by Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA | Mar 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
While many therapy training seminars discuss ways to regulate the nervous system, few address this topic from a developmental trauma perspective. Although for many clients lowering the stress response in the body and brain will feel relieving, trauma survivors can experience this nervous system shift as dangerous and painful. This seminar teaches clinicians how to help clients manage and reduce sympathetic nervous system arousal in the body without triggering a rebound effect, wherein a client experiences a sudden increase in physical stress in response to physiological relaxation. No previous NDIT training is required for this course, but completion of this course counts toward NDIT certification (which will be offered starting late 2024).
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Agenda:
9:00am – 9:30am: Understanding the Autonomic Nervous System and the Fight or Flight Response
9:30am – 10:00am: Delving into the Relaxation Response and Its Role in Homeostasis
10:00am – 10:15am: Break
10:15am – 10:45am: A Close Look at Stress and Survival Responses in our Daily Lives
10:45am – 11:30am: Techniques for Self-Regulation – Exploring Autogenic Training and its Benefits
11:30am – 12:00pm: The Science of Breath – Understanding Diaphragmatic Breathing and its Role in Activating the Vagus Nerve
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Explain how past survival responses, such as immobility and collapse, contribute to physiological rebounding during relaxation techniques.
b). Name at least three approaches for helping clients reduce sympathetic arousal in a way that feels tolerable.
c). Describe at-home techniques clients can integrate into their lives that promote relaxation without dissociation.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, psychiatrists and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA
Material Author(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA
Originally trained as a neuroscientist, Dr. Jennifer Sweeton is a clinical and forensic psychologist, Amazon #1 best-selling author, and internationally-recognized expert on trauma, anxiety, and the neuroscience of mental health. She is the author of the book, Trauma Treatment Toolbox, published by PESI Publishing & Media. Dr. Sweeton completed her doctoral training at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, and the National Center for PTSD. Additionally, she holds a master’s degree in affective neuroscience from Stanford University, and studied behavioral genetics at Harvard University. Dr. Sweeton resides in the greater Kansas City area, where she owns a group private practice, Kansas City Mental Health Associates, and co-owns Mind Works Professional Education, Inc., a continuing education company. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and is a former President of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association. Dr. Sweeton offers clinical and forensic psychological services, and is a sought-after trauma and neuroscience expert who has trained more than 15,000 mental health professionals in all 50 US states and over 20 countries.
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by Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA | Mar 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Trauma survivors often experience a profound disconnect from their bodies, and this experiential avoidance can make trauma processing, and therapy more broadly, difficult to engage in. However, reconnecting (or connecting for the first time!) with the body can feel dangerous and scary, and it is common for clients to resist practices that create “felt sense.” This seminar, which is a deep dive into Module 2, demystifies experiential avoidance and helps clinicians learn how to take a titrated approach when helping clients connect to their bodies and emotions. No previous NDIT training is required for this course, but completion of this course counts toward NDIT certification (which will be offered starting late 2024).
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Agenda:
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Introduction and Grounding Tips
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Safe/Secure/Calm Body Scan
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Mid Morning Break
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Titrating into Interoception
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: Breath Connection & Interoceptive Exposure
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM: Reconnecting with the Self
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Movement/Poses
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Describe the neural mechanisms of experiential avoidance.
b). Describe what it means to take a titrated approach to body connection, so that felt sense is tolerable.
c). Learn and practice at least three techniques that will gently and safely help clients reconnect to their bodies and emotions.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, psychiatrists and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA
Material Author(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA
Originally trained as a neuroscientist, Dr. Jennifer Sweeton is a clinical and forensic psychologist, Amazon #1 best-selling author, and internationally-recognized expert on trauma, anxiety, and the neuroscience of mental health. She is the author of the book, Trauma Treatment Toolbox, published by PESI Publishing & Media. Dr. Sweeton completed her doctoral training at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, and the National Center for PTSD. Additionally, she holds a master’s degree in affective neuroscience from Stanford University, and studied behavioral genetics at Harvard University. Dr. Sweeton resides in the greater Kansas City area, where she owns a group private practice, Kansas City Mental Health Associates, and co-owns Mind Works Professional Education, Inc., a continuing education company. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and is a former President of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association. Dr. Sweeton offers clinical and forensic psychological services, and is a sought-after trauma and neuroscience expert who has trained more than 15,000 mental health professionals in all 50 US states and over 20 countries.
