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A Mistake Practitioners Might Make When Their Patient Is Stuck in the “Attach/Cry-for-Help” Response

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A Mistake Practitioners Make When Their Patient Is Stuck in Attachment based Trauma response

We know fight, flight, and freeze . . . . . . but recently the experts have identified several more defense responses to trauma, including “attach/cry-for-help.” This response is potentially the least understood, and it can be challenging to work with. And according to Kathy Steele, MN, CS, there’s a common mistake that practitioners make […]

A Simple Strategy for Dissociative Clients Who Lose Time

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Working with dissociative clients during trauma treatment with Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD

When a client dissociates in session, there are many grounding techniques we can use to bring them back to the present. But what can help clients when they dissociate outside of your office – particularly when they report losing chunks of time? Below, Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD shares a simple yet effective strategy that helps […]

The Differences in Dissociation Triggered by Shame and Terror – and How to Work with Each

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The Differences in Dissociation Triggered by Shame and Terror with Bethany Brand on Trauma Treatment

Some of our most challenging work is with clients who have suffered from trauma – and when a client dissociates, that work can become even more complex. The way we approach a client’s dissociation may vary based on what triggered it. In the video below, Bethany Brand, PhD, will share the clues she looks for […]

Working with the Nervous System via Telehealth

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Deb Dana on calming a patients nervous system via telehealth and online therapy practice

For many practitioners, it’s been months since they’ve seen patients in person. Telehealth has been critical during the pandemic, but it also comes with some challenges – not the least of which is working with your patient’s nervous system through a screen. In the video below, Deb Dana, LCSW will walk you through how she […]

What We Might Be Missing – Listening for Racial Stress in Session

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Racial Stress and Trauma in Therapeutic Sessions

There may be times when a client comes into a session with a specific story about racism that they experienced, and they want to talk about it. But according to Usha Tummala-Narra, PhD, a client’s experience of racial stress will usually come up much more subtly – and it could be easy to miss if […]

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