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Pat Ogden, PhDPat Ogden, PhD, is a psychotherapist, renowned innovator in somatic psychology, and leading expert in working through the body to resolve trauma. She developed Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a body-oriented approach to help patients process traumatic memories and manage threat responses. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy was influenced by Pat’s training in gestalt therapy, mindfulness practices, and the Hakomi method. Pat is the primary author of Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment. |
You might like to check out a course with Pat Ogden, PhD:
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The Treating Trauma Master SeriesA comprehensive 5-module series on how to approach the treatment of trauma, including practical applications of neurobiology and the limbic system, working with the nervous system to manage threat responses, and several strategies for processing traumatic memory. 10 CE/CME credits or Clock Hours are available |
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Working with the Pain of AbandonmentAn expert discussion on the effects of abandonment and how it relates to trauma, featuring a series of techniques for helping clients combat a fear of rejection, reduce feelings of shame, and develop healthy relationships. 4.25 CE/CME credits or Clock Hours are available |
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How to Work with the Limbic System to Reverse the Physiological Imprint of TraumaAn informative analysis of how trauma impacts the brain, body, and nervous system, including key techniques targeting the limbic system to help clients release tension in the body, process unresolved emotion, and break the repetitive loop of trauma. 3.25 CE/CME credits or Clock Hours are available |
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Expert Strategies for Working with Traumatic MemoryA practical analysis of how trauma impacts four types of memory, with a toolkit of strategies for helping clients stay grounded in the present, release corrupted procedural memories, and manage and prevent overstimulation. 2.75 CE/CME credits or Clock Hours are available |
Find out more about how Pat Ogden, PhD works with trauma here:
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How to Use the Wisdom of the Body to Heal TraumaYou may have heard that if you put on a happy face, you’ll actually start to feel better.But did you know that. . . |
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Addressing White Privilege in a SessionA little while back, Pat Ogden, PhD was talking about resentment, and she made a key distinction. You see, there’s resentment that stems from. . . |
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The Surprising Connection between Posture and ResilienceWhen patients can’t find words to describe their experience, we can often find clues . . . |
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Working with the Body to Release AnxietyWhen anxiety strikes, it not only consumes the mind . . . |