Treatment for trauma, substance abuse, sexual compulsivity and eating disorders

Making the Connection: Using Body-based Techniques in the Treatment of Addiction and Trauma

ISSTD Conference, Orlando, FL Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista1751 Hotel Plaza Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, FL

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...

Working With The Highly Dissociative Client : Assessment, Staging Treatment and Fostering Integration

IITAP Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak Resort 7677 N. 16th St., Phoenix, AZ

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....

Addiction Interactions and Complex Trauma: A Neurobiologically Informed Body Based Approach

IITAP Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak Resort 7677 N. 16th St., Phoenix, AZ

  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...

When Words Are Not Enough: Using Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™ and Other Body-based Techniques in Trauma Treatment

Maggianos Little Italy Restaurant Tysons Galleria, McLean

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...

When Words Are Not Enough: Treating Addiction and Trauma Using a Body Based Approach

Hyatt Regency 122 North Second Street, Phoenix, AZ

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...

Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame and Self -Loathing

Hyatt Regency Phoenix Cowboy - 2nd floor, Phoenix, AZ

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...

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