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Individual Membership

Advance Your Skills, Network, and Make a Difference in Your Community

USABP Individual Membership Benefits

  • Exclusive access to monthly webinars featuring leaders in our field
  • Countless hours of streaming educational video and audio content produced by experienced somatic professionals
  • Discounts to our professional conference featuring headliner keynote speakers and diverse workshops
  • The option to list your practice in our locator service which is searchable by the general public (note: this benefit is available to Clinical and Practitioner membership levels only)
  • Regular updates about research relevant to the field of somatic psychology
  • An automatic subscription to the International Body Psychotherapy Journal, the leading peer-reviewed scientific journal covering somatic psychology co-published by USABP and EABP.
  • Access to research guidelines and the only body psychotherapy research awards competition in the US
  • A copy of our Code of Ethics, the first official guidelines for ethical standards of practice in somatic psychology.
  • International networking with body psychotherapists, organizations, conferences, academic programs, and professional training programs worldwide
  • National publicity to bring greater public awareness to the field of body psychotherapy – and to your practice


Become a Member

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP TYPES

Please read the following descriptions to determine which category is appropriate for you.

    • Somatic Psychotherapist
    • Open to licensed clinicians who have a graduate-level academic degree from a somatic psychology academic program. Open to anyone who has BOTH a license to practice psychotherapy AND one of the following: either a certification from a recognized somatic psychology training institute (minimum of three years in length) or a graduate-level degree from an accredited and recognized somatic psychology program. *Note: You will be asked to submit a photocopy of your license and certificate/degree when you sign up for this membership level. Once this is verified we can list you in our Find A Therapist section where prospective clients will be able to find your practice. As a member you will also be in the private member directory for referrals.

      $199/yr. No automatic recurring payments.  

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    • Somatic Practitioner

    • Open to those who have no academic psychological degrees but have otherwise trained in somatic or body-mind centered approaches such as embodied coaching, body-centered addiction counseling, movement/dance.

      $199/yr. No automatic recurring payments.  

      Please submit a photocopy of your somatic training(s). Once verified, you will be included in our find a therapist directory to the publicAs a member you will also be in the private member directory for referrals.

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    • Clinical Membership

      Open to those who have a license to practice psychotherapy, but do not have a certification from a recognized somatic psychology training institute or a graduate-level degree from an accredited and recognized somatic psychology program. They may or may not have training in body or touch-centered practices or from the body-movement field. *Note: You will be asked to submit a photocopy of your certificate when you sign up for this membership level. Once credentials are verified we can list you in our Find A Therapist section where prospective clients will be able to find your practice. As a member you will also be in the private member directory for referrals.

        $199/yr. No automatic recurring payments.  

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    • Associate Member

       Open to those who have not completed a certificate program (minimum of three     years in length) from a recognized somatic psychology training institute but who have either formal healthcare training, are drug and alcohol counselors or are on     an associate level for therapists and social workers.

       $150/yr. No automatic recurring payments.

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    • Affiliate Member
    • Open to individuals and clinicians who do not qualify for any of the membership categories above but feel an affinity for somatic psychology and body-mind psychotherapy. They want to support the USABP mission and goals and benefit from our educational offerings. As a member you will also be in the private member directory.

      $150/yr. No automatic recurring payments.

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    •  Student 
    • Open to anyone currently enrolled as a full-time student in any degree-granting university or certification training program. As a member you will also be in the private member directory for networking and informational interviews

      $55/yr. No automatic recurring payments.  Student credential submission required.

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    • Retiree

        For retired individuals who want to support the USABP mission and goals and benefit from our educational offerings. As a member     

        you will also be in the private member directory for connecting up with members.

       $85/yr. No automatic recurring payments. 

    Learn About Our Awards Programs

    The Field of Body Psychotherapy 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.

    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 Reearch award 

    USABP offers two research awards at each conference. One for Outstanding Research Advancing the Profession of Somatic Psychology, Somatic Psychotherapy and Other Body-mind practices and another for Outstanding Research Advancing Somatic Psychology, Somatic Psychotherapy and Other Body-mind practices by a Student.  

    Click here to view the Alice K. Ladas Research Award Submissions Information.

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

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