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Theraplay

Andrea has just received Practitioner Certification in Theraplay at Intermediate Level. Theraplay is a very powerful approach to working with complex trauma and attachment difficulties. It is always amazing to see how such a gentle and playful approach can bring about big changes for a child and within the parent-child relationship. We use Theraplay a lot when working with children with complex trauma difficulties. Sometimes we use Theraplay as a standalone approach when a child is struggling to regulate themselves or connect to their...

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Specialist Spotlight – Dr Andrea Shortland

Get to know Dr. Andrea Shortland

We asked Andrea to take a few moments out of her hectic schedule to answer a few questions about what inspired her to specialise in trauma therapy and assessment. Andrea Shortland How did you decide to specialise in supporting people who have had a traumatic experience? I grew up in an area where there was a lot of family and community trauma...

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Trauma Focus – words of wisdom from a young woman

Jasmine, a young woman, shares her words of wisdom having completed trauma focused work.

Jasmine (this is not her real name) and I met with a client for a follow up session – we completed trauma focused work including EMDR last year following the traumatic death of her mother. She is an amazing young woman who has gone on to achieve remarkable things despite her experiences. I asked her what was important or helpful about our work and she identified these points:
  1. The therapy was very relaxed and not formal and scary. We laughed as well as talking about the hard stuff.
  2. Therapy helped her to understand and...

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Making Connections Conference – From Mistrust to Trust

I attended a one-day conference with Dan Hughes and Jon Baylin on 17th October 2016 and picked up a copy of their new book "The Neurobiology of Attachment-Focused Therapy". attachment-focus-therapy-book Dan Hughes started by making the really important point that social learning based strategies for behaviour management and change (that includes...

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