Born in Vietnam, forcibly displaced as a child to Australia, and now living in rural Alaska, Linda Thai has dedicated her life to unraveling the mysteries of how trauma impacts the human mind and body, both personally and collectively. Her relentless focus on expanding our understanding of trauma, driven by her personal experience as a former child refugee, has led to her becoming a highly sought after international teacher and trainer for therapists around the globe. A colleague of internationally renowned psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, she’s assisted with his small-group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma. Her teaching is infused with empathy, storytelling, humor, research, practical tools, applied knowledge, and experiential wisdom.
In this keynote address, she’ll elucidate a new view of attachment theory that better encompasses our needs as whole humans, engages the full web of relationships anchoring our lives, and helps break the cycle of historical and intergenerational trauma at the individual and community levels.
Objectives
Outline
Attachment theory for trauma healing
Expanding our understanding of attachment to encompass the experiences and needs of BIPOC, queer, disabled and neurodivergent individuals and communities.
Decolonial theories of secure attachment and how to integrate them into treatment
Brain- and body-based methods for deep, attachment-based trauma healing
Risks and limitations
Target Audience
Unlock the secrets of trauma's impact on the body and mind in this groundbreaking 4-session intensive. Join our expert presenter as they guide you through cutting-edge approaches to trauma treatment, blending neuroscience, sensory processing, and phase-oriented techniques. You'll discover:
The connections between trauma, the nervous system, and personality
A holistic, phase-oriented approach to treating complex developmental trauma
Implement effective strategies for regulating the autonomic nervous system
Tailor interventions for clients with sensory processing challenges (ADHD, Autism, and more)
Utilize both body-based and non-body-based techniques for optimal healing
Whether you're a seasoned trauma specialist or new to the field, this comprehensive training will revolutionize your practice. Gain the skills to help your clients move from survival mode to thriving, with practical tools you can use immediately. Don't miss this opportunity to transform your trauma treatment approach and achieve better outcomes for your clients!
Objectives
Identify the six main trauma survival strategies.
Determine how traumatic memories become encoded and remembered.
Determine the impact of trauma on pediatric neurodevelopment.
Identify the five main sensory systems.
Identify the three main branches of the autonomic nervous system.
Differentiate between blended autonomic nervous system states.
Identify five techniques for nervous system upregulation.
Choose five techniques for completing the stress response cycle.
Outline
Session 1: Getting to the Heart of Trauma Treatment: The Latest Advancements in How People Get Trapped by Trauma and New Approaches to Treatment
A non-pathologizing view of treating trauma survivors
How trauma gets stuck in the body and in the psyche
What traumatic stress really does in a human’s body and mind
How traumatic memories become encoded and remembered
Critical keys to understand about “neuroception” in trauma treatment
Trauma Adaptation #1: Reactive vs proactive responses
Trauma Adaptation #2: Fawning and appeasement responses
The important links between traumatic stress, nervous system dysregulation, and DSM diagnoses
A roadmap to holistic approaches to treating traumatic stress
Session 2: Phase-Oriented Complex Developmental Trauma Treatment: The Nervous System & Sensory Processing
Brain- and body-based techniques for grounding, resourcing and regulating the nervous system
The 5 main sensory systems and the 3 hidden sensory systems.
The impact of trauma upon pediatric neurodevelopment, the sensory systems and the nervous system.
Working with the Window of Tolerance & Window of Capacity
Sensory processing differences: what is it and how does it present?
Sensory processing differences: strategies for grounding and resourcing.
Session 3: Structural Dissociation Theory & Parts Work: Traumatic Fragmentation & Re-Integration
The three main branches of the autonomic nervous system
Blended autonomic nervous system states
Common autonomic nervous system loops
How autonomic state drives perception, cognition and affective responses
Combining Structural Dissociation of the Personality Theory with Parts Work, trauma responses and the nervous system fragmentation that require targeted interventions to support integration and healing.
Session 4: Phase-oriented complex developmental trauma treatment: Techniques for stabilization through coregulation, upregulation, downregulation, and sensory grounding.
Techniques for nervous system upregulation and downregulation and coregulation.
A whole bunch of interventions for establishing safety and for working with a dysregulated nervous system that do not require going into the body or the use of breathing techniques.
Target Audience