Treating Trauma Clients at the Edge: How Brain Science Can Inform Interventions (HS 052805 Anderson)

Course overview

Therapists often get shaken and lose confidence in their approach when a client's trauma response edges into seemingly uncontrollable extremes of rage, panic, or suicidal desperation. This workshop provides an essential road map for treating difficult trauma cases through a detailed exploration of the neurobiological processes of hyperarousal and parasympathetic withdrawal underlying extreme symptoms. You'll discover: - How to stay clear and calm while working with clients in extreme states - When it's necessary to be the "auxiliary brain" for your client - When to slow things down and hand over control vs. when you need to be bigger than the extreme symptom - When to work from the top-down and when to work from the bottom-up