During this course, you will learn:

  • Common emotional symptoms of birth trauma and related perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADS)

  • How to manage triggers and flashbacks

  • Practical coping strategies to manage stress related to birth trauma

  • Self-care planning that prioritizes emotional and physical health

Engage in Community

Individuals enrolled in this course will have access to a private online community for survivors of birth trauma. This online space is for participants to ask questions, make connections, share resources, and offer peer support to one another.  

Course curriculum

    1. Birth Trauma Workshop Handout

    1. What is Birth Trauma?

    2. Experiential Themes of Birth Trauma

    1. Emotional symptoms after birth trauma

    2. Emotional symptoms reflect a story of survival

    3. PMADS screening recommendations

    4. EPDS screening measure

    1. Introduction to coping and the window of tolerance

    2. Window of tolerance diagram

    3. Four ways to get back into the window of tolerance

    4. Four Elements for Stress Reduction

    5. Self-Hug

    6. Palm the Present Moment

    1. Triggers and flashbacks: what are they?

    2. How to manage flashbacks

    3. Flashback Halting Protocol

About this course

  • $49.00
  • 20 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Pria Alpern, PhD

Psychologist

Dr. Alpern is a licensed clinical psychologist and an EMDRIA-approved EMDR therapist, consultant, and trainer. She is the founder of the Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies, where she oversees continuing education trainings focused on EMDR and trauma-informed psychotherapy. She is also the founder and clinical director of Center Psychology Group in New York City, a psychotherapy practice specializing in trauma treatment for adult and perinatal populations. She is a graduate of the EMDR Clinical Affiliate Program at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP) Trauma Treatment Center in New York City, where she completed her EMDR training. She is also an advanced-level Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEI). Dr. Alpern has specialized training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders from Postpartum Support International. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Rosemary Furman Counseling Center at Barnard College, focusing on late adolescence, early adulthood, and trauma. Dr. Alpern holds a B.A. in Psychology and Art History from Georgetown University. Beyond her clinical work, Dr. Alpern offers trauma-related psychoeducation through her Instagram and TikTok platforms, raising awareness about EMDR and trauma-informed psychotherapy. She has been featured in Glamour UK, Rolling Stone, NPR, and The New York Times.
  • This is an educational and experiential course. To be clear, purchasing a course does not initiate any type of therapeutic relationship with Dr. Alpern. This educational course is not therapy and does not replace therapy.