community health centers with integrated behavioral healthcare departments

• College or university counseling clinics or other free teaching or training clinics

• Private group therapy practices or private specialty mental health clinics

Annual membership dues = $250

Group Rate
$500/yr. Includes 2 administrative memberships + 10 additional clinical or staff memberships. Additional memberships can be purchased at a 30% discount. For example, 1 individual clinical membership normally priced at $199 can be purchased at $139.


Addiction Treatment Center

This category includes for-profit organizations that integrate somatic and body-mind-based treatments with historically proven addiction treatment and mental health approaches. Annual membership dues = $250

Group Rate
$500/yr. Includes 2 administrative memberships + 10 additional clinical or staff memberships. Additional memberships can be purchased at a 30% discount. For example, 1 individual clinical membership normally priced at $199 can be purchased at $139.


Integrative Health Clinics and Wellness Centers

For clinics and centers that take an approach to wellness that simultaneously addresses the physical, psychological, emotional, relational, systemic, and spiritual components of health. These centers draw from many disciplines, religions, and cultures to heal people, communities, and even the environment. These centers work to forge teams of care providers — doctors, mental health providers, nutritionists, and spiritual healers for example — to support clients on their journey to greater health and well-being. Annual membership dues = $500

Group Rate
$500/yr. Includes 2 administrative memberships + 10 additional clinical or staff memberships. Additional memberships can be purchased at a 30% discount. For example, 1 individual clinical membership normally priced at $199 can be purchased at $139.

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Membership Opportunities

Website listing - coming soon 

Your website listing includes:

• Summary page with your logo, introduction, program overview, registration details, and a link to your website.

Example https://usabp.org/Somatic-Psychology-Education-and-Training

• Dedicated full page for your program descriptions and recruitment. We drive targeted traffic links from over 17 of our website pages to help you recruit participation in your programs.

• Promotions and discounts for your programs shared in the members-only section, highlighted in the USABP newsletters, and in direct communications to members.

Email your offerings to liam.b@usabp.org

Official USABP Somatic Center Recognition and Certification Seal 

You receive three button files—white, B&W, color—to choose from and place on your website with a linkback to USABP. The button provides SEO strength, opportunities, and authority.


Posting in our Events section 

Our social media presence will drive new audiences to the Education and Training section that promotes your upcoming events. 

Submit your events using the members-only subpage Event Submission form
https://usabp.org/Member-Event-Submission-Form


Education for your team's professional growth and success

Membership provides free extended education* to support your staff of professionals efforts. We are working to grow the demand for somatic therapy,  find-a-therapist placements, referrals, networking, and SEO for practitioner websites.

See our library of programs

Group rates apply for access. See membership types for details.

*Extended education includes event listings, member-only discounts, access to 12+ education events per year, access to our events archive, and more.


 Networking and Referral

International networking with body psychotherapists, organizations, conferences, academic programs, and professional training programs worldwide


International Body Psychotherapy Journal

An automatic subscription to the International Body Psychotherapy Journal, the leading peer-reviewed scientific journal covering somatic psychology co-published by USABP and EABP.


Research

Regular updates about research relevant to the field of somatic psychology.  Access to research guidelines and the only body psychotherapy research awards competition in the US


Publication Opportunities

• The International Body Psychotherapy Journal (IBPJ) Published in association with the European Association for Body Psychotherapy (EABP), the Journal covers the spectrum of academic developments, evolving clinical practices, and interdisciplinary viewpoints within the field of somatic psychology and body psychotherapy.

Included in your membership, you are invited to participate as an author, peer-reviewer, or book reviewer.

Learn more at: https://usabp.org/International-Body-Psychotherapy-Journal

• Viewpoints — blog at USABP

This member-driven blog spotlights therapeutic questions and solutions, shares opinions, raises public awareness, and contributes to shaping our national mental health policy. Viewpoints helps members and the general public stay current with the world of somatic psychology and body-mind integrative practices.

For the Viewpoint mission:    https://usabp.org/USABP-Viewpoints

For additional Information:   liam.b@usabp.org 

• Newsletter—published bi-monthly 

Priority access to advertise in our emailed monthly newsletter 

• Members - only section 

Post articles, video clips, book chapters, and interesting information about our field.


Resources

Share the free resources you provide. Your resources can be listed in the following locations:

  • A copy of our Code of Ethics, the first official guidelines for ethical standards of practice in somatic psychology.

Biennial conference

You receive a booth discount and special mention in the conference program.


Sponsorship opportunities 

Opportunities to sponsor upcoming events, conferences, newsletters and publications.


Discounts to Trainings 

Our Alliance of Educators offer discounts to members for their extended education and certificate programs.

Join the USABP Alliance

USABP provides an important tool for cross-pollination — 

a focal point from which the vital contributions 

of somatic psychology and body-mind integrative therapies

can take their place on the world stage.

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    membership INCLUDEs SPecial recognition

    The Field of Somatic Psychotherapy, Body-mind therapy, and embodied coaching continues to grow. Discovering new ways to bring healing and transformation to clients and society.

    Our Award events honor the many positive contributing milestones in our history. And from time to time it is in special order that we take time to honor a few individuals in particular.

    We are pleased each year to present Award Recipients to honor them and all that they represent in our industry. Join us at our next Award Ceremony.

    USABP Pioneer AWARD

    Since its inception in 1998, the USABP has made it a priority to honor the people who have made somatic psychology, body psychotherapy, and body/mind practices what they are today: acknowledging our history is extremely important in our identity as an organization.

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    USABP lifetime achiement award

    At each USABP conference a body psychotherapist has been recognized for their lifetime achievements specifically in the field of body psychotherapy by impacting the field, contributing to the body of knowledge, expanding the audience, mobilizing the community, and support of the field at large. 

    Click here to view Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients 

    Alice K. Ladas Research award 

    For Outstanding Research Advancing the Profession of Body Psychotherapy and Outstanding Research Advancing the Profession of Body Psychotherapy by a Student the USABP offers two research awards at each conference. Click here to view the Alice K. Ladas Research Award

    Click here to view recipients of the  Alice K. Lada Research Award.

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