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Treating Trauma with the Integrative Relationship Therapy Approach


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Speaker:
Tammy Nelson, PhD
Duration:
12 Hours 33 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jul 17, 2024
Product Code:
NOS096346
Media Type:
Digital Recording
Access:
Never expires.


Description

Trauma can have a catastrophic impact on intimate relationships, damaging the crucial experiences of connection, closeness and pleasure that all healthy relationships need to thrive. As therapists, we need the right tools to guide our clients through the unexpected triggers and overwhelming emotions that result from trauma. This training will fully prepare you with the specialized skills you need to treat trauma in the context of relationship therapy. You’ll not only learn how to recognize and treat various types of trauma, you’ll also discover how to work with issues of intimacy, sexuality, and pleasure — so you can confidently navigate the complex challenges that often arise when working with relationships. 

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Tammy Nelson, PhD, is an internationally acclaimed psychotherapist, Board Certified Sexologist, Certified Sex Therapist, and Certified Imago Relationship Therapist. She has been a therapist for almost 30 years and is the executive director of the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute. She started the institute to develop courses for psychotherapists as the need grew for certified, integrated postgraduate sex and couple’s therapists in a growing field of mental health consumers who need more complex interventions for their relationship needs.

Dr. Tammy is a TEDx speaker, Psychotherapy Networker Symposium speaker and the author of several books, including Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together (Quiver, 2008) and the best-selling The New Monogamy: Redefining Your Relationship After Infidelity (New Harbinger, 2013), as well as When You’re the One Who Cheats: Ten Things You Need to Know (RL Publishing Corp., 2019) and the upcoming Integrative Sex and Couples Therapy (PESI, 2020).

She has been a featured expert in New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Rolling Stone magazine, TIME Magazine, Redbook, Glamour, The Sun, and The London Times. She is the host of a popular podcast on iTunes, “The Trouble with Sex”, and writes for the Huffington Post, YourTango, ThriveGlobal, and medium.com. Dr. Tammy can be followed on her blog, www.drtammynelson.com/blog.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Tammy Nelson maintains a private practice and is executive director and primary faculty at Integrated Sex Therapy Training Institute (ISTI) and has an employment relationship with Daybreak University. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc., and she additionally receives royalties from New Harbinger and Sounds True. She is a paid consultant for Evergreen Certifications. Dr. Nelson has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Tammy Nelson serves on the board of advisors for the World Association of Sex Coaches. She is a member of the American Art Therapy Association, American Association of Sex Educators, Sex Counselors, and Sex Therapists (AASECT), American Comprehensive Energy Psychology Association (ACEP), American Counseling Association, American Family Therapy Academy, American Family Therapy Association (AFTA), American Psychological Association (APA), Connecticut Counselors, Imago Relationships International Association of Professional and Certified Therapists, International Board of Sexologists, International Institute for Sexuality and Human Development, Nonfiction Authors Association, Society Scientific Study Sexuality (SSSS), and the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR).


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Objectives

  1. Discuss the concept of body armoring as it relates to consequences of trauma. 
  2. Determine the neurobiological impact of trauma on the brain. 
  3. Analyze the role of stress hormones in both the development and perpetuation of PTSD. 
  4. Distinguish risk factors linked to the development of PTSD in trauma survivors. 
  5. Identify at least three psychosocial factors that may contribute to PTSD development and persistence. 
  6. Discuss the relationship between shame and interpersonal trauma. 
  7. Summarize the ways traumatic experiences impact itimacy and closeness in relationships 
  8. Articulate the common changes that may occur in sexual function following a traumatic event 
  9. Summarize each of the three stages of Tammy Nelson’s novel Erotic Recovery Plan 
  10. Articulate the common changes that may occur in sexual function following a traumatic event 
  11. Describe an intervention for building affect and sensation tolerance 
  12. Describe the role of art therapy as a critical component of trauma recovery 
  13. List at least two art-based directives used to support trauma healing 

Outline

PART 1: Foundations of Trauma and IRT 

  •  The Three Stage Framework of Integrative Relational Therapy for Trauma  

  • Common risk factors, causes and symptoms of trauma  

  • How trauma interacts with the body and the brain  

  • How trauma shapes our thoughts, emotions and reactions   

  • The role of the trauma-informed therapist and how to avoid trauma triangulation  

  • Intersectionality and trauma  

PART 2: Sex, Intimacy and Trauma Recovery 

  • How trauma impacts relationships, intimacy and sexuality   

  • Healing trauma in relationships with the Three Stage Erotic Recovery Plan  

  • The complex relationship between trauma and pleasure  

  • Body-based approaches for healing the impact of trauma on sex and intimacy  

  • The key factors for successful recovery  

  PART 3: Art Therapy for Trauma 

  • Why art expression is a critical component of trauma recovery  

  • The most common types of art and expressive therapies  

  • An art-based model for healing relationships 

Target Audience

  • Psychologists 
  • Physicians 
  • Addiction Counselors 
  • Counselors 
  • Social Workers 
  • Marriage & Family Therapists 
  • Art Therapists 
  • Nurses 
  • Other Behavioral Health Professionals 

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