Program Overview
Course Modules
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Module 1 — Physiological Basis of Psychosomatic Response
Autonomic nervous system regulation, HPA axis, allostatic load. How the body encodes psychological experience.
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Module 2 — Symptom Mapping and Differential Thinking
Distinguishing organic pathology from psychosomatic presentation. Common misdiagnosis patterns in primary care.
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Module 3 — Trauma, Affect Regulation, and Somatic Symptoms
Polyvagal theory in practice. What dysregulation looks like in a clinical consultation.
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Module 4 — Intervention Frameworks
Structured approaches: somatic experiencing basics, cognitive-somatic techniques, psychoeducation for patients.
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Module 5 — Case-Based Practice
Six documented cases with guided analysis. Group discussion sessions twice per week.
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Module 6 — Integration and Continuing Practice
Building assessment habits. How to document psychosomatic observations in clinical records appropriately.
What this course covers
Psychosomatics sits at the intersection of physiology and psychology. This course examines documented mechanisms: how chronic stress alters cortisol regulation, how suppressed emotional states correlate with gastrointestinal and cardiovascular disorders.
Who is this relevant for?
Practicing therapists, general practitioners, and counselors who regularly encounter patients with medically unexplained symptoms. If you have seen someone cycle through specialists without resolution, this course addresses that gap directly.
What the research actually shows
We work with peer-reviewed literature from neurogastroenterology, psychoneuroimmunology, and trauma studies. No speculative claims — only what has been replicated and peer-reviewed.
Practical application
Each module includes case analysis drawn from clinical settings in Eastern European contexts. Students practice identifying psychosomatic patterns in documented patient histories.
Olena Savchuk, clinical psychologist, Kharkiv — After completing this course I started recognizing patterns I had been missing for years. The case studies were close to what I see weekly in my practice.
The course does not promise clinical mastery after eight weeks. It builds a foundation that takes months of continued practice to consolidate.