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Treating Attachment Trauma with Compassionate Imagery, with Deborah Lee, DClinPsy

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Treating attachment trauma

Attachment trauma can leave clients on constant alert for threats . . . . . . which can make processing traumatic memories incredibly difficult. So in the video below, Deborah Lee, DClinPsy, shares how she worked with one client who was severely neglected in her childhood. She’ll walk you through the imagery exercise she used […]

How Feeling “Never Good Enough” Can Get Passed Down Through Generations, with Lynn Lyons, LICSW

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How Feelings of "Never Good Enough" Get Passed Through Generations

Many times, when a client reports feeling unworthy, they may be able to pinpoint specific instances when they received messages that they weren’t good enough. But there are also indirect ways that this message can be conveyed and passed across generations – even in loving, connected families. In the video below, Lynn Lyons, LICSW, will […]

A Simple Metaphor to De-Shame a Client’s Trauma Response, with Ron Siegel, PsyD

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• A Simple Metaphor to De-Shame a Client’s Response to Trauma

After a traumatic event, a client might feel deeply ashamed by how they responded to the situation. Perhaps they froze and now blame themselves for not fighting back. Or, maybe they ran away, but now regret not standing up for themselves. As clinicians, we’re able to recognize that these reactions happen at the level of […]

A Body-Based Approach to Managing Difficult Emotions

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Bonnie Goldstein gives a body-based approach to help clients manage difficult emotions

When clients have a low threshold for tolerating difficult emotions, their lives can become extremely limited. Instead of working through the challenges that can lead to new opportunities, they may choose to stay with the relative “safety” of what they know – even if it’s dysfunctional. So in the video below, Bonnie Goldstein, PhD, walks […]

Questions That Can Help Your Clients Talk About Shame

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Easing shame: specific questions that can help your client

Talking about shame can be a deeply uncomfortable experience . . . . . . and clients may go to great lengths to avoid discussing or admitting to feelings of shame. But as we know, shame that stays hidden will continue to grow more powerful, often bringing on even more shame. So in the video […]

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