Learn the basic tenets of AEDP. Training focuses on basic theory and practical skills, emphasizing AEDP’s emotion and attachment-based change and healing mechanisms. Training include an experiential component and videos of sessions.

Learn what principles are at work when providing effective trauma therapy and how these principles are applied in relational therapy with trauma survivors.

Learn the basics of how to respond to and treat trauma caused by childhood sexual abuse. This training focuses on identifying the unique lasting relational effects of CSA and common themes for survivors, and on how to approach and treat survivors with confidence and compassion individually and in a group setting.

Learn about the spectrum of dissociation experiences. This training offers insight on the origins of dissociation, the different ways in which it manifests and how to recognize dissociation when it is happening in the office. The training also offers practical tools to respond in the moment and help clients learn how to gain more control over dissociative experiences through grounding and other techniques.

Topics include among others: advanced defense work, working with pathogenic affects, identifying and working with transformance, AEDP states 1,2,3,4

Learn the tenets of effective crisis response when someone discloses a recent traumatic event. This training focuses on definitions of trauma and acute stress, on the brain during a traumatic situation and on principles of responding to someone who recently experienced a traumatic event.

Learn the basic tenets of DBT. Training focuses on DBT’s revolutionary understanding of the origins of self-harm and suicidality and the components that were developed to address these issues. Training offers DBT’s framework for working with BPD and high crises clients effectively and provides both theoretical background and practical tools for clinicians.

Learn the basic tenets of DBT-PE for treating trauma. Training focuses on DBT’s adaptation of PE. Participants will learn basic tenets of exposure therapy and how they have been adapted to working with high crises clients.

Gain confidence and let go of fear in discussing, assessing and treating suicidality. This training provides a theoretical framework and concrete tools to discuss, assess and respond to suicidality.

Learn about the actual and real risks to providers who work with survivors of trauma on a regular basis and how to mitigate these risks. This training goes beyond simple practices of self-care.