You Can’t Make Me Cry
A Somatic-Energetic Approach to Integrating the Part That Froze in Time
- Speaker:
- Mary Sise, LCSW, DCEP
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 03 Minutes
- Copyright:
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May 12, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150777
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
When a client says, “You can’t make me cry,” it often signals the presence of a protector part — one that locked away overwhelming pain to survive. These parts may present as numbness, dissociation, or flat affect, but beneath the surface lies a frozen moment, held in both the body and the energy field. In this session, you’ll explore how somatic and energetic tools — especially tapping and subtle somatic attunement practices — can help safely access, witness, and free the parts that froze in time. Drawing from energy psychology, parts work, and trauma-informed somatic theory, you’ll learn how to gently guide clients into relational safety, body-based presence, and achieve present time integration — without overwhelming their system.
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Speaker
Mary Sise, LCSW, DCEP Related seminars and products
Mary Sise is a New York–based Licensed Clinical Social Worker and recognized pioneer in the field of Energy Psychology. For over 25 years, she has integrated energy-based methods into clinical practice, blending trauma-informed care with advanced tapping protocols, guided imagery, and spiritual psychology.
Mary is the creator of the Trauma Reintegration Process™—a powerful system developed over 30 years to help clients reintegrate fragmented aspects of consciousness following trauma or near-death experiences. She is also the co-author of The Energy of Belief, author of Tapping the Panic out of Pandemic, and a faculty member of The Shift Network.
A founding member and past president of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP), Mary was originally trained by Dr. Roger Callahan, the developer of Thought Field Therapy. She has also studied energy healing for over two decades with Her Holiness Sai Maa and serves as Director of Sai Maa’s Magdalena Healing Program.
Known for her clarity, compassion, and deep integration of brain science and energetic wisdom, and spiritual psychology Mary teaches internationally and is dedicated to training the next generation of trauma-informed energy practitioners.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Mary Sise maintains a private practice and is the Founder and Director of the Center for Integrative Psychotherapy. She also serves as the Program Director of the Magdalena Practitioner Certification Program. Additionally, she receives a speaking honorarium from The Shift Network and receives compensation as a consultant and speaking honorarium from the Office of Sai Maa. Mary Sise receives royalties as a published author. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Mary Sise is a contributing author with Psychotherapy Networker. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology.
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Objectives
After completing this program, participants will be able to:
- Identify somatic and energetic indicators that a client is operating from a part that remains “frozen in time” due to unresolved trauma.
- Differentiate between parts management and parts integration and articulate how somaticenergetic practices support movement toward wholeness rather than internal negotiation alone.
- Demonstrate how to use energy psychology tools (e.g., EFT/tapping) and body-based awareness to guide protector or dissociated parts into present-time orientation.
- Apply trauma-informed language and pacing techniques to foster safety, collaboration, and inner coherence during parts work.
Outline
Introduction & Framing
- Clinical vignette: “You can’t make me cry” as a protector part
- Orienting the concept of “frozen in time” as somatic dissociation
- Core clinical aim: Present-time integration, not emotional catharsis
- Research limitations and potential risks
Trauma Physiology & Dissociation
- Polyvagal theory and the freeze response
- Time distortion in trauma: why parts become "stuck" in past time
- Somatic and behavioral signs of dissociation and emotional shutdown
- The dissociative continuum
Parts Work and Integration Framework
- Distinguishing between frozen energy and part specification
- Introduction to somatic-energetic integration
- Regulation through tapping
- Present-time orientation through breath, sensation, relational attunement
Demonstration
- EFT/tapping case study
- Clinical language for safety and permission
- Somatic tracking and present-time cues for reintegration
Q and A
Clinical Application and Safety Considerations
- Pacing and containment for fragile systems
- Contraindications and cautions
- Integration with other modalities
Closing & Reflections
- “We don’t unlock trauma with force — we unfreeze it with presence.
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- Psychotherapists
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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