Best resourcing, affect regulation & abreaction techniques: From the armamentaria of hypnoanalytic, EMDR, somatic experiencing, and cognitive behavioral sources

In PTSD and dissociative conditions, the goal of treatment is to transform dissociated raw traumatic experience into an adaptively resolved experience. Lessons have been gleaned from a variety of sources ranging from earliest experiences with World War II combat soldiers to present day chronic child abuse cases and full circle to todays Iraq War combat soldiers. Trauma work itself can be understood variously as releasing, as in abreactive procedures, to transmuting or transforming, as in somatic experiencing. Methods vary, but all emphasize safety by strengthening and resourcing the client. The authors will present a range of methods from tried-and-true to leading edge.

Conference

English

Sandra L. Paulsen
John G. Watkins

Paulsen, S. L., & Watkins, J. G. (2005, November). Best resourcing, affect regulation & abreaction techniques: From the armamentaria of hypnoanalytic, EMDR, somatic experiencing, and cognitive behavioral sources. Presentation at the International Society for the Study of Dissociation 22nd Annual International Conference, Toronto, ON