If you have ever felt anxious about how to interpret your clients’ dreams or felt pressure to ‘come up with the goods’ then this workshop is for you. If you have never spent time working with your own dreams but feel a curiosity to do so, then here is your chance to make that start.

This workshop looks at many aspects of dream life including nightmares, repetitive dreams, dream language and links to our unconscious life.

The first half of this video looks at some theoretical models, including Freud, Jung, Perls (Gestalt), cognitive theory, objectivist/constructivist approach, and the Humanistic approaches to working with and understanding dreams. The second half of the video will look at the nuts and bolts of dream interpretation.

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In this video, the hidden dynamics often at play within the complex relationship people have with money are explored.  Case studies and reflective exercises help you to gain insights to understand the unconscious meanings, emotions and beliefs that influence our attitude to money and drive behaviour.

This training gives a deeper understanding of different money perspectives and patterns within your work with clients, while also encouraging an awareness of your own narrative and beliefs around money and how they may influence your therapeutic practice or conflict with your pricing strategies.

The video includes tools and strategies to improve your therapeutic work in supporting clients navigating money issues and explores ways to help transform your own relationship with money.

Testimonials:

“Excellent training workshop on a theme rarely covered in such helpful detail; together with practical ways to approach the topic with clients.”

“A really interesting event on a subject that is rarely discussed in terms of therapy.  I found the exercises particularly helpful and surprising in what they brought up.  Very good indeed.”

“The event was more emotionally powerful than I was expecting. As a result, I think I will be more comfortable with exploring clients’ own relationship with money, when necessary.”

Please note  that any mention in the videos about “handouts” or “printouts” by trainers, are in reference to printouts of the PowerPoint slides, which were made available to delegates who attended the LIVE workshop. These slides are included within the videos and are the property of the trainers. They are not available for download or redistribution with any video rental purchase.

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Women’s social history is considered, before moving on to look at the mother-daughter relationship through the lens of attachment theory as well as the impact on a daughter’s development when she has been raised with an avoidant mother, a preoccupied mother, a secure mother, a traumatised mother.

Most of the video considers a more attachment based psychodynamic and psychoanalytic clinical focus in exploring the impact of the maternal on a daughter and the issues around the identification that each has to one another.  Potential projections, hopes, desires, fears, and the separation-individuation process are looked as well as a consideration of how we might work with these dynamics in the consulting room.

This training is suitable for experienced therapists as well as those new to the profession and those in-training. Please be aware that an in-depth examination of the four main attachment styles will not be offered as part of this workshop, but you may want to familiarise yourself by reading our blogpost, which can be found by clicking here

Testimonials:

“Tori’s excellent knowledge around attachment styles and the mother- daughter dyad has fired up my interest in attachment even more and I have come away with so much to reflect on both professionally and personally. Thank you!”

“Excellent training – trainer immediately captured my interest and conveyed information in an empathic and conversational way which really appealed to the way I learn. lots of very helpful information too.”

“A really enjoyable, informative and thought-provoking workshop. I came away with a wider perspective of attachment theory, more relevant to my work as a psychotherapist.”

Please note  that any mention in the videos about “handouts” or “printouts” by trainers, are in reference to printouts of the PowerPoint slides, which were made available to delegates who attended the LIVE workshop. These slides are included within the videos and are the property of the trainers. They are not available for download or redistribution with any video rental purchase.

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During this training sibling relationships in all their diversity are considered from an attachment-based perspective as well as the the idea that no two children have the same parenting. Freud’s notion of sibling rivalry is considered, as is the impact of rivalry and competition between siblings. The impact of the wider social world on siblings is explored, and  issues such as race, sexuality, disability, and social class are looked at. This video also look at how experiences within the family have an impact on sibling relationships. This might be the impact of loss and/or bereavement within the family, adoption, birth order, blended families, and extended families.

In this training how people in the same family can have different attachment styles is explored as well as how the projection and transference of parents, and parental expectations, make a difference to how siblings attach.

This video is suitable for any counsellor or psychotherapist (including those in-training) who is curious about the impact of siblings and the sibling relationship on their client.

Testimonials:

“A very wide-ranging look at siblings. i had thought it would be helpful to a few of my clients but in fact it was helpful to all of them.”

“Truly engaging and thought provoking! It provided a wider perspective and introduced new dynamics that have enriched my self-awareness and my client work.”

“Really absorbing and informative. Helped me formulate areas in which to explore with clients around sibling relationships and dynamics within their history. Hugely valuable.”

Please note  that any mention in the videos about “handouts” or “printouts” by trainers, are in reference to printouts of the PowerPoint slides, which were made available to delegates who attended the LIVE workshop. These slides are included within the videos and are the property of the trainers. They are not available for download or redistribution with any video rental purchase.

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This video is the ideal introduction to understanding what menopause is, when it happens, why it happens and what those who will experience menopause directly can do to help manage the transition and how you, as a therapist, can support those you are working with, and how you can consider your own self care if it will happen to you too.

This training is suitable for therapists of any gender who might be working with individuals or couples, and who are curious about how best to support their clients during this important life transition.

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This training discusses how ‘the replacement child’ dynamics create a fragmented identity, relational difficulties and a sense of existential insecurity. Through clinical material, our speaker discusses how these unconscious themes can be sensitively considered within the therapeutic relationship and how we can accompany replacement children to find their true self.

