Full Course Description

The Biology of Trauma

In this groundbreaking session, we'll dive deep into the hidden mechanisms in the body that define and shape a client’s trauma healing journey. We often focus on the psychological and emotional aspects of trauma, but what if the key to unlocking lasting resolution lies within the body itself? Not just the body, but one’s biology. Through this innovative presentation, you'll gain a profound understanding of how the body, more than the mind, determines what constitutes trauma, whether one will heal and repair and how long it will take.

Dr. Aimie Apigian will share the tools and knowledge needed to transform your therapeutic approach, particularly when working with clients with a chronic disease such as autoimmunity, chronic fatigue, or digestive issues. Imagine being able to know how much trauma your client's body is holding…empowering you to know the pace and tools in the proper order needed to facilitate repair. This is an experiential session that will integrate somatic work, parts work and biology as we look at the role of the body in trauma and healing.

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Objectives

Describe the neurobiology of the trauma response and the degree of trauma burden a body is holding.
Analyze the success and pace of your client to move through the stages of the trauma healing journey.
Develop practical strategies for working with the body to facilitate the natural progression through the trauma healing journey.

Outline

How The Body Experiences And Defines Trauma

How the body determines what constitutes trauma
The body's trauma response and its impact on healing
Trauma response on a cellular level
Addressing the biology in trauma therapy
Summary of the research and potential treatment limitations and risks

How The Body Holds Trauma: Identify and Assess The Body’s Trauma Burden

The Body-Trauma Loop
Signs and symptoms indicating the body is holding trauma
The pathway from trauma to disease
Assess the degree to which trauma is affecting the client

Practical Biology Repair Tools for The Trauma Healing Journey

Important biology aspects that require support for repair
Tools for regulation, repair and recovery without extensive biology training
Prioritization of biology of trauma repair tools
Adapting the therapeutic approach for clients with chronic diseases

The Biology of Attachment Trauma and Its Impact on Health

Physiological needs in early life that contribute to attachment pain
Attachment-chronic disease connection
Specific patterns in the body that indicate stored trauma from early life experiences
Current research findings and limitations

Target Audience

Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Social Workers
Physicians
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors

Copyright : 10/04/2024

On Being a Healer in a Traumatized World

Dr. Maté dives into a deeper conversation around the special role of therapists in the healing of trauma and addictions. Discover the essential tools and qualities of a clinician that go beyond techniques to the root causes of suffering, to connecting to your in-the-present self that allows you to become a deeply wise and effective clinician.

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Objectives

Evaluate the current state of trauma and addictions treatment in the field of psychotherapy and medical fields
Assess the value of the “self of the therapist” in the treatment of trauma and addictions
Develop three ways in which clinicians can more effectively approach the treatment of trauma and addictions by utilizing their own abilities to be present

Outline

Current State of Trauma and Addictions Treatment

Current psychotherapy and medical practices
Successes, challenges, and areas for improvement

Essential Role of the Therapist

Beyond techniques: addressing root causes of suffering
Importance of being present and connected with clients

Value of the "Self of the Therapist"

Self-awareness and reflection
Emotional regulation and empathy
Authenticity and vulnerability

Effective Approaches for Clinicians

Enhancing presence
Deep listening
Integrative therapeutic methods

Target Audience

Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Social Workers
Physicians
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors

Copyright : 10/05/2024

One Size Doesn鈥檛 Fit All

Despite advances in trauma research and claims of “gold standard” treatments, one method doesn’t work for everybody. Trauma treatment requires addressing many different systems that can be affected in different ways in different people. Understanding how to adapt and apply interventions for individuals experiencing traumatic stress is as important as the interventions themselves. In this workshop, you’ll learn:

What we currently know about the impacts of developmental trauma on brain development
How to access what is the best clinical intervention for particular problems
Learn how we can change people’s internal map of predictions and expectations by introducing new experiences with precision, attunement, and interactions
Why the potential role of some unconventional approaches such as yoga, martial arts, and theater are interesting subjects of current research

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Objectives

Investigate how traumatic stress impacts humans differently at different stages of development.
Describe the research on the impact of traumatic experience on future perception.
Construct a model for selecting individualized trauma interventions based on the client needs.

