Integrative Psychotherapy Institute

Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame and Self -Loathing
2020-05-02 10:00 (America/New_York) | Hyatt Regency Phoenix, Cowboy - 2nd floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
Shame is a phenomena that is in the brain, the mind, the body and felt in the relational space between therapist and client. It is no surprise that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are a risk factor for shame and that shame is pervasive in dissociated clients. Shame is often hidden from others and by its very nature often avoided in treatment. Before chronic shame can be resolved, the therapist must learn that it has an important function and involves intense physiological activation that often takes the client outside of their window of tolerance. Chronic shame needs to be attenuated, compassionately understood and put in its proper place. In this workshop, clinicians will learn a variety of techniques from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, trauma sensitive mindfulness, yoga and guided Imagery to develop improved shame resiliency in their clients.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this workshop, clinicians will be able to:

Describe the neurobiological effects of traumatic experiences and how that results in chronic shame.Be able to apply clinical interventions from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and trauma sensitive yoga to alleviate shame symptoms in clients.Implement trauma sensitive mindfulness-based techniques to reduce client self-loathing.Build shame resiliency with interventions based on increased empathy, self-compassion and forgiveness.

Cracked Up: The Long Arm of Childhood Trauma
2020-03-13 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Maggianos Little Italy Restaurant, Tysons Galleria, McLean, VA, United States
Join trauma specialist Dr. Jan Beauregard and other members of the
NVCP panel for a screening of the movie Cracked Up: The Long Arm of
Childhood Trauma. Dr. Beauregard, as well as other members of the panel
will be reviewing and discussing research related to the impact of early
life adversity on people, their lives, their medical history and what
goes on in the brain. ACE factors are the single biggest contributor to
the risk for psychiatric and medical disorders, more than any single
gene of factor. High ACE scores increase the risk for anxiety,
depression, substance abuse, heart disease, stroke and suicide. Learn
how to better apply the results from longitudinal studies and how this
information might be utilized for early intervention.

Making the Connection: Using Body Based Techniques in the Treatment of Addiction and Trauma
2019-05-03 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Hyatt Regency, 122 North Second Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
Making the Connection:
Using Body Based Techniques in the Treatment of Addiction and Trauma
Clinicians often find clinical progress stymied by the persistent affect regulation difficulties experienced by clients who have multiple addictions along with underlying trauma and dissociation. Experiential activities which support our current understanding of the neurobiology of trauma united with the emergent field of body-based therapies will be introduced for more integrative healing. Through lecture and experiential exercises this workshop will teach participants how to disrupt maladaptive behavioral patterns by using techniques from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™, guided imagery, trauma informed mindfulness and trauma sensitive yoga. Clinicians will be able to model and teach clients mind/body techniques and practices to help them break the habitual, reactive, and dissociative responses they often rely on for managing intense emotions. Even the most dysregulated client will be able to incorporate some of these new patterns and increase their “window of tolerance” for modulating unpleasant affect thereby reducing both dissociation and relapse.
Workshop Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be able to:
1. identify and use treatment methods that address co-addictions using a trauma informed approach.
2. install somatic anchors and resources in trauma clients to increase their ability to modulate unpleasant affect and shame which often triggers relapse.
3. conduct simple Sensorimotor™ experiments to assist clients in identification of embodied resource ego states in order to modulate unpleasant affect.
4. be able to guide clients in developing greater body awareness and enhance regulatory capacities through “trauma sensitive” yoga and trauma informed mindfulness techniques.

When Words Are Not Enough: Treating Addiction and Trauma Using a Body Based Approach
2018-05-05 10:45 - 12:15 (America/New_York) | Hyatt Regency, 122 North Second Street, Phoenix, AZ, United States
Clinicians often find clinical progress stymied by the persistent affect regulation difficulties experienced by clients who have multiple addictions along with underlying trauma and dissociation. Experiential activities which support our current understanding of the neurobiology of trauma united with the emergent field of body-based therapies will be introduced for more integrative healing. Through lecture and experiential exercises this workshop will teach participants how to disrupt maladaptive behavioral patterns by using techniques from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™, guided imagery, mindfulness and trauma sensitive yoga. Clinicians will be able to model and teach clients mind/body techniques and practices to help them break the habitual, reactive, and dissociative responses they often rely on for managing intense emotions. Even the most dysregulated client will be able to incorporate some of these new patterns and increase their “window of tolerance” for modulating unpleasant affect thereby reducing both dissociation and relapse.
Workshop Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be able to:

Identify and use assessments and treatment methods that address co-addictions using a trauma informed approach. (Task 10)
Install somatic anchors and resources in trauma clients to increase their ability to modulate unpleasant affect and shame which often triggers relapse. (task 8)
Conduct simple Sensorimotor™ experiments to assist clients in identification of embodied resource ego states in order to modulate unpleasant affect. (Task 18)
Be able to guide clients in developing greater body awareness and enhance regulatory capacities through “trauma sensitive” yoga techniques. (Task 6, 17)

