Why Practitioners Join KidSoma

Professionals working with children are facing increasing complexity. Research suggests that more than 70% of child therapists report seeing emotional and behavioral challenges that are more complex than in previous years.

The KidSoma Practitioner Training offers a practical framework for supporting children's capacity for regulation, participation, creativity, and connection.

Built around two core maps — the Universe of Flowland and the SomaCompass — the training helps practitioners recognize where a child is in their process and respond with greater clarity, confidence, and flexibility.

Rather than focusing on behavior alone, participants learn how to organize sessions that support growth, engagement, and meaningful participation.

The result is a practical, nervous system-informed approach that can be applied across therapeutic, educational, coaching, and caregiving settings.

"Alé's well-organized approach and genuine enthusiasm for the topic created an atmosphere of trust and exploration. Alé's teaching style is empowering and effective."

Christina L.

This Training Is For You If You...

Work with children ages 4–12 in therapeutic, educational, coaching, or caregiving settings and want to:

• Better understand behavior through a developmental and nervous system-informed lens
• Recognize signs of regulation, overwhelm, and readiness for growth
• Support children through co-regulation, play, creativity, and connection
• Respond with greater confidence during challenging moments
• Structure sessions that promote participation, resilience, and development
• Expand your practical toolkit for working with children in 1:1 and small-group settings

Whether you are a therapist, counsellor, educator, occupational therapist, speech therapist, coach, or child development practitioner, this training offers practical frameworks that can be integrated directly into your existing work.

"I witnessed Ale meeting children as they are, without judgment, without wanting to educate, to transform the child into the adult's project. Standing side by side, with genuine empathy and curiosity, providing all the support, all the space for what comes from within....the child managing to feel and self-regulate, returning to themselves the confidence to be, to explore, to grow."

Filipa T.

About Alé Duarte

Alé Duarte is an international educator and the creator of the KidSoma Method. For over 30 years, he has worked with therapists, educators, and professionals supporting children across diverse cultural and clinical settings.

His work integrates child development, self-regulation, somatic awareness, and play-based approaches to help practitioners better understand children's behavior and support meaningful participation, growth, and connection.

Through the KidSoma Practitioner Training, Alé shares practical frameworks such as the Universe of Flowland and the SomaCompass, helping professionals develop greater clarity, confidence, and adaptability in their work with children.