Dr. Aline LaPierre is the coauthor of Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship. She is the creator of NeuroAffective Touch® and Director of the NeuroAffective Touch Institute.

Dr. LaPierre has been actively involved in the field of somatic psychology and body psychotherapy for over 35 years. She specializes in the integration of body-based approaches with relational psychodynamic psychotherapy and energy approaches. She is passionate about exploring how body and mind work together and reflect one another.

Dr. LaPierre is currently President of the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) and Editor-in-Chief of the International Body Psychotherapy Journal (IBPJ).

For more information, please visit her Aline LaPierre extended bio page.