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Home / Resources / Your Client Isn’t “Acting Out”. They’re Having a Trauma Response.

Your Client Isn’t “Acting Out”. They’re Having a Trauma Response.

Written by Marla Kauffman | June 22, 2022

Clients aren’t “resistant” or “acting out” – they’re inadequately warmed up to change, and as clinicians, it is our job to help them lower their anxiety, stay engaged in the process and increase their emotional, physical and spiritual capacity. Now more than ever, we need to rely on somatically-based and experiential modalities to help our clients stay grounded and resourced in the process, and build connection so they are motivated to keep coming back. In this educational and experiential presentation, we will explore a variety of tools and techniques from the disciplines of Polyvagal Theory, Somatic ExperiencingⓇ, Psychodrama and Psychodramatic BodyworkⓇ, to help clients stay better regulated, so they can move forward on their healing journey.

Presenter

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TEP, is the Founder and CEO of Braveheart Retreats. She has been bringing groups of people together for over 2 decades to support and hold space for their healing. She specializes in trauma reorganization, somatic psychotherapy and addiction/codependency recovery. She provides ongoing Psychodrama Training Groups, Leadership Workshops, Personal Growth Workshops and Intensives for individuals, families and couples. By bringing her own 30-year healing journey to every workshop and training, she is committed to creating safe spaces for people to do their own healing work.

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