Eye Movements and Eye Placements in Psychotherapy: Fast Tools for Desensitization

Description

Several contemporary and classic psychotherapy modalities utilize eye movements and eye placements to help clients desensitize to, and process, distressing memories and thoughts. These techniques, which are often straightforward and easy to implement, are nonetheless underutilized by therapists, as few trainings teach these strategies in isolation. Attend this workshop, and you will learn several practical, eye-based desensitization and processing skills that can immediately be integrated with almost any therapy approach!

Objectives:

This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:

a). Name and practice at least two eye placement techniques that can facilitate desensitization and processing of distressing material.

b). Name and practice at least two eye movement techniques that can facilitate desensitization and processing of distressing material.

c). Describe two limbic areas of the brain involved in desensitization.

Target Audience:

The target audience for this event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, and other clinical mental health professionals.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA

Material Author(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA

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 formerly served as the President of the Oklahoma Psychological Association, and holds an adjunct faculty appointments at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. She is a former President of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association. Dr. Sweeton offers psychological services services to clients in Oklahoma, Kansas, and internationally, 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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