Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute®

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Sensorimotor Pyschotherapy® Testimonials

Ashe House, owned and managed by Anne Kirwan, is the sole organiser in Ireland for Professional Training in Somatic Psychology in Trauma and the Body by the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute®, Boulder, Colorado, who have been training Health Care Professionals here in Ireland since 1998.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® Level I

Level I: Affect Dysregulation, Survival Defenses, and Traumatic Memory

Last few places remaining – contact info@ashehouse.ie to book now.

Training Dates:

September 1-3, 2017
October 27-29, 2017
January 26-29, 2018
April 13-15, 2018

Times: 9:00am-5:30pm all days (two 15 min. breaks, 1.5 hr lunch each day)
Location: Ashe House
Trainers: Christina Dickinson, CAC, II, Anthony Buckley
Tuition: €2,700. A deposit of €400 is due to provisionally secure a place in the training – deposit is not due at time of application.

A high percentage of clients in outpatient treatment and a higher percentage of inpatients report histories of neglect, trauma, and/or attachment failure. In addition to being diagnosed with PTSD, this client population often presents as affectively dysregulated, chronically depressed, exhibiting symptoms of bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and borderline or other personality disorders. Level I of The Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® Training Program in Affect Regulation, Attachment, and Trauma equips therapists to better understand the symptoms and issues of these challenging client populations and to work with them in a more effective way. With a better understanding of the presenting problems of these clients and equipped with interventions that speak directly to how their issues are driven by the body and the nervous system, students will be able to directly impact the direction of treatment not only for these client populations but also in their practice settings.

The Level I Training presents simple, body-oriented interventions for tracking, naming, and safely exploring trauma-related, somatic activation, creating new competencies and restoring a somatic sense of self. Students will learn effective, accessible interventions for identifying and working with disruptive somatic patterns, disturbed cognitive and emotional processing, and the fragmented sense of self experienced by so many traumatized individuals. Techniques are taught within a phase-oriented treatment approach, focusing first on stabilization and symptom reduction. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can be easily and effectively integrated into psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and EMDR-focused treatments.

The Level I Training consists of approximately 80 contact hours.

Click here for more information on the SPI® Training Program including Level I curriculum.

Contact:SPI® Admissions, 3034473290, admissions@sensorimotor.org
Local Contact: Anne M Kirwan, 0872054524, info@ashehouse.ie.

Sensorimotor Pyschotherapy® Level II

Level II: Emotional Processing, Meaning Making, and Attachment Repair

Current ongoing course: May 2017-May 2018

Training Dates:

May 5-7, 2017
June 16-18, 2017
July 28-30, 2017
September 8-10, 2017
October 20-22, 2017
December 8-10, 2017
January 19-21, 2018
February 23-25, 2018
April 6-8, 2018
May 25-27, 2018

Times: Fridays: 9:00am-5:30pm all days (two 15 min. breaks, 1.5 hr lunch each day)
Saturdays: 9:00am-5:00pm all days (two 15 min. breaks, 1.5 hr lunch each day)
Sundays: 9:00am-4:00pm all days (two 15 min. breaks, 1 hr lunch each day)
Location: Ashe House
Trainers: Christina Dickinson, CAC, II, Anthony Buckley
Tuition: €5,100. A deposit of €500 is due to provisionally secure a place in the training – deposit is not due at time of application.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® identifies two general kinds of interrelated psychological issues: developmental and traumatic. Developmental issues result from disturbed early attachment relationships that lead to limiting beliefs about oneself and the world. Post-traumatic stress disorder results from overwhelming experience that remains unintegrated. Early attachment disturbances can lead to a wide variety of adult relational problems, especially when combined with unresolved trauma.

Level II of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® Training Program illustrates how traumatic, attachment, and developmental issues influence one another and how to provide effective treatment given their inevitable intertwining. In this training, research from the attachment and neuroscience fields provides the theoretical foundation for Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® interventions and practices that address the effects of suboptimal and/or traumatic early attachment.

The Level II Training consists of approximately 180 contact hours.

Click here for Level II curriculum information.

Contact: SPI® Admissions, 3034473290, admissions@sensorimotor.org
Local Contact: Anne M Kirwan, 0872054524, info@ashehouse.ie

The Institute

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute® is a professional educational organization that designs and provides the highest level trainings and services to serve a global network of mental health practitioners.

Founder

Pat Ogden, PhD, a pioneer in somatic psychology and the Founder and Educational Director of the Sensorimotor PsychotherapySM Institute, an internationally recognized school specialising in somatic–cognitive approaches for the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder and attachment disturbances. She is co-founder of the Hakomi Institute, a clinician, consultant, international lecturer and trainer, and first author of Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment, Dr. Ogden’s second book, is a practical guide to integrate Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® interventions into the treatment of trauma and attachment issues. Dr. Ogden is currently developing Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® for children, adolescents and families with colleagues.