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UNDERSTANDING NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING THERAPY: ADHD, AUTISM, & SENSORY DIFFERENCES
Neurodiversity affirming therapy is a relatively new approach to mental health care that seeks to celebrate and embrace...
FRIDAY AUGUST 4, 2023 8:30-3:30 CST
- LIVE WEBINAR -
6 CE HOURS IN DIAGNOSING
KDH COLLECTIVE
ACEP NO. 7323
KDH COLLECTIVE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY NBCC AS AN APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER, ACEP NO. 7323. PROGRAMS THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR NBCC CREDIT ARE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED. KDH COLLECTIVE IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAMS.
Join us for a live webinar on the lasting impact of Developmental Trauma, how to identify it in the therapy room and provide effective treatment for those who've experienced it. We will discuss the biology of the brain, the effects of trauma during development, and how to identify dissociation in the therapy room. Additionally, we'll explore neurodivergence and its relationship to trauma, all aimed at empowering LPCs, LCSWs, and LMFTs to work confidently with diverse populations experiencing developmental trauma.
We will share valuable insights into stabilization techniques that can be used at any level of experience and are the foundation for treating Developmental Trauma. Stabilization skills will include special consideration for dissociation and neurodivergent clients. We will briefly explore numerous treatment options, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Image Transformation Therapy (IMTT), and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR). Register today and transform your practice.
Participants will:
- Diagnosis: Define Developmental Trauma both clinically and as it pertains to the therapy room.
- Learn to define and diagnose PTSD.
- Identify and Understand Dissociation traits.
- Understand the biology of the brain and trauma.
- Understand Neurodivergence and trauma, as well as treatment concerns
- The Fundamentals of trauma treatment, which includes dissociation and stabilization skills.
- Diagnosis considerations for treating trauma.
KD Holmes, MS, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED
KD is a practicing therapist over the past 16 years at KDH Counseling. She has worked extensively with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, Specific Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Certified, and BTTI trained for treatment of OCD. She enjoys using biology as a foundation to guide behavioral approaches to treating mental health issues. She loves DBT, RODBT, and ERP because they address mental health treatment through tangible behavioral steps. Followed by trauma work that can be done through EMDR, IMTT, and Deep Brain Reorienting to help treat trauma responses that may be contributing to the presenting problems. We never stop learning and this insatiable quest for learning continues to drive her personally and professionally.
Marielle Babb, MS, LPC
Marielle is a practicing therapist in the Lafayette area with over 12 years experience. She specializes in treating various presentations of anxiety, phobias, perfectionism, panic, OCD, as well as PTSD and CPTSD. She utilizes evidence based behavioral approaches such as CBT, ACT and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), as well as a variety of trauma reprocessing therapies including EMDR, Image Transformation Therapy (IMTT), and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR). She incorporates Structural Dissociation Theory and parts work in the EMDR process to address symptoms of dissociation stemming from CPTSD. She is especially passionate about helping clients establish healthy boundaries in their lives through CBT techniques and incorporating attachment based approaches when addressing relationship concerns.
Brynne Angelle, LCSW, PMH-C
Brynne is a practicing therapist in the Lafayette, LA area with over 10 years of experience. She specializes in treating life threatening and quality of life interfering behaviors predominately with teens and young adults who meet criteria and features of personality disorders specifically Borderline Personality Disorder which co-occur with depression, anxiety, social phobias, attention and impulsive concerns, and trauma typically complex trauma (diagnoses typically include MDD, GAD, OCD, PTSD, CPTSD, ADHD). Additionally she is a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Therapist who supports parents during and after pregnancy. She predominantly provides a skills based approach by infusing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. She is also trained in Deep Brain Reorienting for the treatment of trauma and shock.
The wisdom of the biology of the nervous system, other practitioner's experience, collected data, and developed protocols provides the best outcomes for our clients and for the continued development of our profession.
- KD HOLMES, MS, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED -
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