with Bessel van der Kolk & Linda Thai
This 3 session on-demand course offered through Academy of Therapy Wisdom will teach you how to:
Traumatized people continue to be trapped in bodies held hostage by their history. Now you can learn from Bessel and Linda how to change the never-ending cycle of fight or flight, freeze or fawn.
Session 1 (3 hours with Bessel van der Kolk):
Bessel van der Kolk will provide an overview of his groundbreaking work on the neurobiology of trauma, shedding light on how trauma affects the body, brain, and nervous system. Because of altered neurobiological systems, traumatized people continue to be trapped by their history and react to current experiences in a myriad of ways as a replay of the past.
Based on his pioneering research, Bessel will delve into innovative and evidence-based approaches that mental health professionals can use to help clients restore a basic sense of calm and safety. This exploration will also include emergent treatment approaches identified by the latest advances in research on trauma.
Session 2 (90 minutes with Linda Thai):
Trauma can force us to develop strategies to help us survive what we experienced. These actions of survival get stuck inside the nervous system and the body. By learning to recognize and work with these survival responses, we can manage anxiety and overthinking, emotional flooding, and overwhelm. New choices become available that allow us to cultivate self-awareness around past behaviors, thoughts, and emotions.
Session 3 (90 minutes with Linda Thai):
In this jam-packed experiential session, Linda will share techniques for professionals to use for themselves and to introduce to your clients to restore well-being.
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