When Words Are Not Enough: Using Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™ and Other Body-based Techniques in Trauma Treatment
2018-03-02 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Maggianos Little Italy Restaurant, Tysons Galleria, McLean, VA, United States
Clinicians often find clinical progress stymied by the persistent affect regulation difficulties experienced by clients who have a history of complex trauma. Experiential activities which support our current understanding of the neurobiology of trauma united with the emergent field of body-based therapies will be introduced for more integrative healing. Through lecture and experiential exercises, this workshop will teach participants how to disrupt maladaptive behavioral patterns by using techniques from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™, mindfulness and trauma sensitive yoga. Clinicians will be able to model and teach clients mind/body techniques and practices to help them break the habitual, reactive, and dissociative responses they often rely on for managing intense emotions. Even the most dysregulated client will be able to incorporate some of these new patterns and increase their “window of tolerance” for modulating unpleasant affect.
Workshop Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be able to:

install somatic anchors and resources in trauma clients to increase their regulatory capacities.
conduct simple Sensorimotor™ experiments to assist clients in identification of embodied resource ego states in order to modulate unpleasant affect.
utilize embedded relational mindfulness ™ to help clients alter their relationship to self and enhance emotional resilience.
be able to guide clients in developing greater body awareness and enhance regulatory capacities through “trauma sensitive” yoga techniques. *

* No experience in yoga is necessary to participate in these activities. Yoga mats are not required as all movements will be in standing or sitting postures. Please wear clothing that allows you to be comfortable for the experiential part of this program.

Addiction Interactions and Complex Trauma: A Neurobiologically Informed Body Based Approach
2017-05-05 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Phoenix) | IITAP, Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak Resort 7677 N. 16th St., Phoenix, AZ, 85020, United States
Clinicians often find clinical progress stymied by the persistent affect regulation difficulties experienced by clients who have multiple addictions along with underlying trauma and dissociation. Experiential activities which support our current understanding of the neurobiology of trauma united with the emergent field of body-based therapies will be introduced for more integrative healing. Through lecture and experiential exercises this workshop will teach participants how to disrupt maladaptive behavioral patterns by using techniques from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™, guided imagery, mindfulness and Ego State Therapy (IFS). Clinicians will be able to model and teach clients mind/body techniques and practices to help them break the habitual, reactive, and dissociative responses they often rely on for managing intense emotions. Even the most dysregulated client will be able to incorporate some of these new patterns and increase their “window of tolerance” for modulating unpleasant affect thereby reducing both dissociation and relapse.
Workshop Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be able to:

identify and use assessments and treatment methods that address co-addictions using a trauma informed approach.

install somatic anchors and resources in trauma clients to increase their ability to modulate unpleasant affect which often triggers relapse.

conduct simple Sensorimotor™ experiments to assist clients in identification of embodied resource ego states in order to modulate unpleasant affect.

be able to guide clients in developing greater body awareness and enhance regulatory capacities through “trauma sensitive” yoga techniques.

Addiction and Trauma as Co-Occurring Disorders: From Affect Dysregulation to Stabilization
2017-03-30 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | ISSTD Conference, Arlington, VA, Arlington, VA, United States
ISSTD Conference
Thursday March 30,2017;Crystal Gateway, Marriott; Arlington, VA
To register: http://www.isst-d.org/default.asp?contentID=221

Working With The Highly Dissociative Client : Assessment, Staging Treatment and Fostering Integration
2016-02-18 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | IITAP, Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak Resort 7677 N. 16th St., Phoenix, AZ, 85020, United States
For our clinical population presenting with higher levels of dissociation and complex trauma, parts stuck in the traumatic past often have difficulties making reflective rather than reflexive decisions as they battle both internal and external pressures from different self states. In this workshop, clinicians will learn about the DES and MID assessment tools to use in conjunction with the SDI and PTSI to better guide case conceptualization and treatment. Integration of the personality is not simply the unification of parts but is the bedrock of functioning which organizes both our body and mind as well as our patterns of social engagement to each other. Using the theory of structural dissociation of the personality and various techniques from EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™, Ego State Therapy and guided imagery, clinicians will be able to better assist their clients towards a higher level of personality integration thereby reducing defensive patterns and action tendencies (fight, flight, freeze) which often lead to rapid switching, poor decision making and habitual self-harming relapse patterns.
Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be able to:

organize and stage treatment so that clients work within their “window of tolerance” for managing unpleasant affect and dissociative tendencies.
utilize the DES and MID as diagnostic tools to screen and assess for levels of dissociation.
Be able to disrupt maladaptive action tendencies in their clients through use of mapping techniques and anchoring of resource parts.