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by Tim Cassidy | Mar 11, 2024 | Live Events
This training will analyze the different types of sexual trauma and symptoms of traumatic grief. Conceptualization of the difference between grief and PTSD and how a traumatic experience can lead to grief. Attendees will learn about current therapeutic approaches and techniques to help those who’ve experienced sexual trauma to navigate their grief. This training will provided insight on how to support children, adolescents, and adults who are grieving due to sexual trauma.
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Attendance and Location Details
Date and Time
Friday, October 11, 2024, 10:00am-12:00pm CST (11:00am-1:00pm EST / 8:00am-10:00am PST)
*Live Webinar Attendees: Zoom link will be made available to you 24-48 hours prior to event date
Agenda:
Definition Overview (00:00 – 00:45)
Sexual Trauma
Grief/Mourning
Traumatic Grief
Grief vs PTSD
Grief Models and Therapies (00:45 – 01:15)
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy
Somatic Experiencing
Interventions (01:15 – 02:00)
Grounding Techniques
Self-Acceptance Activities
Working through guilt
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Identify and explain the different types of sexual trauma, grief, and traumatic grief.
b). Learn and describe 1-2 theoretical orientations and their techniques to support traumatic grief.
c). Learn and practice 3-4 interventions for trauma, grief, and guilt to promote resiliency in clients.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Tiffani Dilworth LCPC, CGCS
Material Author(s): Tiffani Dilworth LCPC, CGCS
Tiffani Dilworth is a successful psychotherapist, author, and sought-after speaker on topics related to grief, PTSD, and sexual assault. She has worked across the US with various organizations, schools, universities, and corporations to bring awareness to the grieving process and to teach countless people how to live alongside their grief. In addition to maintaining a private practice, Ms. Dilworth is an affiliate of PsychExperts & Associates, Inc, located in Baltimore, MD. Drawing on her rich clinical experience, Ms. Dilworth incorporates the most current information on the process of grieving with evidence-based and innovative treatment techniques that clinicians can immediately use in their practice. As the author of the books 11 Tools to Help Manage the Aftermath of Trauma and Types of Grief she is also the Host of Managing My Grief Podcast. Ms. Dilworth has a history of being the Founder of a nonprofit organization, being Co-Host of an afternoon radio talk show, and starting multiple businesses. Ms. Dilworth received her Master’s in Community Counseling from Oklahoma State University. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Certified Grief Counseling Specialist.
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by Tim Cassidy | Mar 11, 2024 | Live Events
Sex is almost always a physical act, so why would we not use the body as a resource for better understanding our clients’ experiences? This course draws on many of the main principles in somatic psychology including polyvagal theory, attachment theory, narrative and art therapy, the Braddock Body Process, integrative trauma and PTSD therapies, and the instructor’s own research into embodied healing for survivors of sexual trauma. It will address somatic memory and holding, as well as ways to reframe and replace dysfunctional psychosomatic patterns with integrated alternatives.
Understanding how the brain and body work together—not focusing on one over the other—informs effective somatic sex therapy interventions. Somatic techniques are most often used as an addition to, rather than a replacement for, traditional sex therapy methodology. Somatic techniques inherently offer titrated pacing and client-lead initiatives, moving clients toward states of embodiment and empowerment and creating an ideal foundation for holistic sexual health.
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Attendance and Location Details
Date and Time
Friday, November 1, 2024, 12:00pm – 4:00pm CST / 1:00pm – 5:00pm EST / 10:00am – 2:00pm PST
*Live Webinar Attendees: Zoom link will be made available to you 24-48 hours prior to event date
Agenda:
12:00pm: Introduction
12:10-1:45: Overview of somatic psychology theories, sexual trauma therapy and sex therapy frameworks
1:45-2:00: 15-minute break
2:00-3:15: Somatic psychology methods directly applied to sex therapy
3:15-3:40: Clinical case studies
3:40-4:00: Closing comments and Q & A
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Learn and understand the principal theories applied to somatic sex therapy.
b). Describe three clinical examples of how somatic sex therapy can benefit clients.
c). Explain what is meant by embodiment and empowerment through a somatic sex therapy lens.
d). Discuss and explain integrated healing and holistic sexual health.
