Maslow, social psychologists, and many other respected theorists and researchers have cited the core human need for interpersonal connection and belonging. Trauma and adversity, in this realm, include interpersonal rejection, attachment failures,…
EMDR has enjoyed a comfortable alliance with Ego-State Therapy. ‘Inner Critics’ or ‘People Pleasers’ may be the repository for such Negative Cognitions (NCs) as, “It’s my fault,” or, “I cannot upset anyone.” But who is the author of Positive…
Parents' earliest experiences in childhood directly impact their attachment relationship with their own children. The presenter will identify specific negative cognitions which directly impede parent's interaction with their children. Participants…
Participants will be able to: 1) list NCs that are frequently acquired as a result of experience panic attacks and OCD; 2) describe how to use EMDR protocols to ensure that clients have integrated adaptive information about their disorder; 3) list…
The willingness of a victim to re-experience trauma through the use of words and felt emotion, to approach rather than avoid the experience under conditions of safety, is generally associated with the resolution of the trauma (Van der Kolk 2002,…
