Andrea has just had a chapter about working with trauma on the edge of care published in the book 'Clinical Practice at the Edge of Care'.
See more → 1st March 2017 ⋅ Posted in News
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...See more →
27th February 2017 ⋅ Posted in News
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.
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...See more →
13th October 2016 ⋅ Posted in News
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".
Dan Hughes started by making the really important point that social learning based strategies for behaviour management and change (that includes...See more →
12th October 2016 ⋅ Posted in News