Without the ability of the therapist to become the external regulator for the intensity that arises during trauma integration, both the client and the therapist are at risk for emotional flooding and high levels of dysregulation in their nervous systems. Over time, this can significantly impact a therapist’s longevity in the field, as well as the ability to stay attuned and present to a client in sessions. This private 3-hour webinar on October 7th from 10-1 MST, taught by Lisa Dion, explores this need during trauma integration for two primary reasons:

1. The child needs to borrow the therapist’s regulatory capacity as they work through their traumatic thoughts, feelings and sensations in therapy, and
2. The therapist’s ability to regulate themselves during the intensity increases the capacity for presence and attunement with the child, while simultaneously supporting the health and longevity of their own nervous system.

This engaging and informative webinar draws upon principles from Synergetic Play Therapy and interpersonal neurobiology to support the participants in being able to understand the key components of becoming an external regulator for trauma integration. Concepts explored include:

• What the child’s brain is scanning for in the environment to indicate a neuroception of safety, allowing the child to feel safe enough to do their trauma work
• A deeper understanding of the activation of the autonomic nervous system for the purpose of understanding the resonant activation that occurs within both the child and the therapist.
• What regulation is (and is not) and how this understanding impacts the therapist’s ability to co-regulate during intense activation
• How a child borrows the therapist’s regulatory system in a session
• What it means to become a child’s external regulator for trauma integration
• What a therapist can do to develop their capacity to become an external regulator 

*If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.