Davanloo’s Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) begins with an intensive and comprehensive evaluation and treatment session called the Trial Therapy. The trial therapy allows you to establish both a conscious and unconscious therapeutic alliance, gather a complete history of problem areas, past and present relationships, and related medical and social factors, while evaluating your client’s response to a session of ISTDP. By the end of the interview, both therapist and client should have information about the suitability of this treatment and what format of treatment may be most beneficial.

Based on a study of several hundred trial therapies, we have found that the trial therapy is effective in reducing symptoms and interpersonal problems, and also effective in reducing excess healthcare use. There is also evidence that it is more effective than standard psychiatric intake interviews. http://reachingthroughresistance.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ISTDP-Research-1.pdf

In this 17th Halifax ISTDP Immersion Dr. Allan Abbass and Dr Joel Town along with Dr Angela Cooper will provide a detailed video – based study of a series of trial therapies from across the two spectra of patients. We will examine trial therapies of patients with low to high resistance, as well as patients who suffer from repression and significant fragility. The goal of this course is to assist attendees to master the understanding of, functions of and key processes involved in the trial therapy to help build momentum from the very first session of treatment.

This immersion will be held online using a secure platform. Because of this, attendance is restricted to: 1) those who are in an ISTDP or EDT Core training or supervision program, 2) those who have previously completed an ISTDP/EDT Core training program, 3) Trainers and 4) Colleagues of all of these 3 groups who will attend the immersion while physically being present in the same room. This is all to ensure confidentiality of case materials that will be discussed.

Note, you will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement on registration.

Refund Policy: 75% of fee refundable up to September 1, 2020. Non refundable after September 1, 2020.