Relational Trauma Therapy online

– 1 element will be the focus in each out of 5 of the sessions – and 2 sessions will focus on integration:

1) Sept 10: Trauma and Neurological Resilience. 

Why sensory education and rehabilitation are essential in trauma-related work. Understanding the neurological signatures of resilience, acute stress, PTSD, and PTSD with dissociation. Practical interventions that strengthen neurological resilience.

2) Sept 24: Desensitizing Startle Responses and Pre-affective Shock

How the nervous system is triggered by sensory stimuli leading to prediction errors (e.g., hypervigilance).
Techniques for enhancing proprioception and motor control to improve presence and regulate arousal effectively.

3) Oct 08: Releasing Tunnel Vision and Supporting Contextualization

Recognizing how trauma states impact the ability to contextualize experiences, resulting in either hypo-focus or hyper-focused tunnel vision.
Practical vision-based exercises that help regulate arousal and enhance contextual understanding and stability.

4) Oct 22: Integration. Dynamic Adaptability – The Importance of Spatial Awareness

Deepening and integrating course learning, emphasizing spatial awareness and bodily orientation.
Understanding the significance of "two-way stretch" and anti-gravitational postural muscles for resilience and stability

5) Nov. 05: 

Trauma as a Gravitational Pull 

Exploring how unresolved trauma can feel like a gravitational force pulling individuals away from presence and orientation.
Practical vestibular exercises that support grounding, externalization of traumatic sensations, and strengthen orienting abilities.

6) Nov 26: 

From Dissociation to Association

Understanding dissociation as a breakdown in orientation and contact with the present moment, characterized by turning away (rotation) from trauma-related contexts.
Learning techniques to address orienting tensions and early warning signs, thus creating better conditions for effective memory processing.

7) Dec 03: Integration. Resilience and Sensory Integration

Integration of course content, facilitating professional and personal application.
Using NRE as an ongoing methodology for managing stress, regulating arousal, and creating safe, relational engagements with one's own reactions and environment.