Diane Poole Heller, Bruce Ecker, Susan Johnson, and more! – Putting Attachment Theory into Practice

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Diane Poole Heller, Bruce Ecker, Susan Johnson, and more! – Putting Attachment Theory into Practice

Session 1: Presenting Secure Attachment | Diane Poole Heller, Ph.D.
Explore practical techniques designed to offer clients with attachment injuries an emotionally corrective experience. You’ll learn how to:

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Identify and assess the different styles of troubled attachment
Increase your nonverbal skills for creating a secure attachment bond and safety in the therapy room
Create rapport with clients by speaking the distinctive “language” of the various attachment styles
Incorporate well-timed humor and playfulness into your style

Diane Poole Heller is an expert trainer in the adult attachment theory model of DARe (Dynamic Attachment Re-patterning Experience).

Session 2: When Is Attachment the Issue? | Bruce Ecker, M.A., L.M.F.T
Determine whether a client’s problems come from early childhood experiences or some other source by exploring:

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Techniques for making the underlying emotional learnings that maintain symptomatic behaviors explicit
The principles of memory reconsolidation and the 3-step process necessary to dissolve problematic emotional learnings
Juxtaposition interventions to dissolve destructive beliefs and symptoms
The emotional necessity of any given symptom

Bruce Ecker is codirector of the Coherence Psychology Institute and coauthor of Unlocking the Emotional Brain.

Session 3: Hearts and Bones: Attachment and Sexuality | Susan Johnson, Ed.D.
Deepen your understanding of secure, integrated sexuality and how to address sexual issues in attachment-based couples therapy by exploring:

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The 3 primary styles of sexual relationship: sealed-off sex, solace sex, and synchrony sex
How to listen with an attachment ear when couples present with sexual problems
How to facilitate hold-me-tight conversations that enable couples to address longstanding attachment issues in their relationships
How the methods of Emotionally Focused Therapy can help couples create greater intimacy

Susan Johnson directs the Ottawa Couple and Family Institute and the International Center for Excellence in EFT.

Session 4: Getting Through to Shutdown Children and Families | Daniel Hughes, Ph.D.
Get through to difficult children and their overstressed parents by:

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Applying the skills of PACE (play, acceptance, curiosity and empathy) in your therapeutic work
Establishing verbal and nonverbal transparency as the foundation of your connection with troubled kids
Focusing on a child’s interests while avoiding a premature exploration of symptoms and problems
Taking the lead in actively involving parents in the therapeutic process

Daniel Hughes is the author of Building the Bonds of Attachment and Attachment-Focused Parenting.

Session 5: Attachment Issues in Chronic Pain | Maggie Phillips, Ph.D.
Apply the latest discoveries connecting psychological trauma and chronic pain by learning to:

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Structure a first-session assessment of a client presenting with persistent, undiagnosable pain
Distinguish the four layers of trauma that apply to chronic pain
Explore for issues of abuse, abandonment, and neglect in determining the roots of chronic pain
Apply a toolkit of mind-body techniques to dramatically increase a client’s ability to self-regulate
Give clients new experiences early in treatment that increase hope and motivation for change

Maggie Phillips is the author of Reversing Chronic Pain and Finding the Energy to Heal.

Session 6: Healing Attachment Wounds with Energy Psychology | David Feinstein, Ph.D.
Learn simple techniques for helping clients with childhood attachment wounds self-regulate and explore how to:

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Incorporate energy psychology into any therapeutic approach
Neutralize the charge of unresolved attachment trauma through Emotional Freedom Techniques
Use “tapping” and additional energy psychology techniques to affect the amygdala and other parts of the brain
Structure an energy psychology intervention for a range of problems and assess its impact

David Feinstein has taught at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and his books have won eight national awards.

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