Building on Workshop 1, this 1-day workshop delves deeper into addiction recovery with a focus on working with EMDR Therapy and parts and dissociation.

We’ll explore ways of combining EMDR Therapy and various models and frameworks working with parts and dissociation inclusive of:

• The Theory of Structural Dissociation

• Internal Family Systems (IFS), and

• Ego State Therapy.

Highlights include:

• Learning to work with the parts of clients that are holding onto the addiction/self-soothing behaviours

• Viewing client videos of working with parts with different systems and different presenting issues including: binge eating, methamphetamine cravings, and OCD type intrusive thoughts

• Understanding more about the common dynamics and internal conflicts of addiction, e.g. Wise-minded Adult who likes therapy and wants recovery AND protective parts, inner teenagers, and firefighters who are NOT on board and will hijack the system and engage in relapse and other compulsive self-soothing behaviours

• How to help clients explore their inner system with curiosity and compassion to improve their self-understanding and self-insight

• Further exploring clinical choice points especially when working with clients with C-PTSD, Dissociation and complex trauma

• Lots of Q&A time with Carla and Mike Miller – both with years of experience working with Addictions, EMDR Therapy and parts work

Examples of ‘other compulsive behaviours’ can include issues and dependency regarding:

• Self-harming behaviours

• Disordered eating

• Body-focused repetitive behaviours

• Relationships and/or co-dependency

• Sex and porn

• Gaming

• Social media and internet use

• Gambling

• Spending and shopping

• ‘Workaholism’

• Prescription pill dependency

• OCD behaviours

To attend this workshop you must have completed Workshop 1: EMDR Therapy, Addictions and Compulsive Behaviours.

$374 inc. GST per person