Working with trauma in drama therapy 2026 – 2027

An advanced training for drama therapists

Based on the assumption that we humans are capable of transforming traumatic experiences, this advanced training series deals with the potential of drama therapy to initiate and accompany healing processes in traumatised people through the healing powers of the body and play.

Drama therapy bodywork and play forms make it possible to experience safety and protection, to feel boundaries, support and connection, to (re)gain impulse control and therefore to find a healthy way of dealing with inner and outer boundaries. Building on this, dramatic reality allows for the symbolic representation of traumatising experiences in a clearly defined protective space and in a state of being held.

We are currently in the process of redesigning the overall concept of this training, with a focus on stabilising bodywork and trauma integration with the help of a specific theatre-therapeutic form of further development of basic hypnotherapeutic approaches, which are also used in EMDR.

The training programme comprises 7 modules, approx. every 2 – 3 months, Fridays 2pm – Sundays 3 pm and starts with:

Module 1:
Teaching the basics of understanding and dealing with trauma in a healing way

Neurophysiological and psychodynamic connections, the importance of the body as well as social contexts and support networks, specific drama therapy approaches for the physical-emotional processing of traumatic experiences, for the expression of pain and grief and for the support of emotional control and self-empowerment.

Date: January 23 – 25, 2026
Location: Berlin-Kreuzberg

Facilitator: Ingrid Lutz, Bettina Stoltenhoff-Erdmann

Further dates and a description of the content will soon be available here on the website!

Registration:
If you would like to register for this training, please fill out the form below and indicate your previous therapeutic training in the ‘Your Message’ field. By filling out the form you agree to the terms and conditions. We will contact you immediately for a confirmed registration.
If you do not wish to register for the entire training series, please indicate for which weekends (1 – 8 ) your registration should be included.