Outline

Identify the basics of the brain circuitry involved in self-experience, salience, and executive functioning, and how these are impacted by trauma
How trauma impacts the processing of subsequent experiences
Learn how physical mastery, memory processing, affect regulation, sensory integration and other techniques can help people from moving from being trapped in their traumatic past into living in the present
The potential role of both traditional and innovative techniques in the future of the field of traumatic stress
Summarize treatment strategies and alternatives to drugs and talk therapy

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Physicians
Psychologists
Psychotherapists
Therapists
Marriage and Family Therapists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Occupational Therapists
Case Managers
Nurses
Other Helping Professionals

Copyright : 10/13/2023

Break the Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma: Comprehensive Assessment, Tailored Interventions, and Empowered Understanding

Many clients seeking our help carry the weight of intergenerational adverse experiences, impacting their overall well-being and functioning. By understanding how these traumas manifest in children and families, you'll gain the expertise to engage in intergenerational healing and make a lasting impact.
Join world-renowned intergenerational trauma expert and the author, Mariel Buqué, PhD, for this must-attend training to become a skilled clinician in intergenerational trauma healing, empowering your practice to support children and generations of their family members. By assessing intergenerational trauma comprehensively, designing tailored interventions, and utilizing your newfound understanding, you will guide your clients through a journey of trauma healing and transformation.
With a focus on breaking the cycles of pain and adversity that have been passed down through generations, this workshop offers a comprehensive healing protocol that will enable you to guide your clients towards emotional resilience and stamina.

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Objectives

Assess intergenerational trauma in your clients' histories, enabling a holistic understanding of their unique experiences and challenges.
Design personalized intervention plans that empower your clients to shed the emotional pain associated with generational trauma, fostering their journey towards resilience and well-being.
tilize your knowledge of intergenerational trauma to expertly guide your clients through their healing process, providing the support they need to overcome the lasting effects of trauma.

Outline

Intergenerational Trauma

What it is and what it is not
Assess client’s history in a comprehensive way

Guide Clients Through Trauma Healing

Strategies and practices to help shed trauma and build mental fortitude
Limitations of the research and potential risks

Target Audience

Counselors
Marriage & Family Therapists
Nurses
Psychologists
Social Workers
Speech-Language Pathologists
School Administrators
Teachers/School-Based Personnel
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 08/02/2023

Integrative EMDR Therapy

Complex trauma occurs as a result of repeated or chronic exposure to extremely threatening events from which escape is impossible. As a result of C-PTSD, clients are more likely to develop feelings of profound helplessness and powerlessness with little trust that their actions will make a difference in the outcome of their lives. It is common to feel unsure about how to best support clients who feel immense shame or despair as a result of their interpersonal wounds. However, with the right training and skills you can build your confidence to effectively help clients through what may otherwise seem like a clinical impasse.

EMDR therapy is an instrumental tool that helps clients process disturbing memories through desensitizing related images, thoughts, feelings, and body sensations. Clients with Complex PTSD and early childhood developmental trauma are at greater risk for dissociation or emotional flooding; both of which can lead to re-traumatization if not addressed by the therapist. Within this course, you will learn how to safely work with client’s emotions, sensations, and psychophysiological arousal associated with dissociative states. This requires the integration of mindful body-awareness within EMDR as well as an understanding of how to attend to client’s ego states through parts work.

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Objectives

Describe the neurobiology of C-PTSD and dissociation through the lens of polyvagal theory.
Recognize emotional and physiological dysregulation as “parts” of self.
Model modified EMDR therapy protocols that will allow you to create a safe healing environment for clients with a history of complex traumatization.

Outline

Developmental Trauma and Complex PTSD

More prone to dissociation and fragmentation and
Requires skillful tools to unburden parts carrying the wounds of the past

Modified Treatment Protocols

Safely work with client’s emotions, sensations, and psychophysiological arousal associated with dissociative states
Strategies rooted in mindfulness and compassion to decrease defensiveness
Integration of Parts Work and EMDR therapies
Safely reprocess complex trauma rooted in developmental or sociocultural events

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Case Managers
Addiction Counselors
Therapists
Marriage & Family Therapists
Nurses
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 10/13/2023

Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST)

Trauma treatment is rarely straightforward. Clients want help but resist connecting emotionally. Many are tormented by critical self-hating thoughts or want to die, jeopardizing their ability to process the trauma. TIST is a new trauma-informed treatment that directly addresses the challenges, not just the events, of a traumatic past. In TIST, we view these trauma-related thoughts, emotions, and impulses as communications from fragmented, disowned trauma-related parts. When clients form meaningful attachment relationships to these young, rejected parts, the trauma often resolves spontaneously. When the parts finally experience safety and care, the traumatic past feels done and behind them.