Making the Connection: Using Body-based Techniques in the Treatment of Addiction and Trauma
2015-04-18 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | ISSTD Conference, Orlando, FL, Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista1751 Hotel Plaza Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, FL, 32830, United States
Workshop Description:
Recent research on the treatment of chronically traumatized individuals has awakened practitioners in the mental health and addiction fields to examine the complex interactions between addictive disorders and trauma related treatment challenges. Whether the addiction is to substances or is a process addiction like compulsive sexuality, it impacts and alters the brain. The addictive behavior serves as a maladaptive strategy for affect regulation for clients who have limited coping strategies as well as limited abilities to form healthy attachments. In this workshop we will look at addiction as both a brain disease and an attachment disorder and explore the impact of this compensatory survival strategy on the clients ability to self regulate in a safe manner. Principles of stage oriented trauma treatment will be highlighted along with newer body based treatments like Sensorimotor Psychotherapy ™ and trauma sensitive yoga as effective treatment strategies that promote the integrative capacities and empowerment of clients.
Learning Objectives:
• Utilize the DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for addictive disorders and other assessment tools to support the evaluation and treatment planning for clients who present with co-occurring, trauma related disorders.
• Design several somatically based experiments to assist clients with affect regulation and boundary setting.-
• Design five creative treatment strategies using trauma sensitive yoga techniques to support individuals in safely regulating arousal level and modulating unpleasant affect.

To Register go to ISSTD: http://www.isstd.org

It's Not About the Story: Using Art, Yoga and the Body in Trauma Treatment - Part I
2014-10-31 | The Wisconsin Place Community Center, 5311 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington DC, 20815, United States
Update your clinical skills by incorporating what we have learned from brain science and research supporting yoga, movement and expressive therapies. In this experientially focused workshop, participants will gain a theoretical overview of the best practices of body-centered trauma treatment while participating in experiential exercises designed to integrate these innovative, multi-sensory techniques into clinical work.
Traditional talk therapy is often not enough when treating trauma. The newer, experiential approaches to trauma treatment integrate the use of image, body sensation and action. By entering the world of the trauma client from the “bottom up” (starting with the body rather than the mind) we may better assist our clients in finding inner strengths and resources and more successfully facilitate trauma processing. By using body based and expressive therapies, we teach our clients how to orient themselves in different ways, enhancing both the intensity and effectiveness of therapy.
The facilitators will share – through experiential activities and demonstration – a range of creative, body-centered trauma treatment tools taken from years of successful professional practice and underpinned by the latest neurobiology and attachment research. Issues to be addressed in the workshop include: the neurobiology of trauma and why experiential therapies are a treatment of choice; phase oriented treatment; establishing psychological safety; managing affect dysregulation; working within a “window of tolerance”, creating boundaries and containers and incorporating non-verbal techniques for processing trauma.
No previous training in art or yoga are required to learn the techniques presented. Please wear clothing that allows you to move and be comfortable stepping into the various activities planned for this day. Yoga mats are not necessary. At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be able to:

Understand the current neuroscience research on trauma and the brain and apply it to the treatment of their clients.
Acquire a range of simple, experiential techniques and tools that can be used in clinical practice with traumatized clients.
Be able to use trauma sensitive yoga techniques to teach clients body based ways of grounding and managing unpleasant affect.

With facilitators Jan Beauregard and Tally Tripp. Cost: $159.00 including coffee. light refreshments and art supplies.
The Integrative Psychotherapy Institute is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.”
Student Discount $109.00 (mailed check only)Course description coming soon!To register without Clock Hours, please use the Paypal option on this website OR send a check for $159.00 to the address below made out to IPI.
To register and include the cost of the Clock Hours please register here.
Integrative Psychotherapy Institute
3615 Chain Bridge Road
Unit I (Eye)
Fairfax, VA 22030
The registration deadline is Wednesday , October 29th, 2014.The fee for walk in registration is $169.00 (without Clock Hours, $189.00 with Clock Hours) but we can not guarantee that space will be available.
Cancellation Policy: If you contact us at Drjan@ipivirginia.com a minimum of 2 weeks prior to the workshop date we will refund your tuition minus a $59.00 processing fee. Cancellations after that date will not be refunded.
Target Audience:Counselors, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Art Therapists, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, Nurses, Physicians and other Mental Health Professionals.
ADA Needs: Please notify us if you have special needs and if possible we will make every effort to accommodate them. Clock Hours through NBCC or NASW are included in your registration fee for an additional $20.00.
Greeting and Day of Workshop Instructions

Don't Tear Your Hair Out: We Can Manage Suicidality, Homicidality and Self-Injurious Behaviors
2014-10-24 | Westin Long Beach Hotel, 333 East Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 90802, United States
Presenters:

