This 3-hour training explores how movement and somatic practices can be integrated into mental health therapy to support pregnant and postpartum women. Participants will learn how shifts in the body during the perinatal period influence nervous system regulation, embodiment, and identity, and how movement-based interventions can be used to reduce anxiety, support trauma recovery, and foster connection. Through lecture, clinical discussion, and experiential practice, therapists will gain practical tools for safely and ethically incorporating somatic movement into their work with perinatal clients. Learning Objectives Explain and apply a polyvagal/somatic understanding of the nervous system in perinatal mental health, including how pregnancy and postpartum impact regulation, embodiment, and experiences of safety. Utilize and safely integrate somatic and movement-based interventions (e.g., grounding, interoception, rhythmic movement, breath-sound release) in clinical work with perinatal clients, with attention to appropriateness, contraindications, and timing. Support clients in enhancing emotional regulation, trauma processing, and identity transition by integrating movement with verbal therapy and developing accessible take-home practices for ongoing nervous system support and bonding. 3 CE hours. NBCC Content Area: Counseling Theory/Practice and the Counseling Relationship, Human Growth and Development NASW Content Area: Clinical/Direct Practice, Social Work Practice Across the Lifespan Embodied Training Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP NO. 8001. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Embodied Training Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This course is approved for NASW CE credits.