Shifting the Trauma Story: Somatosensory Psychotherapy for Restoration of the Self – Cathy Malchiodi

Shifting the Trauma Story: Somatosensory Psychotherapy for Restoration of the Self – Cathy Malchiodi

Description:

When working with traumatic stress, you must introduce a “shift” in both body and mind to support repair and healing. Applying a continuum of somatosensory (rhythm, movement, sound, enactment, image, and storytelling) approaches is key to supporting change on multiple levels and to restoration of the self.

Outline:
Introduction to Major Concepts
How Interpersonal Violence and Adverse Traumatic Events Impact Women’s Psychotherapeutic Experience
What is Somatosensory Psychotherapy
Coming to Our Senses—Neurobiological Basis for Somatosensory Work
Experiencing the Body Through Movement, Gesture, Image Making, and Narrative
Applying a Bottom-Up Approach to Trauma Treatment
Movement as an Entry Point in Psychotherapy
Universal Relational Movements (Malchiodi, 2021)
Introducing Simple Relational Movement Into Sessions
Circle of Capacity Model (Malchiodi, 2021)
Redefining the Window of Tolerance Model
Introducing Capacity—Self-Efficacy, Mastery, Self-Compassion, Curiosity– to Women’s Trauma Recovery
Questions and Reflections, Summary of Psychotherapeutic and Somatosensory Principles
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