Target Audience:
Mental Health Clinicians & Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Counselors, and other Healthcare Workers.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Holly Richmond, PhD, LMFT
Material Author(s): Holly Richmond, PhD, LMFT
Dr. Holly Richmond is a Somatic Psychotherapist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and Certified Sex Therapist (CST). This unique combination of credentials enables her to focus on clients’ cognitive processes as well as mind-body health. She works with women, men, couples and gender-diverse individuals on relationship and sexuality issues, offering sex therapy and sexual health coaching nationally and internationally. Her treatment specialties include low libido, sexual dysfunction, compulsive sexuality (often called “addiction”), desire discrepancies in couples, recovery from sexual assault and abuse, and alternative/non-traditional sexual expression. Her newly released book “Reclaiming Pleasure: A Sex-Positive Guide for Moving Past Sexual Trauma and Living a Passionate Life” (New Harbinger, Oct. 2021) is an innovative look at both somatic and psychological factors in survivors’ erotic recovery. Dr. Holly is regularly quoted in publications and media outlets including The New York Times, CNN, Shape, NBC, Wired, Forbes, Oprah, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health. She is a sought-after consultant in the sextech industry and is seen as a pioneer in the clinical exploration of sex and technology, and how they work together as human sexuality evolves in the 21 st century. Each interlinked facet of her work is grounded in a sex-positive perspective: all sex is good sex as long as it is consensual and pleasurable. This non-judgmental position allows her to assist clients in discovering their true needs, desires and personal path to wellness. www.drhollyrichmond.com www.next-sex.com
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by John Arden, PhD, ABPP | Mar 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
Every few years a seemingly new psychotherapeutic approach surges in popularity, only to fade away later as a distant memory. Recently, a wide variety of interactive factors underlying many health and mental health problems have been identified. This seminar synthesizes the substantial literature on metabolism, psychoneuroimmunology and epigenetics, combining it with the neuroscience of emotional, interpersonal, cognitive, and psychodynamic psychotherapeutic approaches to offer an integrated vision of psychotherapy. The integrative model promotes a conceptual shift in how we understand mental health problems and their solutions. We can now understand how metabolism, gene expression, immune system, diet, brain structure, and even gut bacteria effect mental health. Psychotherapists in the 21st Century will by necessity become more like healthcare workers to address and resolve adverse mind-body-brain interactions. Dr. Arden will cover concepts to include:
- The relationship between mental health and gene expression, including the interaction between the metabolism, immune system, genes, brain dynamics, and mental health.
- How the pandemic of obesity and autoimmune disorders involves chronic inflammation and various mental health disorders.
- How early adverse experiences can effect long-term health.
- How genes can be expressed or suppressed and how stress systems can be turned on and are difficult to turn off epigenetically.
- How the immune system and metabolism are intricately connected to brain systems.
- How chronic and acute stress can dysregulate the immune system and how autoimmune disorders contribute to depression, anxiety, and cognitive problems.
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Agenda:
9:00am to 10:45am – Gene Expression
10:45am to 11:00am – Break
11:00am to 12:00pm – Immune System
12:00pm to 1:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00pm 2:00pm – ‘Social Self’
2:00pm to 2:15pm – Break
2:15pm to 3:00pm – Habit and Motivation
3:00pm to 4:30pm – Self Organization
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Contrast the overly compartmental field of psychotherapy of the 20th Century to the integrative vision of psychotherapy in the 21st Century.
b). Learn and explain how poor health contributes to poor mental health as well as vice versa.
c). Analyze and describe how an overactive immune system, dysregulated metabolism, and gene expression contributes to depression and anxiety.
d). When working with clients, learn where to encourage lifestyle changes that improve health and mental health.
e). Learn and describe how poor sleep, diet, and lack of exercise contributes to changes in gene expression and metabolism, which all affect mental health.
f). Learn and practice Mind-Brain and evidence-based therapy approaches with the most practical outcomes.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, psychiatrists and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): John Arden, PhD, ABPP
Material Author(s): John Arden, PhD, ABPP
John Arden, PhD, ABPP, is the author of 15 books (translated into 20 languages), including his most recent, Rewire Your Brain 2.0, Mind-Brain-Gene: Toward Psychotherapy Integration. Brain2Brain, The Brain Bible, as well as Brain-Based Therapy with Adults and Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents. Dr. Arden previously served as Director of Training in Mental Health for Kaiser Permanente in the Northern California region. He oversaw the training programs in 24 medical centers where over 150 postdoctoral residents and interns are trained each year. This was one of the largest mental health training programs in the world. He has presented seminars and workshops in over 30 countries and in all US States.
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