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Objectives

Summarize the Structural Dissociation model
Identify thoughts, feelings and bodily responses indicative of trauma-related parts
Describe three interventions for stabilizing parts and resolving the trauma

Outline

Fragmentation and Self-Alienation as an Adaptation to Trauma

Why clients fragment to survive
What tells us that a client is ‘fragmented’?

Overcoming Self-Alienation and Self-Rejection

Acknowledging and responding to traumatized parts
Welcoming them home: forming internal attachment bonds to heal trauma

Target Audience

Counselors
Psychotherapists
Social Workers
Case Managers
Psychologists
Marriage & Family Therapists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Other Mental Health Professionals
Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 10/14/2023

小蝌蚪视频 Therapy to Heal PTSD

How exactly do people become stuck in their trauma, and how can they recover? 小蝌蚪视频 Therapy (CPT) is a rapidly growing model that has uncovered key cognitive processes that, when addressed, can affect lasting healing from PTSD—without the need for exposure to traumatic memories. In fact, it’s one of the few effective trauma treatments that doesn’t rely on exposure. In this session, you’ll discover the key processes behind this approach, which has shown an incredible durability of results in a head-to-head trials. During this session, you will explore:

How CPT challenges common myths about PTSD and recovery
Real case studies of CPT in action
How to target a client’s stuck points using core CPT skills
What research has revealed about CPT’s efficacy

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Objectives

Analyze the empirical evidence supporting the use of 小蝌蚪视频 Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and related conditions.
Appraise 2 case studies demonstrating the use of CPT for PTSD.
Utilize 3 keys from CPT that help clients understand how to overcome “stuck points”.

Outline

The basis for positive results from CPT research

Common myths around PTSD recovery

Case studies utilizing PTSD

The keys behind how CPT helps clients recover from PTSD

Target Audience

Psychologists
Counselors
Social Workers
Addictions Professionals
Marriage & Family Therapists
Psychotherapists
Case Managers
Physicians
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 10/13/2023

C-PTSD & Systematic Trauma from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Perspective

In this workshop, we will discuss the similarities and differences between singular and global trauma. By applying IFS techniques and concepts, we will explore the ways individual therapy helps inform and expand treatment options available to those who suffer from the pervasive and often hidden effects of cultural or institutional oppression. We will also discuss how helping a group of people who struggle with collective trauma is different from treating an individual who suffers from complex PTSD and how comparing different types of violation is counter-productive to healing.

This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

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Objectives

Define and differentiate between cultural, institutional, transgenerational, and relational trauma, identifying their unique aspects and points of intersectionality to inform case conceptualization.
Evaluate the similarities and differences in treatment approaches for individuals affected by cultural, institutional, transgenerational, and relational trauma from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective.
Explore treatment options in context with a focus on which interventions are appropriate, and which interventions can be counterproductive.

Outline

Defining Systemic Trauma

Types of Systemic Trauma: Cultural, Institutional, Transgenerational, and Relational
Intersectionality between these different types of trauma

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Perspective on Trauma

The Internal Family Systems therapeutic model
Applying IFS principles to address Transgenerational Trauma
Risks and Limitations of using IFS for Systemic Trauma

IFS Based Treatment Approaches for Systemic Trauma

Individual Therapy with IFS techniques
Group Therapy and Community-Based Interventions
Mind-Body Approaches and Integrating IFS with somatic therapies

Beyond Individual Therapy: Addressing Cultural and Institutional Trauma

Advocacy and Activism for social change
Community Healing and Resilience-Building
Policy and Institutional Changes to reduce trauma and inequality

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Therapists
Addiction Counselors
Physicians
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 10/14/2023

Trauma Breakthroughs in a Flash

Although we humans process thoughts and feelings faster when we’re not in a state of fight or flight, many traditional trauma treatments involve asking clients to focus on disturbing events, sometimes to the point of fully engaging with painful memories. Alternatively, there’s an exciting, easy-to-apply, evidence-based technique—the Flash Technique—that removes the engagement element while allowing healing to take place. In fact, there is growing evidence that shows a wide range of trauma survivors can be distracted from haunting, painful memories and still process them successfully. In this experiential workshop, you’ll discover:

