Hypnosis in the Treatment of Complex Trauma and Dissociation

Presenter:  Carmen Pepicelli, M.Ed., LMHC, Ph.D.

Trauma and EMDR Therapist and Consultant in Private Practice in  Andover, MA

Website: https://www.carmenpepicelli.com/home

Overview: Treatment of clients with a complex trauma history and/or with dissociative parts presents unique clinical challenges in every phase of trauma treatment. How do we navigate questions of treatment planning, and where to start? When is a client ready for trauma processing? How do we invite access to traumatic material without triggering a crisis or involuntary switching (shifting from one identity to another) between ego states or alters? In this workshop, learn through a combination of didactic content and experiential hypnosis how teaching clients with complex PTSD (cPTSD) and/or structural dissociation two key skills early in treatment fosters a sense of inner safety and lays the foundation for healing from past trauma, while hedging against the two most common reasons for treatment failure.

Learning objectives :

1. List the 5 symptoms of dissociation and 3 disturbances in self-organization in cPTSD
   
2. Summarize current treatment guidelines and the use of clinical hypnosis in cPTSD
   
3. Summarize clinical challenges posed by insecure attachment.
   
4. Facilitate the critical skills of present orienting and containing traumatic material using hypnosis.
   
5. Minimize the risk of re-traumatization during trauma reprocessing
   

Learning program:

About the Presenter: 

Carmen Pepicelli, M.Ed., LMHC, Ph.D. is an EMDR therapist & consultant and clinical hypnotherapist experienced in facilitating lasting healing from complex trauma in those with structural dissociation. As a trainer, she guides therapists in how to effectively and succinctly prepare those with dissociative identity disorder for trauma processing, and in incorporating hypnosis-facilitated parts work, mindfulness, attachment-based and other interventions into all phases of therapy.

Date: November 3, 2024, 10am-1:10pm EST

Cost: $45 for Non Members; Registration fee included in Membership fees for NESCH Members in good standing.

At least 30 days notice is required for full refund.  There is a $30 cancellation fee for cancellations after October 4, 2024. 

Continuing Education: 

Psychologist: This event is aproved by the Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA), an organization approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credit for psychologists.  

Social Work: This event is approved by  the NASW-MA Chapter to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credits for social workers. NASW Authorization Number: D 92823-2

Mental Health Counselors We have applied to  the Mass Mental Health Counselor Association to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credits for mental health counselors. Approval pending. 

ASCH: We have applied to ASCH to offer 3.0 ASCH continuing ed credits. Approval pending. 

Please note that attendance for the entire program is required to earn continuing education credit for this program. Partial credit is not available.

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