This program is offered both in person and online.
In person: the techniques we will practice in the workshop may be done with or without the use of touch, as participants choose.
Online: the techniques presented in this program will be adapted to be practiced in an online format.
Many trauma therapists find that working with traumatic coupling dynamics is the most challenging aspect of the process of renegotiating traumatic experiences and the affiliated symptoms of unresolved trauma. This workshop will provide a model that is simple enough to be understandable for those who are just starting out in their work with coupling dynamics, yet nuanced enough to support the most experienced clinician in their ongoing skills development.
If the concept of traumatic coupling dynamics is new to you, you can see a more detailed description on our Resources page, here.
Unraveling the tangled threads of over- and under-coupled responses and symptoms is made much easier if you have a clear model for identifying different versions of coupling dynamics, and then clear methods for addressing them. In this program, we will address both of those needs with the following content:
- A thorough orientation to coupling dynamics
- Methods and tools for developing the practitioner skills that are needed for working effectively with coupling dynamics
- Practice of somatic techniques for working with four versions of coupling dynamics:
- Different aspects of a single traumatic experience
- Themes or aspects of multiple traumatic experiences
- As part of a habitual and predictable response pattern, including chronic symptoms
- As a “packaging” strategy to limit overwhelm in relation to traumatic experiences
- Working with re-coupling positive experiences as part of resolution of trauma
- Methods for supporting client skills development in working more proficiently with their own traumatic coupling dynamics
Many of the techniques we will practice in the workshop will incorporate the use of touch. However, all practices can be adapted to be done without touch. Participants at our in-person workshops will be given the option to use touch or non-touch methods during the program.
Working effectively with coupling dynamics is one of the most critical skills a practitioner needs to work successfully with renegotiating trauma, but it can also be the most challenging to master. This course will focus specifically on the skills that both the practitioner and the client need to develop in order to be effective in resolving the complexities of traumatic coupling dynamics.
