The Trauma Therapist

We’re Living In A Touch-Deprived Culture with Shirley Dvir, PhD.

September 16, 2026·33 min
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Shirley Dvir, PhD, is the founder and lead teacher of Relational Somatic Healing and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She earned her PhD in Somatic Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, where her dissertation explored relational touch in psychotherapy for healing relational developmental trauma. Shirley has practiced psychotherapy since 1997, working with families, children, couples, and individuals, and spent more than 10 years teaching as a Certified Hakomi Teacher. Her training includes attachment, EMDR, Sensorimotor Trauma Therapy, Hakomi, family therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, and Body-Mind Centering.In This EpisodeDr. Shirley Dvir at Relational Somatic HealingRelational Somatic HealingRelational Somatic Healing TrainingsFoundations of RSH: The Art of Healthy RelatingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Beducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2640-traumatherapist

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