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JOIN US and experience how the latest findings from attachment and affective neuroscience come to life in therapeutic action. The clinical work you will see is informed by the theory and practice of AEDP (Accelerated Experiential-Dynamic Psychotherapy). AEDP’s seamless integration of attachment research, emotion theory, interpersonal neurobiology, mother-infant studies and somatically-focused trauma studies, scaffolds a healing-oriented clinical practice. You will experience how moment-to-moment dyadic attunement and affect regulation can unlock the potential for healing attachment trauma that lies dormant in the brains and bodies of our patients. OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ARE DIANA FOSHA, Ph.D. AND STEPHEN PORGES, Ph.D. Diana Fosha will present AEDP’s transformational theory of affective change processes in a relationship where the patient feels safe and known. Starting with trauma and its transformation, her keynote highlights the plasticity of mind and brain evident at the emergent edge of the human spirit where recognition, integration and non-finite transformational spirals generate resilience, well-being, love, play, immune health, creativity, generosity, and compassion. Stephen Porges will present his psycho-bio-evolutionary theory, which spells out the types of communication and responses we are capable of at varying levels of neurally perceived threat—from numbness and dissociation, to attunement and social engagement. His Polyvagal Theory illuminates the many ways that as clinicians, we can use our own social engagement systems to help our patients engage their deepest experiences (wounds, fears, griefs, hurts, and joys) from their most resourced and connected selves. IN PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS, through the use of videotapes of actual psychotherapy cases, the Faculty of the AEDP Institute will bring the specifics of therapeutic stance, technique, and precisely attuned interventions vibrantly to life. We hope to see you there! |
