Helping individuals heal their attachment injuries in a couples group therapy setting
1.5 CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUS)
When we have experienced a lot of relational trauma, we can feel all alone, disconnected, cut off from everyone and everything. We are capable of healing and repairing these broken connections, to our self, other people and loved ones. But we can’t do it alone. We don’t heal in isolation. We need other people. We are hurt in relationships and we heal in relationships. In this session participants will learn some techniques of psychodrama while working with couples in a group therapy setting. Participants will learn techniques that provide safety for healing to take place. The process of self-regulation and co-regulation in couples group therapy allows for the skill of earning how to feel safe with others, especially “others” that contributed to injury. This is revolutionary.
Learning Objectives:
- Self-regulation and co-regulation are both needed and beneficial throughout our lifetime.
- Learning how to help clients feel safe with others. In order to heal together, our clients need to feel safe.
- Helping couples “seek” to feel safe in their relationships, and in turn, remembering to help their partner feel the same.
Presenters:
Debbie Reid, LCSW
Debbie is a Licensed clinical social worker with a strong background in treating both chemical and process addiction(s). She is a trauma specialist. She travels to Tennessee once a month to treat trauma at Onsite in their “Healing Trauma Program”. Her passion and therapeutic talent is the use of Psychodrama. Family systems are an especially important factor in her work, and she can often be found in session with multi-generational families addressing change as a group.
Debbie enjoys all types of art and theater. She loves to travel and explore, especially where it is warm. She enjoys fly fishing. Debbie is game for most adventures. She has the ability to put clients and friends at ease with her warmth and smile.
Todd Olson, LCSW
Todd is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in attachment and trauma healing, with an emphasis of treating unwanted sexual behavior. He stays busy with his private practice and enjoys training and assisting beginning therapists.
Todd is co-founder of LifeStar Network, a program that has been in operation for over 25 years. LifeStar provides recovery and healing for those affected by unwanted sexual behavior. Todd is also a co-owner operator of A Warrior Heart, a program for men to learn to battle and awaken their masculine heart. This year marks Warrior Heart’s tenth year.
Todd is married and enjoys activities with his family, training and riding his horses and adventures of travel to remote areas around North America.
