Professional Trainings & Speaking
Clinically Grounded, Trauma-Informed Trainings for Therapists, Helping Professionals, and Organizations
Many clinicians were trained to work primarily through insight, cognition, behavior change, and conversation.
Those approaches matter deeply.
And yet, many clients understand their patterns and still struggle to create lasting change.
Anxiety, burnout, trauma, chronic stress, emotional reactivity, perfectionism, over-functioning, and nervous system dysregulation are often held not only in thoughts and beliefs, but in the body.
My work bridges traditional clinical approaches with somatic, breath-based, and nervous system-informed practices that support deeper awareness, regulation, integration, and embodied change.
My professional trainings help clinicians bridge the gap between insight and embodied change.
Through trauma-informed education, experiential practice, clinical application, and ethical reflection, I teach therapists and helping professionals how to work with:
The nervous system
Somatic awareness
Breath-based practices
Subconscious and emotional material
Integration
Embodied change
Participants leave with practical tools, increased clinical confidence, and a deeper understanding of how healing unfolds through both the mind and the body.
Breathwork is one of the tools.
The framework is the foundation.
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Interested in bringing a workshop, professional training, keynote presentation, or experiential learning experience to your organization?
“Clients cannot integrate what their nervous system cannot safely experience.”
~ Caroline
The Soul of the Lotus Clinical Framework™
ROOT • RELEASE • INTEGRATE • EMBODY
My trainings are grounded in the Soul of the Lotus Clinical Framework™, a clinical framework designed to help clinicians assess what clients most need in the moment and respond with greater clarity, safety, and confidence.
ROOT
Safety. Regulation. Connection. Capacity.
RELEASE
Awareness. Emotional processing. Access to internal experience.
INTEGRATE
Meaning-making. Reflection. Understanding.
EMBODY
Practice. Self-leadership. Sustainable change.
This framework helps clinicians move beyond asking,
“What technique should I use?”
and into a more clinically attuned question:
What does this client most need right now?
Training Approach
My trainings are experiential, practical, and clinically grounded.
Participants are not simply learning concepts. They are invited to understand the work from the inside out through discussion, reflection, case application, and guided experiential practices.
Trainings may include:
nervous system education
somatic awareness practices
breath-based interventions
trauma-informed pacing and readiness considerations
clinical case examples
ethical considerations and contraindications
integration practices
reflection and discussion
experiential learning
practical tools clinicians can begin using in their work
The goal is not to teach clinicians a collection of techniques.
The goal is to help clinicians think differently about healing.
Why This Work Matters
Some clients do not need more insight first.
They need more safety.
More capacity.
More connection to their bodies.
More support integrating what has already surfaced.
More ways to translate awareness into lived change.
My work is rooted in several core clinical principles:
Clients cannot integrate what their nervous system cannot safely experience.
Release is not the goal. Increased awareness and capacity are the goal.
Insight is not integration.
Healing is not what happens in the session. Healing is what becomes possible outside of it.
These principles shape every training I offer.
Current & Upcoming Training Topics
Trauma-Informed Breathwork for Nervous System Regulation in Clinical Practice
A clinically grounded training exploring how breathwork can be used safely and ethically to support nervous system regulation, somatic awareness, emotional processing, and integration.
Beyond Talk Therapy: Integrating Somatic & Breath-Based Practices in Clinical Work
An experiential training for clinicians interested in bridging traditional talk therapy with body-based, nervous system-informed, and breath-based approaches.
Breathwork & Somatic Integration: Accessing the Subconscious for Deeper Clinical Work
A deeper exploration of how breathwork, imagery, subconscious material, somatic awareness, and integration can support clinical work beyond cognition alone.
Working with High-Functioning Clients: Somatic & Nervous System Approaches to Burnout and Over-Functioning
A training focused on supporting clients who appear capable, successful, and high-functioning while experiencing chronic stress, burnout, emotional suppression, and nervous system dysregulation.
Custom Trainings & Speaking Engagements
Custom trainings are available for organizations, graduate programs, group practices, agencies, conferences, wellness communities, and professional teams.
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Available Formats
Trainings can be offered virtually or in person.
Available formats include:
90-minute introductory trainings
2-hour clinical workshops
half-day professional trainings
full-day experiential trainings
conference presentations
keynote talks
graduate student trainings
group practice trainings
professional development workshops
retreats and experiential learning opportunities
Clock hours and certificates of completion may be available upon request.
Who These Trainings Are For
These trainings are designed for:
therapists
counselors
psychologists
social workers
graduate counseling students
somatic practitioners
healthcare professionals
coaches
wellness professionals
educators
helping professionals
organizations seeking trauma-informed professional development
Previous & Upcoming Professional Trainings
Caroline McGrath, LPC, NCC has presented professional trainings through Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling and continues to offer clinician education focused on trauma-informed breathwork, somatic healing, nervous system regulation, and embodied change.
Upcoming and accepted professional training topics include:
Trauma-Informed Breathwork for Nervous System Regulation in Clinical Practice
Beyond Talk Therapy: Integrating Somatic & Breath-Based Practices in Clinical Work
Breathwork & Somatic Integration: Accessing the Subconscious for Deeper Clinical Work
Working with High-Functioning Clients: Somatic & Nervous System Approaches to Burnout and Over-Functioning
About Caroline
Caroline McGrath, LPC, NCC is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator, Certified HypnoBreathwork® Facilitator, Certified TRE® Provider, Somatic-Based Master Jungian Life Coach, and founder of Soul of the Lotus®.
Her work integrates psychotherapy, somatic healing, nervous system regulation, breathwork, hypnobreathwork, subconscious transformation, inner child work, and embodied integration.
Caroline teaches clinicians and helping professionals how to work with the body, the nervous system, and the deeper layers of healing that often live beneath insight alone.
Let's Bring This Work to More Clinicians
Whether you're seeking a speaker, professional trainer, workshop facilitator, conference presenter, or customized learning experience for your organization, I'd love to explore how we might work together.
I currently offer trainings for:
✔ Graduate Programs
✔ Universities
✔ Group Practices
✔ Counseling Centers
✔ Healthcare Organizations
✔ Conferences
✔ Professional Associations
✔ Wellness Communities
Bring a Training to Your Organization
Interested in bringing a training, workshop, professional development experience, retreat, or speaking engagement to your organization?
I offer customized trainings for universities, graduate programs, group practices, counseling centers, agencies, conferences, healthcare teams, wellness communities, and helping professionals.
To inquire about availability, custom topics, pricing, or speaking opportunities, please reach out.
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Professional Conferences
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