The essential steps to applying the Flash Technique with traumatized clients
How clients can successfully process their traumas without bringing them clearly to mind
What research shows us about the safety and effectiveness of working in this way
How the technique compares to and is compatible with EMDR

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Objectives

Propose why hyperarousal interferes with the cognitive and emotional processing of trauma.
Describe recent studies supporting the potential effectiveness of the flash technique.
Integrate the STEPS model of the flash technique into EMDR.

Outline

Why trauma can be processed more effectively if the client is not highly activated.
The STEPS of the flash technique protocol
Studies that support the safety and effectiveness of the flash technique
Limitations of the research and potential risk

Target Audience

Counselors
Psychologists
Psychotherapists
Social Workers
Marriage & Family Therapists
Addiction Counselors
Case Managers
Nurses
Physicians
Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 10/15/2023

From Shutdown to Safety: Applying Polyvagal Theory in Complex Trauma Recovery

Turn theory into practice by combining Polyvagal Theory with complex trauma treatment. This workshop is designed to help integrate somatic experiencing techniques, trauma processing strategies, and nervous system regulating tools to support clients' healing from complex trauma.

Dr. Diane Poole Heller, internationally recognized attachment and trauma expert will demonstrate her attachment-informed approach by sharing a real-life client session- focused on freeing the client from the shackles of dorsal shutdown and dissociation after multiple traumatic experiences. You will learn somatic practices that effectively promote felt safety, reverse immobilization, and healthy boundaries, while Diane shares the tools and techniques, she uses to alleviate trauma response.

Deb Dana, Polyvagal Theory expert, will discuss how to bring Polyvagal Theory into the therapy space. Deb will lead a live Polyvagal Theory activity for you to experience this in action. You will gain a nuanced understanding of trauma’s physiological and psychological dimensions, and learn skills needed to navigate the delicate balance between activation and engagement in clients’ healing processes.

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Objectives

Utilize PVT based strategies to lift clients out of a freeze state.
Determine how to evoke and complete active defensive-orienting responses that may arise when treating unresolved trauma.
Identify how to track the effects of trauma resolution, moving from a dorsal vagal freeze response toward social engagement.

Outline

Polyvagal Theory in the Context of Trauma Response

Autonomic states as they relate to symptoms of complex trauma
Current research and limitations

“Unfreeze” Clients from Dorsal Shutdown and Dissociation

The foundations of safety
Reverse immobilization by locating, distancing, and freeze-framing threat
Empowerment to move from passive to active trauma response

Engage the Fight Response

Release overarousal and facilitate embodiment
Repair ruptured boundaries

Support Trauma Resolution on a Spiritual Level

Highlight indicators of deep healing

Live Demonstrations & Group Activities

Target Audience

Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Social Workers
Physicians
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors

Copyright : 10/05/2024

Healing from Sexual Trauma

Healing from sexual trauma takes a systemic approach, and even with various treatment models, therapists can feel unsure about their treatment. Sex and relationship expert, Dr. Tammy Nelson will explore sexual trauma and how the roles of victim, perpetrator, and rescuer can get played out in treatment, entrenching both client and therapist in dysfunction and prevent growth. She will share interventions and techniques to apply integrative relationship therapy, working with both individuals and couples, to create insight, awareness, and change. The three stages of treatment will be covered– 1) investigating the narrative, 2) experiencing the grief process and 3) creating a new vision for healthy sexuality. Dr. Nelson will explain activation versus automatic triggers and methods to help clients manage and learn from them. Lastly, she will share a new sexual paradigm focused on pleasure rather than dysfunction and pathology and how you can move clients toward more permanent erotic recovery.

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Objectives

Identify sexual trauma and how it can affect identity and relationships.
Determine two common sexual problems experienced by survivors of sexual trauma.
List three phases of relationship therapy for couples with trauma.

