Introduction to Trauma Informed Practice
Location: Rosebrook Event Center in Wareham, MA
Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM*
6 CEs
Course Description
Expand your practice beyond “just muscles” and learn how to create a safe space for clients who have experienced trauma. Understanding how the mind/body connection stores emotional experiences as pain patterns is just the first step in a massage therapist’s journey to embodying the principles of being a trauma-informed practitioner. You’ll learn how to “listen with all of your senses,” specific tools to help regulate the nervous system, techniques to allow you to hold space for a client during a time of emotional dysregulation, and ways to set your practice up to prevent re-traumatization of clients.
A portion of this class is hands-on so please bring a massage table.
*Join us for our LMT Meetup and Chapter Update Meeting from 12:45-1:15 with a complimentary lunch. You do not need to attend the class to come to the meeting, but please do register so we can accurately plan for lunch.
Pricing
AMTA Members $90 ($110 after 11/25) | Non Members $100 ($120 after 11/25) | Students $75 ($100 after 11/25)
Registration closes after November 30, 2025. Any cancellations by November 30th will get a 100% refund.
About Erica Grossman: I've been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2003, and have spent most my adult life supporting people through the childbearing years as a natural childbirth educator, doula, and breastfeeding peer counselor. I graduated from Hofstra University with a BA (with honors) in Biology and English Literature, and graduated with an AOS (with honors) from New York College of Health Professions. I’m a member of the American Massage Therapy Association, and licensed to practice massage in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.