An in-depth, integrated approach to healing from trauma

If you want to help your clients find safety and security in their bodies, unlearn old physical responses to trauma, overcome hyperarousal and hypoarousal, shift from self-hatred to self-compassion, break free from dissociation, and learn how to build richer, fuller lives …. this 2-day practical workshop is for you.

14 specialised CPD hours

  • In this workshop, you will learn
    • The neurobiology of trauma, including Polyvagal theory and Attachment theory
    • How to work effectively with the limbic system
    • How to bring a numb body back to life
    • Why and how “talk therapy” and “supportive counselling” can keep clients stuck in trauma
    • How to use movement and mindfulness to help a client’s body unlearn old adaptive responses to trauma
    • How to work with a freeze response
    • How to help clients find a sense of safety and security in their body
    • Simple psychoeducation to help clients understand their trauma symptoms
    • How to reverse hopelessness and build optimism from the word ‘go’
    • How to rapidly ground and centre your clients
    • How to use values for post-traumatic growth
    • Epigenetic aspects of trauma, and how to ameliorate them
    • How to recognise and reverse emotional dysregulation
    • Powerful new tools, techniques and metaphors for working with trauma
    • When and where ‘mindfulness meditation’ is contraindicated in trauma work
    • How to use mindfulness processes flexibly and safely (without meditation)
    • The art and science of compassionate, flexible exposure
    • How to keep exposure safe by ‘Dipping in’ and ‘Dipping out’
    • How to develop self-compassion, step-by-step, in the face of self-hatred
    • How to revisit traumatic memories safely, without getting trapped in them
    • How to use self-as-context naturalistically to help clients transcend past trauma
    • How to deconstruct and overcome shame, step-by-step
    • Inner child imagery and rescripting
    • Nightmare rehearsal and rescripting
    • Working with body memory
    • Defusion from self-hatred, self-criticism, self-blame
    • Mindfulness and defusion as antidotes to worrying, rumination, catastrophising
    • How to overcome common barriers to change
    • Working with comorbidity
    • Shifting paradigms: from the “window of tolerance” to the “window of flexibility”
    • Making “homework” simple, desirable, and likely to be successful
    • And much, much more!
  • You will receive
    • Articles, protocols, and research data on the clinical use of ACT with trauma
    • Detailed handouts covering a wide array of useful ACT interventions
    • Scripts for a wide range of experiential exercises.
    • E-Books on important topics
    • Professionally recorded audios of key exercises
  • Duration

    workshops run from 9am–4pm on Day 1 and 9am-330pm on Day 2

  • Fees
    Super Keen $525 – Early Bird $550 – Standard $595 – Last Minute $620 – Student Concessions apply
    Prices are less for advance payment.
    For cancellations: Payment will be refunded, minus a $50 administration fee
    For cancellations with less than 48 hours notice: Payment will be refunded, minus a $200 admin fee

Booking Information

2-day ACT Made Simple Workshop with Russ Harris
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