Outline

Sexual trauma and its effects on relationship and identity
Research- latest findings and limitations
Sexual problems and dynamics where one partner has had sexual trauma
Three phases of treatment – narrative, grief, vision
Avoiding the Victim, Perpetrator, rescuer trauma triangle
Demo of a session with a client with sexual trauma
Addressing Automatic triggers
Pleasure disorders and healing strategies
Integrative Relationship Therapy and erotic recovery

Target Audience

Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Social Workers
Physicians
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors

The Trauma of Endings

The data is clear: most of us will author more than one love story in our lifetime. We talk a lot about the skills and paradigms that individuals and couples need to create an intimate relationship. But we don’t talk nearly enough about the skills and paradigms that individuals and couples need in order to end an intimate relationship. Learning relational meta skills can help clients approach endings—and new beginnings—with more integrity and Relational Self-Awareness, reducing collateral damage to both self and others. In this workshop, discover an integrative approach for helping your clients better understand the thoughts, feelings, and common issues that arise during a breakup as well as integrating the loss and preparing to begin dating again. You’ll explore:

How to teach Relational Self-Awareness as an essential meta skill to navigate clarify boundaries and make sense of relationship endings
How to help clients advocate for their relational needs with romantic partners
An integrative approach to helping clients move from fear and relational ambivalence toward empowerment and clarity

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Objectives

Identify how to help clients set boundaries and advocate for their relational needs with new romantic partners.
Determine with clients the importance of Relational Self-Awareness in creating a successful romantic relationship.
Identify common therapeutic pitfalls when working with clients who are ending a relationship or beginning a new one.

Outline

The Psychology of Goodbye

Internal dynamics: cognition, emotion, somatic, psychodynamics, narrative
Relational dynamics: ambivalence, boundaries, power
How we process grief
Developmental considerations: emerging adults, folks at midlife

Self-of-the-Therapist

Working with Relational Ambivalence
Keeping a relational frame (Individual Therapy for Couple Problems, Gurman)

Integration of Loss

“The best way to get over someone is to get under someone new!”
Working with your client’s indirect system Indicators of readiness to begin again

Dating after Loss

First Date Data
Pacing
Sexual Boundaries

Target Audience

Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Social Workers
Physicians
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors

Trauma-Informed Culturally Competent Care

A common barrier to effectively meeting the ever-increasing need for trauma-informed care is a lack of awareness of the potential role culture plays in trauma origins, symptoms, and treatment strategies. Unfortunately, a lack of consideration of the influence of culture on trauma needs can lead to unintentionally and unethical negligent therapeutic efforts. This training will help reduce the likelihood of unethical care by providing cultural considerations for professionals to consider when endeavoring to implement trauma treatment strategies. This positive and encouraging training will provide practical strategies that can help reduce professional fears, strengthen cross-cultural relationships, and increase the likelihood of ethical trauma-informed culturally competent care.

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Objectives

Utilize practical strategies for cultivating cross-cultural empathy without sharing traumatic experiences with clients.
Evaluate common concerns clients have when risking being vulnerable with therapists from different cultural backgrounds.
Identify the potential role of varying cultural beliefs in diagnosing and assessments.

Outline

Trauma-Informed Culturally Competent Care

Ethical considerations for cultural competent care
Gain confidence in your ability to meet clients unique needs

Strategies for Trauma-Informed Culturally Competent Care

Skills to decrease professional fears
Strengthen cross-cultural relationships for better care
How to create a sense of cultural safety in light of past traumatic experiences
Increase the effectiveness of trauma treatment by reducing cross-cultural barriers

Target Audience

Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Social Workers
Physicians
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors

Treating Betrayal Trauma

Betrayal is a core dynamic of narcissistic relationships – breaches of trust, emotional abandonment, infidelity, chronic deceit, and emotional abuse. These chronic betrayals, occurring within a relationship that is meant to be predicated on trust, connection, and attachment, result not just in significant psychological fallout for our clients, but also a loss of trust in other people, the world at large, and themselves. Understanding the framework of betrayal trauma theory, and the role of betrayal in narcissistic relationships is a KEY to successfully working with these clients. It means expanding our definition of betrayal past just lying and cheating, but in not meeting the fundamental roles and responsibilities of a relationship. This program will open up your understanding of Dr. Jennifer Freyd’s models of betrayal trauma theory and betrayal blindness and apply them to optimizing antagonism-informed work with clients experiencing the harmful impacts of narcissistic relationships.

