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- Topic Areas:
- Abuse | Speeches | Psychotherapy | Ethical Practice | Therapeutic Relationship | Therapist Development
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2021 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Claudia Black, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 04, 2021
- Short Description:
- An examination of how abandonment in childhood creates toxic shame, leading to coping mechanisms like controlling behavior and perfectionism. This speech will also reveal how unmet emotional and physical needs impact personal development, and will offer insights into healing through empathy and self-awareness.
- Price:
- $59.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Short Courses | Abuse | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Psychology | Psychotherapy | Trauma
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 2019
- Faculty:
- Patrick McCarthy, MBCHB
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 19 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 2019
- Short Description:
- This exercise allows people to park all of their problems without any disclosure of their problems. Complete privacy. There is no need to discuss thir problems at all. The micro-structure of the session will be explored to show the various safety devices used. This astonishing exercise can be used for PTSD, abuse, trauma, losing car keys, financial concerns, i.e. absolutely anything! It received a great reception at the ISH meeting in Montreal.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Abuse Psychology Psychotherapy PTSD Trauma
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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Trauma | Storytelling | Constructive Narrative | Addiction | Abuse | Borderline | Psychotherapy
- Bundle(s):
- EP17 Video Stream Build a Bundle | Learning Track - EP17 Trauma Stream
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2017 | Evolution of Psychotherapy Trauma Learning Track | Online Continuing Education
- Faculty:
- Donald Meichenbaum, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 2:48:12
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 2017
- Short Description:
- Ways to implement the core tasks of psychotherapy with patients who evidence PTSD and co-morbid disorders of prolong and complicated grief, Substance Abuse Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorders. A case conceptualization model of risk and protective factors and incorporates a constructive narrator perspective will be presented.
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- Topic Areas:
- Addiction | Deception | Keynotes | Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT) | Affairs | Abuse | Neurobiology | Couples Therapy
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2017 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 55:09
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 01, 2017
- Short Description:
- Of all the challenges to the couple therapist the most common is the matter of the affairs, addictions, and deception. In this one- hour presentation, attendees will learn various methods of detecting cheating, lying, and substance and non-substance abuse very early in the process of couple therapy. We will be looking at these behaviors from both psychobiological and neurobiological perspectives.
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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Domestic Violence | Research | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Relationships
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2016
- Faculty:
- John Gottman, PhD | Julie Gottman, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:41:28
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 08, 2016
- Short Description:
- Drs. John and Julie Gottman will present a state-of-the-art review of how to conceptualize and treat the highly intractable problem of domestic violence toward intimate partners. They will review the research literature and present a conceptualization of the issues in treating this population. They will describe a highly successful randomized clinical trial study and the results that demonstrate long-term follow up effectiveness.
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Abuse | Family Therapy | Psychotherapy | Addiction | Trauma
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2013 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Claudia Black, PhD | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC | Julie Gottman, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 58:16
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 14, 2013
- Short Description:
- Discover powerful insights from three experts who unpack the realities of abuse in families affected by addiction. The panel examines abuse in families, revealing critical insights into physical and sexual violence within addictive households. Experts share groundbreaking research on domestic violence, juvenile sex offender treatment, and family healing strategies. Key findings include higher abuse rates in substance-abusing homes, innovative therapeutic interventions, and the importance of comprehensive family involvement in addressing trauma and preventing future violence.
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- Topic Areas:
- Short Courses | Improvisation | Abuse | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques | Utilization
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 2011
- Faculty:
- Claudia Weinspach, Dipl. Psych
- Duration:
- 1:31:39
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 09, 2011
- Short Description:
- The utilization of body work and improvisational theater can be employed for different therapeutic purposes. In a therapy group with sexually abused survivors, it is a useful tool in the tradition of Ericksonian therapy. Since sensory body work and improvisational theater elements are excellent tools to absorb the patients’ attention in an equally structured and playful way, they become actors and creators of their new body experience. This is an experiential workshop.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Abuse | Addiction | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 2011
- Faculty:
- Roxanna Erickson Klein, RN, PhD, LPC, LCDC
- Duration:
- 59 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 07, 2011
- Short Description:
- This workshop will identify fundamental principles of Ericksonian approaches as they pertain to group work for clients in recovery from substance abuse. Curriculum development, specific exercises and activities relevant to process and psycho-educational groups will be demonstrated. Application successes and limitations will be discussed.
