The PEAT Personal Development Intensive training is designed for individuals who seek a deeper connection with themselves—mind, body, and emotions—to cultivate richer, more rewarding relationships. This program offers a transformative journey for anyone, whether you're:

• A professional looking to enhance personal and professional relationships
• Someone in a caregiving role seeking to deepen understanding and connection with others
• An individual on a self-discovery path exploring your identity and emotional well-being
• Someone going through trauma or a health challenge seeking healing and emotional resilience
• Feeling a bit lost or without purpose and looking to find direction and meaning
• Anyone committed to personal growth and achieving a balanced, fulfilling life

Our flagship PEAT Intensive training program provides a comprehensive, life-changing experience that empowers you to:

• Reconnect with Your Inner Guidance: Achieve true balance in your life.
• Start at Your Own Pace: Begin with an online, self-paced Personal Development course, allowing you to explore at your own rhythm while laying the foundation for deeper transformation.
• Upgrade to Professional Practitioner Training: As you progress, refine your skills and deepen your understanding of the powerful connection between body and mind.
• Master Your Psychosomatic Relationship: Lead with confidence and authenticity.

You don’t need prior experience in personal development. With the tools and insights provided by the PEAT program, you'll:

• Deepen Your Self-Awareness and Emotional Mastery: Grow and evolve at your own pace, honoring your unique path and individuality.
• Receive Comprehensive Support: Benefit from a training structure that supports your journey toward independence, emotional regulation, and holistic well-being.

At PEAT, our goal is to provide you with the concepts and processes that enable you to transform your life and step into your full potential.

The PEAT Professional Development Intensive training is thoughtfully designed for:

• Allied Health Professionals seeking to deepen their holistic approach.
• Medical Practitioners looking to expand their perspective on patient care.
• Coaches committed to fostering transformative relationships.
• Business Owners and Leaders who wish to enhance their connection with teams and clients.
• Complementary Therapists and Holistic Practitioners dedicated to integrating emotional and psychosomatic insights into their practice.
• Yoga Teachers and Therapists aiming to enrich their understanding of the mind-body connection.
• Massage Therapists who want to incorporate deeper emotional awareness into their work.
• Professionals who engage directly with the public and aspire to build meaningful, lasting relationships.

This training is ideal for those who seek to understand and connect with the minds, bodies, and emotions of their clients or patients, leading to more rewarding and prosperous interactions.

No prior professional development experience is required. The PEAT training is designed to elevate and expand your existing knowledge, guiding you through a unique journey of growth and understanding. The program’s format provides a supportive and structured environment that allows you to evolve at your own pace, ensuring a personalised and meaningful learning experience.

Yes, our course does qualify you in Psychosomatic Therapy in a counseling sense as well.

The PEAT Intensive program comprehensively covers both Psychosomatic Therapy/Counseling and Psychosomatics & Emotional Anatomy. This includes:

• Reading the Language of the Body: Understanding the subtle messages communicated through the face, hands, feet, and overall body language.
• Posture Alignment and Correction: Techniques for identifying and correcting posture to improve mental, physical/structural connection and emotional well-being.
• Bodywork or Energy Work: Integrative practices that focus on the connection between body and mind.
• Massage with Touch or No Touch: Utilizing both touch-based and non-touch techniques, witnessing and guiding emotional and energetic release through heightened awareness.
• Languaging, Communication, and Rewording: Skills in therapeutic communication to effectively reframe and reword thoughts and emotions.
• Balancing, Safety, and Reconnection: Techniques for nervous system regulation, ensuring safety, and fostering reconnection with the self.

This comprehensive approach equips you with the necessary skills for psychosomatic awareness, ensuring you can guide yourself and clients through mental, emotional and physical healing processes.

Over the 6 days of face-to-face training, you will immerse yourself in understanding the stories represented in your face, hands, feet, and body. This immersive experience offers you tools and insights to deepen your connection with your body and mind, enhancing your communication in relationships with others and yourself.

During the training, you will:

• Explore the Structure and Formation of Your Muscles and Tissue: Understand how your emotional history is stored and reflected in your physical body.
• Learn How Your Emotional Story Manifests Physically: Discover the connections between your emotions and their physical expressions.
• Understand Energy and Expression: See how energy and emotions communicate through your body, mind, and actions.
• Learn Simple Touch Techniques and Emotional Release Points: Gain practical skills to help manage energy flow and emotional release.
• Experience Psychosomatics as a Tool: Access your emotional anatomy through perspective, touch, voice, awareness, and posture alignment.

This training is ideal for those who seek a deeper connection with themselves and a better understanding of how they fit into life and why they act the way they do.

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Personal Development Program:

• Designed for individuals who want to deeply explore their personal journey and understand themselves at a cellular level.
• Focuses on self-discovery, emotional mastery, and personal growth.
• Offered in two formats: Self-Paced or Hybrid (which includes weekly live calls).
• Includes online videos, resources, and access to a private circle for sharing and engaging with others.
• Practical Option: You can also choose to attend a 6-day In-Person training in Melbourne, Australia, or Switzerland to further enhance your learning experience.

Practitioner Training Program:

• A comprehensive training program focused on developing professional skills for those who will be working with clients, patients, or teams.
• Includes everything from the online Personal Development Program plus the Professional Practitioner Development Program.
• Practical Requirements:
  • Includes a 6-day In-Person training in Melbourne, Australia, or Switzerland.
  • Involves completing logbook studies and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) with the Psychosomatic Therapy College.
• Geared towards professionals aiming to apply their knowledge in a therapeutic or coaching setting.
• Priced accordingly due to the depth and professional focus of the training.
• Prerequisite: Completion of the Personal Development program is required, as Bianca and Gillian believe that personal experience and self-work are essential before helping others.

Hybrid Training:

• Begins in either January or July each year.
• You join a student cohort, progressing through the training together with your peers.
• Includes weekly live calls with Gillian and Bianca, each lasting 2 hours, where you can engage in real-time discussions and receive guidance.
• Provides a structured, interactive learning environment with regular touchpoints.

Self-Paced Training:

• You have the flexibility to complete the online training at your own pace, working independently.
• You can reach out for support on a needs basis, but there are no scheduled live sessions.
• Ideal for those who prefer to learn privately or need a more flexible schedule.

Note: Both Hybrid and Self-Paced options include access to all recorded sessions, so you can review the material as needed.

Yes, absolutely! You can still do the training even without any prior experience. This program is designed to lay a solid foundation of tools and knowledge, guiding you step by step through the process.

Many of our students have successfully started and completed this program with no previous experience, and we've supported them every step of the way.

What does the learning experience look like?

The PEAT training programs are primarily online, with bi-annual In-Person training courses available in Melbourne, Australia, and Switzerland.

• Online Learning Options:

  • Self-Paced: Complete the program at your own speed with support available on a needs basis.
  • Hybrid Training: Join a student cohort starting in January or July, where you'll meet online for 2-hour sessions with Gillian and Bianca. These live calls are designed for teaching, sharing, and Q&A.

• In-Person Training:

  • We offer 6-day intensive In-Person training program in Melbourne and Switzerland + online training is an optional extra.

All intensive programs start with the PEAT Personal Development program, which is a standalone program focused on personal growth.

• Path to Certification:
  • After completing the Personal Development program, you can choose to attend the 6-day In-Person training or upgrade to the Professional Practitioner Training Program.
  • If you aim to become a certified practitioner in Psychosomatic Therapy, you will then have 12 months to complete your logbook hours and two additional modules directly with The Psychosomatic Therapy College.

This structure ensures a flexible, supportive, and comprehensive learning experience tailored to your individual needs and goals.

What are the logbook requirements?

The logbook is a requisite for those pursuing full certification in Psychosomatic Therapy as part of the Professional Development Training. You have 12 months to complete the following requirements:

• 3 x Lifestyle Consultations

• 4 x Face Reports

  • Include photos of each client’s face, preferably showing the left and right sides separately, as well as a full face photo.

• 5 x Bodymind Analysis (BMA) Reports

  • Include photos of each client’s body (front, back, and side) using a plumb line for alignment.

• 4 x Hand Analysis Reports

  • Include photos of the client’s hands (front and back).

• 4 x Emotional Anatomy Analysis

  • Complete these with your BMA clients.

• 1 x Self-Reflection Report

  • Provide a self-reflection on each of your reports (i.e., face, hands, bodymind analysis, emotional anatomy, bodywork).

• 5 x Supervised Bodywork Sessions

Diversity Note: When completing your reports, aim to include clients of diverse ages, genders, and ethnicities to broaden your experience.

Submission:

• Submit all reports by creating a Dropbox folder or Google Drive link to share with the college admin.

RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) Fee:

• The cost is $1,250 AUD, covering the assessment process and two additional units that need to be completed directly with the Psychosomatic Therapy College:
  • CHCLEG003 Manage Legal & Ethical Compliance
  • CHCCOM006 Establish and Manage Client Relationship

Do I have to be on each live call for the PEAT Intensive?

• Self-Paced:

  • You can join the live calls on a needs basis. Attendance is flexible and optional.

• Hybrid:

  • Live calls are held weekly, and while we encourage you to attend as many as possible, we understand that it may not always be feasible.

Regardless of the format, we record every session, and you’ll have access to the recordings within 48 hours.

Attending live calls adds richness to your experience by allowing you to engage with the group and learn from how others experience the world.

Note: Both Hybrid and Self-Paced participants will have access to the call recordings.

SUPPORT & COACHING - Re-discover your path with PEAT

Life’s journey often consumes us, leaving little time to reflect on whether our path truly aligns with our deepest needs and desires. When you're ready to explore a new direction, having the right support is essential.

PEAT’s personal development courses are designed to guide you in deepening self-awareness and emotional mastery. Throughout the course, we provide ongoing support and coaching to help you navigate challenges and uncover what’s missing. Our goal is to empower you to achieve a balanced, fulfilling life.

Practical Support Details:

• Hybrid Training:

  • Engage in weekly live calls with Gillian and Bianca, where you can discuss your progress, ask questions, and receive personalized guidance. These sessions offer a rich, interactive experience and the opportunity to connect with your cohort.

• Self-Paced Training:

  • Complete the course at your own pace with the flexibility to join support calls on a needs basis. This option is ideal for those who prefer a more independent learning path but still want access to expert coaching when needed.

• Private Coaching:

  • For those seeking more personalized guidance, private coaching sessions with Gillian or Bianca are available at an additional fee. These one-on-one sessions allow for deeper exploration of your individual challenges and goals, providing tailored support to accelerate your transformation.

• PEAT Community:

  • Both Hybrid and Self-Paced participants have access to the PEAT community, a supportive network where you can share experiences, seek advice, and build connections with others on a similar journey. The community is an invaluable resource for ongoing motivation and support.

With PEAT, you’re not just learning—you’re transforming. Our holistic approach ensures that every aspect of your well-being is considered, allowing you to reconnect with yourself and move forward with clarity and confidence.