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Objectives

Utilize the tenets of betrayal trauma theory with clients experiencing narcissistic relationships and antagonistic relational stress.
Integrate the model of “betrayal blindness” to understand dynamics such as trauma bonding, selective recall, and client difficulties in creating coherent narratives about antagonistic relationships.
Differentiate betrayal trauma from other forms of trauma to validate and stabilize clients who have experienced multiple breaches of trust in various relationships.

Outline

Betrayal and Why It Matters for Work with Clients Experiencing Narcissistic Relationships

Betrayal trauma theory
Apply theory to clients experiencing narcissistic abuse/antagonistic relational stress (NA/ARS)
Betrayal, attachment, social connections, and status quo
Range of behaviors and relational issues that can be framed as betrayal

Why Narcissistic Relationships Are So “Betrayal-Heavy”

Narcissism, narcissistic behaviors and relational dynamics, and betrayal
Subjective experience of clients in these relationships
“Habituation” to betrayal that happens over time in these relationships

“Betrayal Blindness”, “Trauma Bonding”, and Other Dynamics Keeping Clients “Stuck”

Define betrayal blindness and trauma bonding
Who gets stuck in these relationships
Strategies to validate clients and help “unstick” them from schemas that result in self-blame

Target Audience

Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Social Workers
Physicians
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors

Nutrition and Integrative Methods for Trauma

Evidence-based research suggests that there are significant limitations to pharmaceutical interventions for PTSD. Nutritional and integrative strategies for PTSD can be an effective addition. Yet how do鈥痺e help clients understand the connections between their physical well-being and traumatic etiologies? What methods and interventions do we choose, at what stage of recovery, and who is a viable candidate? This workshop will explore the latest research and clinical applications of culinary, nutritional, herbal, and psychedelic medicine. You’ll discover how to ethically incorporate these methods into your practice and learn reliable tools to help your clients improve their well-being. You’ll explore:

How and when to introduce clients to integrative and nutritional methods to enhance well-being
How to provide your clients with a comprehensive overview of nutrition, food preparation, and mindful eating
Specific yogic, somatic, and breathing exercises to improve digestion, anxiety, and panic
What research tells us about psychotropic medication and viable alternatives

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Objectives

Identify 4 integrative and nutritional strategies that enhance mood and sleep in PTSD.
Utilize stage-based methods to assist in the treatment of trauma.
Determine 3 clinical strategies to introduce and incorporate integrative and nutritional methods.
Evaluate the scientific literature on psychotropic medicine for PTSD and complex trauma.
Determine stage-specific anaerobic and aerobic exercise and self-care methods to decrease dissociative symptoms in clients.

Outline

Core Integrative and nutritional strategies that enhance mood and sleep in PTSD
Clinical assessments in nutritional psychology and their utility for PTSD
Stage-based integrative methods for PTSD recovery
Clinical strategies to introduce and incorporate nutritional support
Scientific literature on psychotropic medications for PTSD symptoms

Target Audience

Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Social Workers
Physicians
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors

Trauma, The Body & Implicit Memory Demystified

In this workshop you will learn that treating trauma is not about thinking differently about what happens but about creating new opportunities for learning where traumatic memories are primarily encoded. The emerging science of Interoception, or conscious awareness of bodily sensation, and its relationship to survival physiology, emotion, and embodied cognition will help guide you to new breakthroughs with your clients. You will observe an in person live session demonstration with Dr. Abi Blakeslee, renowned international expert in somatic psychology and implicit memory. Dr. Blakeslee will simultaneously illuminate the moment-to-moment processing of trauma with a volunteer while deconstructing concepts and clinical skills. Watch clinical creativity and mastery unfold and learn how deep transformation can be achieved through skills-based practice.

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Objectives

Compare the difference between Implicit and explicit memory.
Utilize awareness-based exercises that counteract high sympathetic arousal, including anxiety, insomnia, and hyper-vigilance.
Determine new learning in implicit memory to aid in improving trauma related symptoms.

Outline

Somatic Trauma Therapy In Action
Beyond theory- Live in person demonstration
Sympathetic and parasympathetic activation in the nervous system
Work directly with defensive and survival states in therapy
Early attachment in implicit non-consciously encoded memory
Skills to access this memory in the moment
Guide and support new implicit learning toward secure attachment

Target Audience

Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Social Workers
Physicians
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors