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Trauma Therapy Resources & Somatic Healing Guides | The Integration Room Amsterdam
A curated collection of trauma therapy resources, somatic healing insights, and nervous system education from The Integration Room Amsterdam, led by Dr. Elizabeth Berrocal.
This page gathers podcasts, publications, blog features, free guides, and speaking engagements focused on trauma-informed psychotherapy, EMDR therapy, and somatic approaches to healing. These resources are designed to support emotional regulation, embodiment, and long-term trauma recovery.
Trauma & Somatic Therapy
Podcast Episodes
We had a great chat about what seems to happen when you turn 40 and how you navigate your way around new chapters and experiences whilst trying to maintain inner peace.
This episode was so great to record as I could literally talk to Elizabeth ALL DAY!
Elizabeth Berrocal, LPC, NCC joins me on my little pink couch to talk about women's mental health. Specializing in Women’s Issues and the Power of Pain, Elizabeth helps women from all walks of life in her therapy practice, the first mental health clinic specifically for women that she founded in San Antonio, Texas.
In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth explains what shadow work is and how it can help you work through trauma and improve your relationship with yourself. She also touches on other forms of therapy, such as EMDR, and shares why these tools are so valuable in midlife.
Lyndsay Soprano sits with Dr. Elizabeth Berrocal to talk about shadow work—the emotional underworld where trauma, fear, and truth collide. As an EMDR therapist and creator of the Berrocal Method, Dr. Berrocal shares how facing the parts we avoid can lead to deep healing and radical self-acceptance. This episode is intense, soulful, and a reminder that real transformation starts where most people stop looking.
Publications & Blog Features
Deeply influenced by her international upbringing and years living in London and Spain, Elizabeth integrates multicultural awareness, academic research in Gender and Diversity, and lived experience into her clinical practice. Her approach blends evidence-based psychology with body-based healing modalities, helping women transform pain into personal growth and self-understanding.
A deeply personal account of a traumatic birth experience that led to severe postpartum depression and anxiety, and the path toward healing through EMDR therapy. This story explores the emotional impact of NICU separation, postpartum trauma, and nervous system dysregulation, and how trauma-informed therapy helped restore safety, connection, and self-understanding. It reflects on how pain, when supported and processed, can become a catalyst for healing, growth, and transformation.
Academic Journal Articles
This peer-reviewed qualitative study by Dr. Elizabeth Berrocal explores the lived experiences of 13 Latin American mothers and expectant mothers living in Asturias, Spain. The research examines post-immigration perceptions, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities encountered during cultural and social transition.
This qualitative study by Dr. Elizabeth Berrocal applies an existential psychology framework to explore the lived experiences of 13 Latina immigrant mothers residing in Asturias, Spain. The research examines their motivations for migration, post-immigration challenges, and psychological responses to displacement and cultural adaptation.