Joan A Turkus, MD, DLFAPA
Philip J Kinsler, PhD, ABPP
Jan Beauregard, PhD, CSAC, CSAT

Description:
Suicidality, homicidality, and self-injurious behaviors are both common and disturbing symptoms of complex trauma and dissociative disorders as well as challenging for clinicians to manage. These chronically unsafe and challenging behaviors grind away at our patience and clinical self-confidence, often resulting in our feeling powerless and deskilled. Yet at the same time, a trauma survivor can say, “Suicide saved my life.” How do we reconcile this?
There is a body of knowledge about suicidality, homicidality, and self-injurious behaviors. This conference will discuss the assessment and the major traumagenic dynamics of suicidality, homicidality, self-injury, substance use and eating disorders, all of which are such familiar syndromes in our work. We will explore the varied meanings that arise within our clients and which drive these behaviors and look at successful therapeutic interventions within a trauma/dissociation framework for each of them to increase our clinical acumen and skill-sets.
Finally, we will address our own countertransference and vicarious traumatization. We will explore professional and personal strategies for us as clinicians.
Objectives: At the end of the presentation, a participant will be able to:

Describe the internal meaning systems that can lead to suicidal and/or other self-destructive behaviors.
Prepare interventions to aid clients in managing these behaviors.
Design a variety of self-care strategies to avoid vicarious traumatization and burnout.

References:

Brand, B. (2001) Establishing Safety with Patients with Dissociative Identity Disorder, Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 2(4), 133-155.
Osman, A., Kopper, B., Linehan, M., Barrios, F., Gutierrez, P., Bagge, C. (1999) Validation of the Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire and the Reasons for Living Inventory in an adult psychiatric inpatient sample. Psychological Assessment, 11(2), 115-123.
Carlson, E., McDade-Montez, E., Armstrong, J., Dalenberg, C., Loewenstein, R. (2013) Development and Initial Validation of the Structured Interview for Self-Destructive Behaviors, Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 14:3, 312-327.
Pearlman, L. (1995). Trauma and the Therapist: Countertransference and Vicarious Traumatization in Psychotherapy with Incest Survivors. New York, NY, Norton.
Najavits, L. (2002) Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse. New York, NY, Guilford.
Shea, S. (2002) The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Substance Abuse Counselors, Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons.
Wallin, D. (2007) Attachment in Psychotherapy, New York, NY, Guilford Press.

Discovering Peace Within: Using Yoga, Breathwork and Mindfulness to Beat the Winter Blues
2014-02-28 | Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park Street NE & Church St., Vienna, VA, United States
Workshop Objectives:
Following this workshop, participants will be able to:

Utilize a variety of simple, experiential breathing techniques to calm the body and decease anxiety.
Be able to use trauma sensitive yoga techniques to as a body based way of grounding and managing both anxiety and depression.
incorporate several mindfulness practices to promote a sense of inner peace and wellbeing.

Our overall goal for this workshop will be to offer you a deep connection to yourself, alleviate symptoms of both anxiety and depression and send you home restored, grounded, and light!
Target Audience:
Adults 18 and older who seek a renewed spirit and inner peace. For therapists attending this workshop, 4 CEU’s are available through NBCC at your request.
Registration Details:
The cost for this workshop is $79.00 prior to the workshop and $99.00 at the door (if space permits.) No prior experience with yoga is necessary nor do you need a yoga mat for the activities. Dress comfortably for gentle movement and stretching. To register on line through Paypal visit www.ipivirginia.com. To register by mail, please complete the online application, print it out and mail with a personal or bank check made payable to IPI and mail to: 3615 Chain Bridge Rd. Unit I (Eye) Fairfax, VA 22030. Should you need to cancel your registration you must do so a minimum of 2 weeks prior to the workshop date. You will be refunded your registration fee minus a $25.00 processing fee. Cancellations after that time will not be refunded for ANY reason.

Trauma and Addiction: Making the Connection
2013-11-18 | Hilton Baltimore, 401 W Pratt St., Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Presented by Jan Beauregard, Ph.D, CSAC & Denise Tordella, LPC
Registration: www.isst-d.org

PTSD/Trauma: Helping the Veteran and Civilian Client
2013-11-08 | Chantilly National Golf & Country Club, 14901 Braddock Road, Centerville, VA, 20120, United States
To Register: www.nvlpc.org.event

It's Not About The Story: Using Yoga, Mindfulness and Body Based Techniques in Trauma Treatment
2013-11-01 | Hilton Baltimore, 401 W Pratt St., Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
To Register: http://www.isst-d.org

Working Effectively With Clients Who Abuse Substances
2013-03-20 | Cafe Oggi, 6671 Old Dominion Dr., McClean, VA, 22101, United States
This Workshop is by invitation only.
OCPNV (collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia)
