We all have parts and it’s a very natural aspect of our development, to develop different sub-personalities to meet the world.
Workshop Details
The energy that has us achieving, being good, sensible or creative might have got recognition within the family so may have become dominant. We then identify in this way and it becomes how we describe ourselves to others. We may also be aware that we have opposite parts that like to sit and watch dramas or take risks in life, being far from sensible! Having access to various different parts enable us to feel whole and fulfilled in life.
When trauma has occurred a protective mechanism, called a trauma survival strategy, is set in motion which split off [perceived] ‘good’ and ‘bad’ parts, ‘positive’ and ‘vulnerable’ parts so they can’t see each other and therefore can’t integrate. This can leave a person feeling very out of balance in life – feeling chaotic, chronically overthinking, a perfectionist or a high achiever but disconnected with people – and can lead to destructive patterns of behaviour.
In this workshop you’ll be introduced to the Structural Dissociation model created by Onno van der Hart, Ellert R.S. Nijenhui and Kathy Steele and later developed by Janina Fisher who integrated sensorimotor psychotherapy into the model. This model provides insight into what happens to the personality in trauma and how a person can start to integrate split off trauma parts by developing curiosity and compassion.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- To understand the Structural Dissociation model
- To identify the qualities required to support integration of trauma parts
- To learn how to describe structural dissociation to your clients
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- To provide a deeper insight into your client work with relational trauma
Course Content
Presenter
Kate Williams has been in therapeutic practice since 2009 with a background in counselling in further education. She currently runs a busy private practice, works with NHS clients and enjoys running workshops for onlinevents and staff wellbeing workshops for NHS Hull & Humberside.
Kate is centre manager for the Bedfordshire Centre for Therapeutic Studies where she teaches on the CPCAB L5 in Somatic Trauma Therapy course & L2 Award in Breathwork Coaching as well as the Level 4 in Therapeutic Counselling.
Kate has a passion for bringing the body into her practice supporting clients to release the trauma that is held within their bodies. Kate is know for her relaxed teaching style, experiential somatic practices and skill of bringing theory to life and making it applicable.