- Price:
- $20.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Short Courses | Love | Abuse | Children and Adolescent Therapy | Couples Therapy | Family Therapy | Hypnotherapy | Reframing
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2008
- Faculty:
- Ruperto Charles Torres, MA | Margarita Saez, MA | Ana Charles, MA
- Duration:
- 1:31:35
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 11, 2008
- Short Description:
- This workshop will offer a guide to understanding the inter-personal pattern of violent interactions. whether they may be between couples, parents and children, friends or co-workers. Effective strategies such as using positive questions, reframing comments, tasks, rituals and hypnotic procedures will be discussed.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Multicultural | Community | Gender | Domestic Violence | Family Therapy | Protective Strategies | Spiritual Healing
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2007 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 59:31
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 27, 2007
- Short Description:
- Strategies for addressing domestic violence through an interactional lens with emphasis on empathy, clear directives, and structured interventions like separation, rituals, and family involvement. Madanes discusses recent legal changes re-allowing couples therapy in these cases and stresses the role of universal human needs in conflict. Also outlines efforts to broaden access to therapy through multimedia collaborations.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Brief Therapy | Family Therapy | Community | Domestic Violence | Systems Theory | Healing | Trauma
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1:06:40
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 10, 2006
- Short Description:
- This workshop focuses on preventing partner and family abuse by building external support and strengthening community ties. Highlights include creative strategies like structured incentives, breaking isolation through new connections, involving professionals for accountability, and encouraging reparation and healing. Emphasis is placed on addressing the root causes of violence and supporting long-term family stability.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Abuse Brief Therapy Couples Therapy Family Therapy Child Protection Psychological Healing Behavioral Contracts Legal Safeguarding Trauma Recovery Domestic Violence Family Systems Reframing Strategic Therapy Tailoring Therapeutic Alliance Protective Strategies Repetition Compulsion Violence Prevention Psychological Intervention Abuse Reparation Emotional Healing

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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Brief Therapy | LGBTQ | Multicultural | Community | Violence Prevention | Family Restructuring | Reparation | Rituals | Family Mentorship
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1:07:34
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 10, 2006
- Short Description:
- This keynote presents a structured approach to preventing spousal abuse, emphasizing interactional therapy, clear directives, and emotional healing. Key strategies include temporary separation, family involvement, creating meaningful rituals, and using behavioral contracts—such as tying a joint bank account to accountability measures—to deter violence and promote lasting change.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Supervision Panels | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Supervision | Community | Cultural and Social Contexts | Domestic Violence | Suicide | Support System | Cognitive Psychology | Family Systems | Resilience
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Jeffrey Zeig, PhD | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 2:36:42
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 09, 2006
- Short Description:
- This workshop focuses on addressing spousal abuse through community-based strategies and cultural adaptation. Key topics include a 13-step reconciliation process, the Ericksonian method of using incentives to deter violence, and involving elders and community leaders in interventions. The session highlights the emotional bond between victims and abusers, the need for immediate safety, and the importance of systemic change to break the cycle of abuse.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Children and Adolescent Therapy | Abuse | Brief Therapy | Family Therapy | Strengths-Based
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006
- Faculty:
- Matthew Selekman, MSW
- Duration:
- 2:30:03
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 09, 2006
- Short Description:
- Adolescent self-harming behavior is on the rise and one of the most challenging presenting problems therapists will face today in their clinical practice settings. Therapists referred these clients are often intimidated by their cutting and burning behaviors, the DSM IV labels they have been given, and the army of helping professionals involved with them and their families. many of these adolescents have experienced multiple treatment failures, feel emotionally disconnected from their parents, and come from families where there may be difficulties with marital or post-divorce conflicts, invalidating family interactions, gender power imbalance issues, or family secrets. In this hands-on, practice-oriented workshop, participants will learn a collaborative, strengths-based therapy approach that capitalizes on the strengths and resources of the adolescent, family members, concerned peers, adult inspirational others, and involved helpers from larger systems to rapidly co-construct solutions
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Abuse | Family Therapy | Brief Therapy
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006
- Faculty:
- Frank Dattilio, PhD, ABPP
- Duration:
- 1:02:13
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 08, 2006
- Short Description:
- BT06 Conversation Hour 09 - Abuse in Families - Frank Dattilio, PhD, ABPP
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Abuse Brief Therapy Family Therapy

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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Brief Therapy | Cross-Cultural Therapy | Cultural and Social Contexts | Domestic Violence | Intervention Planning | Protective Strategies
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1:03:02
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 08, 2006
- Short Description:
- This session presents a strategic approach to addressing spousal abuse, emphasizing the use of third parties, such as extended family, to deter violence. Key techniques include creating intervention contracts involving disliked individuals and promoting empathy to prevent abuse. The discussion also covers strategies for breaking patterns of abusive relationships and the need to adapt therapy to fit diverse cultural norms.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Point/Counterpoint Sessions | Abuse | Memory | Psychotherapy | Trauma
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2005
- Faculty:
- Francine Shapiro, PhD | Otto Kernberg, MD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 13 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 08, 2005
- Short Description:
