What is Trauma? One time incident Vs. ongoing, chronic trauma Symptoms of Trauma Indicators of Sexual PTSD Falls into 3 main categories Hyper-arousal Intrusion Constriction Defense Mechanisms Fight Flight Fawn Freeze Feigned Death Defining Dissociation Trauma Treatment Stages Treat the Symptoms Trauma Processing Re-integration into Life The window of Tolerance Concept Getting clients in their Window of Tolerance Creating Stabilization Somatic Resources Grounding Techniques Other Resources Trauma Strategies Dealing with Flashbacks Understanding the Freeze Response and its benefits “Talking” to your body Understanding Shame Addressing the Body Trauma Processing Somatic Work- Includes body language/gestures, emotions, thoughts, and movements for indicators of trauma-related tendencies. Parts Work Working with Imagery Integration into Life Boundary Work Working with cognitive distortions related to the trauma Attachment disturbances are also explored Help clients increase their capacity for pleasure (in and out of their body)

Identify what trauma is and its impact on the body Identify at least 3 symptoms of how trauma shows up in the body Describe 2 defense mechanisms that can be seen through the body Identify 3 tools to help clients manage symptoms of hyper-arousal and hypo-arousal Prepare clients to process their traumas through the body

Counselors Social Workers Psychologists Case Managers Addiction Counselors Therapists Marriage & Family Therapists Other Mental Health Professionals

Access to a 4.5-hour workshop online. The 4.5 CEUs Certificate once you complete the CEU test and course evaluation This program can allow you to proceed at your own pace, in your own time and space.

Working With Trauma & The Body Workshop

This workshop is focused on working with trauma (predominantly sexual abuse) from a somatic perspective, with a focus on working with sensations held in the body, gestures, movement, etc. You will learn how to work with body sensations and bring balance back to the nervous system.

Pasadena Trauma Therapy, Inc. is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) to sponsor continuing education for MFTs, LCSWs, and LPCCs. Pasadena Trauma Therapy, Inc. maintains responsibility for any program/course and its content. Provider Number 86858.

Grievances: If there are any questions or complaints (i.e. course content, facilities, certificates, miscellaneous occurrences), please contact me directly. There are NO refunds for this workshop.

Workshops

Working With Trauma & The Body

Presented by Cristina Mardirossian, LMFT

Once you have purchased the workshop, you will receive an email with confirmation of the purchase (please make sure to check your spam folder as well). You can then log into your account and gain access to the PDF PowerPoint presentation, the workshop evaluation sheet, and the CEU test. Thank you ahead of time for your interest in this workshop!

Note: You will only have access to this workshop and the exam for 5 days. Please keep that in mind when you are purchasing it to allocate enough time to watch all 4.5 hours of it.

What is Trauma?
- One time incident
- Vs. ongoing, chronic trauma
Symptoms of Trauma
Indicators of Sexual
PTSD Falls into 3 main categories
- Hyper-arousal
- Intrusion
- Constriction
Defense Mechanisms
- Fight
- Flight
- Fawn
- Freeze
- Feigned Death
Defining Dissociation
Trauma Treatment Stages
- Treat the Symptoms
- Trauma Processing
- Re-integration into Life
The window of Tolerance Concept
Getting clients in their Window of Tolerance
Creating Stabilization
- Somatic Resources
- Grounding Techniques
- Other Resources
Trauma Strategies
- Dealing with Flashbacks
- Understanding the Freeze Response and its benefits
- “Talking” to your body
- Understanding Shame
- Addressing the Body
Trauma Processing
- Somatic Work- Includes body language/gestures, emotions, thoughts, and movements for indicators of trauma-related tendencies.
- Parts Work
- Working with Imagery
Integration into Life
- Boundary Work
- Working with cognitive distortions related to the trauma
- Attachment disturbances are also explored
- Help clients increase their capacity for pleasure (in and out of their body)

Identify what trauma is and its impact on the body Identify at least 3 symptoms of how trauma shows up in the body
Describe 2 defense mechanisms that can be seen through the body
Identify 3 tools to help clients manage symptoms of hyper-arousal and hypo-arousal
Prepare clients to process their traumas through the body

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Case Managers
Addiction Counselors Therapists
Marriage & Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Access to a 4.5-hour workshop online.
The 4.5 CEUs Certificate once you complete the CEU test and course evaluation
This program can allow you to proceed at your own pace, in your own time and space.

Trauma & The Body Workshop

Working With Trauma & The Body Workshop

Workshops

Working With Trauma & The Body

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