(HS Gillis 150576 2026) Abandonment, Neglect and Developmental Trauma A Clinical Toolkit for Treating Relational Wounds a...

Course overview

Gently establish safety and trust with clients who push away connection Tools to help clients silence their inner critic Break cycles of perfectionism, self-sabotage and people pleasing Step-by-step interventions you can implement immediately You see so many clients like this ... the ones who desperately seek connection yet push everyone away. People-pleasers trapped in perfectionism. Clients who self-medicate to survive the relentless ache inside. Their early wounds and childhood traumas have shaped everything for them. Because when parents and caregivers were inconsistent, unavailable, or emotionally neglectful ... ... your clients learned that love is conditional, connection is unsafe, and their needs don't matter. But treating these clients isn't easy. They come to therapy with chronic shame, fear of intimacy, and relational patterns that are hard to break. And every moment of trust can unravel in an instant. Every attempt at vulnerability is met with self-protective withdrawal. And every breakthrough feels fragile and easily undone. That's why we teamed up with expert Kaytee Gillis, LCSW to create this essential training. An experienced clinician whose work has been featured in TIME magazine, BBC world news and Women's Health magazine -- she's a survivor and best-selling author of Healing from Parental Abandonment and Neglect. Kaytee has spent her career helping clients heal from the wounds of abandonment trauma. And now, she'll guide you through a simple step-by-step framework, full of in-depth instruction, case examples, and demonstrations so you can: Identify abandonment trauma and unhealthy attachment patterns Recognize, reframe, and replace long-standing trauma responses clients live with Help clients undo shame with understanding and self-compassion Silence the inner critic that perpetuates cycles of self-blame Apply a clinical toolkit to establish safety, security and repair attachment wounds And much more! PLUS you'll be able to integrate these techniques with DBT, IFS, EMDR, CPT, and other modalities you may already be using in sessions.