Functional Analysis Psychosomatic Psychotherapy Australia

 

NEW Full Training Program begins September 2025

Foundational Level

Modules

  1. The Connective Tissues: The Matrix

  2. Physical Touch in Psychotherapy and the different types of tissues in the formation of characters 

  3. Working with the In-stroke

  4. Self to Self-relationship and the Endo-Self

  5. Energy concepts and working energetically in therapy

  6. Verbal work techniques

  7. A new Paradigm for early disturbance and trauma

  8. Functional Criteria to evaluate a therapeutic process

 New Points & Position will be taught and practised in each module

Advanced Level

Certificate in Functional Analysis Psychosomatic Psychotherapy

Modules

  1. The Ocular segment*

  2. Working with the pulsatory process: Centering and expressive techniques *  

  3. The Functional Model and its relevance to psychotherapy*

  4. Non-verbal communication*

  5. Working safely with trauma without the drama*

  6. Review and integration of the physical and verbal techniques*. 

*each lecture will be followed by workshops with practical experience of the theme presented and review of the Points & Positions Touch-technique and of the distinctive verbal techniques

 

Requirements to qualify as a Functional Analysis Psychosomatic Psychotherapist

Total hours of the training program: 450 hours

  • The Curriculum consists of 14 modules.  300 hours (196 face to face) :seminars on theoretical framework, workshops on clinical application and study of the reading material.
  • *130 hours of group practice: 2 group practice between each module.  One tutored, one peer-led. Trainees will practice with each other and receive supportive and focused feedback on abilities and skills development of the verbal and physical work.
  • 20 hours of tutor contact:  Tutoring assistance is offered online or in presence as part of the trainees’s support system. Tutor contact is not a replacement for personal therapy.

Other Requirments 

  • 200 hours of client contact 
  • 50 hours supervision – up to 50% can be group supervision
  • 120 hours of personal psychotherapy (most of the hours must be done within the Functional Analysis framework).
  • Final assessment: a written case study with a minimum of 1500 words

 

Fee Structure

Full training
$9,900
Deposit 
$280  (non-refundable)
Foundational Level
$4,220
to be paid at the beginning of the training
Advanced Level
$5,400
(includes Group Supervision) to be paid at the beginning of the Advanced training.
*These fees do not include personal psychotherapy sessions

Australian Trainers:

Ermanno Bergami : 0414 866476; ermannobergami@gmail.com

Maria Sangiorgi :  0419 523710 dancingisis@gmail.com

International Trainer

Will Davis:  https://www.functionalanalysis.eu/en/

 

Training Administrator:

 Maggie Bergami : 0425 701411 maggie.bergami52@gmail.com