Healing Trauma through the Lens of Transactional Analysis

Overview:

Trauma, if unresolved, will continue to produce symptoms that impair our relationships and life itself. And trauma, especially childhood trauma, does not have to be extreme to leave a negative impact. Healing trauma is probably the single most important issue for successfully reaching therapeutic goals. Trauma does not heal on its own, nor does the body or psyche forget about it. Unresolved trauma unconsciously generates more trauma. Life script decisions and core beliefs are often imbedded in our psyche in midst of a trauma. Even traumas we are not aware of get re-enacted in our adult lives. The impact of cultural scripting will be discussed as an example of the latter.

In this workshop, three transactional analysis practitioners will present types of traumas, possible responses to it and how to treat it:

• Dr. Brenda Schaeffer will identify Four Types of Trauma and Trauma Responses.
• Dr. Vann Joines will present Treating Trauma with Trauma Resolution Energy Therapy.
• Dr Valerie Batts will share How Racial/Ethnic Identity Formation Creates Trauma.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will:

• Identify four types of trauma
• List specific responses to trauma
• Explain the correlation of script decisions and trauma
• Describe how trauma resolution energy therapy heals trauma
• Identify how cultural messages create trauma

Panelist Bios:

Brenda Schaeffer is an author, a Licensed Psychologist, Certified Addictions Specialist, Communications Consultant, Clinical Member of ITAA, a TAPI, General Coordinator of the NATAA Council and holds a doctorate in spiritual psychology. She is an experienced therapist and has trained with experts in developmental psychology, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, Enneagram, sexual addiction, hypnosis and trauma. With over 600,000 publications sold, she is the best-selling author of Is It Love or Is It Addiction? presently published in twelve languages, among many other books and appearances.

Dr. Schaeffer is a national and international lecturer and workshop presenter having been a featured speaker in countries such as Iceland, Chile, Canada, and the UK.

Vann Joines, PhD, TAPI, TSTA, Diplomate in Redecision Therapy, Diplomate and Approved Supervisor in AAMFT, Certified Group Psychotherapist in AGPA, Developer of Trauma Resolution Energy Therapy (TRET)®, and a member of the NATAA Council. He directs the Southeast Institute for Group and Family Therapy in Chapel Hill, NC where he trains mental health professionals in Transactional Analysis, Redecision Therapy, Therapy, Marriage and Family Therapy, TRET, and a number of other approaches.

He is currently doing workshops and training in Chapel Hill and Russia (over Zoom). He is co-author of TA Today: A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis (2nd Edition) and Personality Adaptations: A New Guide to Human Understanding in Psychotherapy and Counseling, and author of Insight Out: The 6 Personality Adaptations that Hold the Key to Success in Your Life and Relationships. and the Joines Personality Adaptation Questionnaire.

Dr. Valerie Batts is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been providing culturally informed psychotherapy since 1984. She is known for her compassionate yet action-oriented approach. Dr. Batts invites her clients to understand themselves as cultural beings and how that reality impacts their presenting problem. While in treatment, she helps her clients uncover the links between personal dis-ease and the context in which they live and/or work. In this process, exploration of how the client’s life has been impacted by trauma becomes salient.

Dr. Batts earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Duke University, focusing on psychophysiology and race relations. She also holds an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from a joint program between Lone Mountain College and the Southeast Institute, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2006, she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity by the Episcopal Divinity School in recognition of her contributions to spiritual and cultural healing.

Join us on Saturday, November 22nd at 12:00pm ET

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Translation

Translated subtitles are available from English to these languages: Spanish, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese.

Recording Information

If you cannot attend at the workshop live, 12pm to 2pm Eastern Time in the US, the recording will be available for two weeks following the program. You will receive a follow up email with the link after the program is over.

Certificate of Attendance and Continuing Education Credits

This program is eligible for 2 hours Continuing Education Credit with APA and NBCC with a $10 administrative fee. Application details will be provided with the instructions for joining the workshop.

You may request a Certificate of Attendance after the program at no cost. Instructions will be sent the week of the event.