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Learn more about Working with Complex PTSD and Dissociation using The EMDR Toolbox
This conversation on “Working with Complex PTSD and Dissociation: EMDR Tools from Jim Knipe’s Approach” with the expert Manuela Spadoni, offers practical strategies for EMDR therapists working with complex trauma and dissociative personality structures. Drawing from Jim Knipe’s clinical framework and the “EMDR Toolbox,” the presentation addresses challenges encountered with complex clients and provides solutions based on clinical experience. Key topics include understanding clients’ internal systems using the ovals tool to represent self-states or parts such as the present-oriented part, trauma-relieving part, and defenses (avoidance, shame, idealization).
Topics Covered:
- EMDR and Complex Clients
- Understanding the Toolbox Method
- Exploring Internal Personality Structures
- Categories of Parts in Clients
- Clinical Applications of the Toolbox Method
- Processing Techniques for Complex Clients
- Tools for Managing Defenses
SPEAKER
Manuela Spadoni is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with specialized training in EMDR under Isabel Fernandez and Jim Knipe.
She maintains a private practice in Monza and works at the CRSP in Milan. As an EMDR consultant, she teaches complex trauma treatment at EMDR Associations and conducts workshops in psychiatric facilities and training schools. She is the creator of FLASHCARDS for learning EMDR tools that facilitate EMDR therapy for clients with Complex PTSD and dissociative personality.
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