Definition of Replacement Child:

The definition of the term ‘replacement child’ is complex and depends on the particular person and their family psychodynamics. The richness of the concept is addressed  through theoretical and clinical vignettes, but for the purposes of this tyraining we use the definition of ‘Replacement Child’ offered by the Replacement Child Forum which we have replicated below from their website):

A person can be a replacement child if:

• Conceived or born to replace a child or other member of the family who has died;
• Born shortly aftera death, stillbirth, miscarriage or abortion: a so-called subsequent child;
• Born as a surviving twin or multiple;
• Replacing a sibling or another member of the family later on, due to death or disability;
• In the context of the adoption of a child, replacing or being replaced by a conceived child; or
• Being assigned the role to replace a missing person or self-identifying with such a role.
• Important Note: Children born or adopted after a death or loss are not automatically replacement children.

Testimonials:

“Amazing presentation from Kristina which resonated with deep issues I have had for years but not understood”

Please note  that any mention in the videos about “handouts” or “printouts” by trainers, are in reference to printouts of the PowerPoint slides, which were made available to delegates who attended the LIVE workshop. These slides are included within the videos and are the property of the trainers. They are not available for download or redistribution with any video rental purchase.

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The research of Stephen Porges has made the conventional wisdom about the ANS (“fight/flight” vs. “rest/rebuild”) somewhat obsolete, and replaced it with a new concept, the “Polyvagal Theory”.

Porges’ new understanding about the Autonomic Nervous System has been thoroughly tested and proven and has profound implications across all forms of healthcare.

THE MAIN LEARNING POINTS:

1. The autonomic nervous system is the foundation of health and wellness, regulating neurochemistry, the immune system and most behaviour. Some say that “80% or more of all medical conditions are ANS events.” (Dr James Jealous, leading US osteopath and teacher).
2. The traditional modal of the ANS usually taught has two branches, the ANS has three branches and the branches are sequential instead of purely reciprocal.
3. The newly discovered third branch is the Social Nervous System, which regulates the evolutionarily older Sympathetic (properly called “Orthosympathetic”) and oldest Parasympathetic branches. The Social branch meets the technical criteria for inclusion in the ANS.
4. Understanding the ANS fully is a true revolution in health care, with enormous implications for medicine, psychology, birthing practices, early childhood care and education of all ages. In addition, the Polyvagal Theory provides important anatomical and physiological information for much more effective treatment of trauma.

The above text has been taken in edited form from the Colorado School of Energy Studies, who are forerunners in the promotion of Polyvagal Theory. They offer a number of resources on their website (www.energyschool.com), such as the following:

ARTICLES

Triune_Autonomic_Nervous_System_Article-Chitty  (2-page summary of Polyvagal Theory)

Dancing-with-Yin-Yang-chap6-ANS-LR   (Chapter 6 from the book “Dancing with Yin and Yang” by John Chitty)

POSTER

John Chitty, founder of the Colorado School of Energy Studies, has produced a colour poster that combines the 7 most significant diagrams from the Chapter 6 article quoted above, in one view. The poster format may be easier to assimilate over time, compared to a one-pass reading or viewing experience.

The ANS poster is available direct from the Colorado School of Energy Studies, or for anyone resident in the UK, Brighton Therapy Partnership are sole distributors of the poster in the UK.

To poster is available to purchase for the price of £26.30. Please email info@brightontherapypartnership.org.uk to arrange to purchase.

Email info@brightontherapypartnership.org.uk to arrange your discounted poster purchase.

Other Resources:

“Autonomic Nervous System: Precision Regulation” – A4 laminated card by Babette Rothschild, from The Body Remembers Volume 2: Revolutionizing Trauma Treatment (Norton, 2017), available as a free download here https://usabp.org/resources/Documents/ANS%20English%20HANDOUT%20TBRv2.pdf or as a laminated card here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Autonomic-Nervous-System-Table-Laminated/dp/039371280X

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It was developed to work specifically with clients who had high levels of shame and self-criticism and who had had early experiences of poor attachment, affiliation and affection.

CFT is now an increasingly popular therapeutic modality for a number of mental health difficulties – research into its effectiveness and acceptability as a transdiagnostic therapy has increased over the previous 10 years as the therapy has evolved.

This training covers the theory behind CFT as well as a number of reflections and exercises that can be used in practice. The training includes case studies from Erin that help illustrate how CFT can be used in formulation and practice.

During this  training, viewers will learn about:

The origins of CFT

• The affect regulation model that underpins CFT
• Compassion as flow – opening to compassion from others and ourselves as well as giving compassion outwardly
• Various definitions and components of compassion, and how by developing a ‘compassionate mind’, we can help people to cultivate a more compassionate relationship with themselves and their distress.
• The fears, blocks and resistances to self-compassion
• The key skills and approaches used in CFT to develop a ‘compassionate mind’

By the end of the training viewers will have a firm understanding of the model of CFT as well as a plethora of exercises they can take into their practice.

Testimonials:

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While some patients welcome time out, perhaps introducing extra breaks by missing sessions, others protest or collapse in the absence of the therapist.

Unexpected breaks due to therapists’ life events are particularly challenging and sometimes catastrophic. But, while the regularity and rhythms of therapy help to create a secure base, the spaces between appointments are essential, holding different meanings at different stages of the work.

Drawing on both Attachment Theory and the work of Winnicott, this presentation also considers the aim of psychotherapy and how breaks, including the therapist’s holidays and sabbaticals, provide essential developmental opportunities.

Testimonials:

“I think Linda was excellent, deep thinking, challenging and helpful.”

“Really welcomed Linda’s case study material and loved the ‘Begonia’ example! Really lovely interaction between her and her client!”

Please note  that any mention in the videos about “handouts” or “printouts” by trainers, are in reference to printouts of the PowerPoint slides, which were made available to delegates who attended the LIVE workshop. These slides are included within the videos and are the property of the trainers. They are not available for download or redistribution with any video rental purchase.

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