- EP05 Point/Counterpoint 09 - Ending the Cycle of Violence - Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. The Adaptive Information Processing model, which guides EMDR, posits that dysfunctional beliefs, emotions and behaviors are often a direct manifestation of etiological events that have been improperly stored in memory. Implications of the model underscore the obligation of our profession to treat both victims and perpetrators of abuse and violence worldwide.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Short Courses | Utilization | Addiction | Abuse
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 2004
- Faculty:
- Bart Walsh, MSW
- Duration:
- 1:19:37
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 02, 2004
- Short Description:
- This workshop poses a brief substance abuse treatment which acknowledges and accommodates the personal needs being addressed by substance abuse. Client self-empowerment and relapse prevention are built into the intervention. This method develops a safe framework for addressing any subsequent mental health themes directly or indirectly related to substance misuse. A particular form of body language know as ideomotor signaling is established in this procedure.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Abuse Addiction Utilization Ideomotor

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- Topic Areas:
- Short Courses | Children and Adolescent Therapy | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques | Abuse | Family Therapy | Social Issues
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 2004
- Faculty:
- David Barnum | Wesley Crenshaw, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:19:45
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 02, 2004
- Short Description:
- Few cases are as difficult for therapists as those involving the intentional harm of one family member against another. This course provides participants the fundamentals of the model for treating family injustice developed by The Family Therapist Institute Midwest and presented in the new book, Treating Families and Children in the Child Protective System: Strategies for Systemic Advocacy and Family Healing. Didactic, participant discussion and videotape examples explain the model and its application.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Couples Therapy | Marriage | Domestic Violence | Abuse | Strategic Therapy | Healing | Law & Ethics | Protective Strategies | Rituals | Suicide
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2004 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1:53:07
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 28, 2004
- Short Description:
- Exploration of structured strategies for working with violent couples including separation, involving extended family, and addressing spiritual pain. Emphasis on planned interventions, repentance, and accountability from the abusive partner. Techniques discussed include executive meetings in public settings, symbolic rituals, and financial consequences to deter violence. Madanes highlights the role of reparation, community support, and social services in fostering safety and potential reconciliation.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Short Courses | Addiction | Brief Therapy | Psychotherapy | Abuse | Motivation | Personality Disorders
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2003
- Faculty:
- Ralph Armstrong, MD
- Duration:
- 1:37:13
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 2003
- Short Description:
- Motivation is crucial to successful recovery from Substance Use Disorders. Fifteen DSM IV conditions reduce the motivation needed to bond with programs that assist in abstinence. Child abuse and neglect are frequent in substance abusers, and a conceptualization of its role in substance abuse is given. Therapy for sequelae such as schizoid personality, resentment, pessimism and others are described. with treatment of Axis I and II disorders accomplished, and the effects of abuse/neglect allayed, involvement with 12 step programs is more likely.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Short Courses | Abuse | Storytelling | Brief Therapy | Memory
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2002
- Faculty:
- Janice Gasker, DSW
- Duration:
- 1:19:27
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 2002
- Short Description:
- Explore the empirical analysis of the life stories of Marilyn Monroe, Carl Jung, Virginia Woolf, DH Lawrence, Oprah Winfrey and others to identify components of healthy life narratives about sexual abuse. Hear intriguing life stories while learning new narrative techniques for helping adult victims of childhood sexual ·abuse to integrate traumatic memories into functional life stories.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Abuse Storytelling Brief Therapy Memory

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- Topic Areas:
- Short Courses | Addiction | Utilization | Abuse | Brief Therapy | Ideomotor
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress 2001 | Erickson Congress
- Faculty:
- Bart Walsh, MSW
- Duration:
- 1:20:20
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 06, 2001
- Short Description:
- This presentation poses a substance abuse treatment which acknowledges and accommodates the personal needs being addressed by substance use, bypasses perceived resistance and employs idiosyncratic psycho-biological learning to achieve a body-mind gestalt complementary to the client's sobriety. Client self-empowerment and relapse prevention are built into the intervention. This method develops a safe framework for addressing any subsequent mental health themes directly or indirectly related to substance misuse. Ideomotor questioning is employed in this procedure.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Topical Panels | Abuse | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2000 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Frank Pittman III, M.D. | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC | Donald Meichenbaum, PhD | Francine Shapiro, PhD
- Duration:
- 55 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 27, 2000
- Short Description:
- This panel examines evolving strategies for treating PTSD and abuse, emphasizing the need to support victims as well as change perpetrators’ behavior. Topics include the effectiveness of EMDR in reducing PTSD symptoms, a 96% success rate in reducing repeat offenses through structured remorse-based interventions, and the high prevalence of abuse histories in psychiatric patients. The discussion calls for integrating diverse therapeutic methods to address trauma more effectively. Moderated by Michael Yapko, PhD.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Clinical Demonstrations | Bioenergetics | Eating Disorders | Aging and Mortality | Psychotherapy | Abuse | Mind-Body
- Bundle(s):
- Pioneers of Psychotherapy Bundle
- Categories:
- Pioneers of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2000
- Faculty:
- Alexander Lowen, MD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 00:59:00
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- May 27, 2000
- Short Description:
- Alexander Lowen (2000) demonstrates with Ann, who he used as a ten years earlier. She reports that since that first session she has been free of severe asthma attacks. She is now troubled by the death of her father and mother, abuse from her brother, excessive weight gain and the onset of menopause. Lowen guides her through a series of movement exercises.
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- $59.00 - Base Price