Lisa Larson has been a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for over 23 years. After seven years in private practice doing "cognitive-behavioral" or "talk therapy", Lisa had a life-altering event that changed the course of her life and transformed her therapeutic orientation. She and her son flat lined (or clinically died) in 2005 from two different allergic reactions three weeks apart (both have recovered). Lisa was acutely traumatized with the normal symptoms of trauma: loss of appetite, insomnia, anxiety, panic, restlessness, hyper-vigilance, and constant retriggering of the traumatic events. She had a classic case of PTSD. No amount of talk therapy worked. But after two sessions of EMDR (a powerful trauma modality developed and rigorously researched at Stanford University) she was back to being herself.
As Lisa continued to train in the most powerful trauma modalities, she saw her traumatized clients heal quickly and permanently. She learned that her years as a talk therapist were missing the most crucial piece required to heal those with simple or severe trauma, the body. Those with complex trauma and PTSD are enslaved by their own neurophysiology. True healing requires releasing the individual from the trapped body memories that trigger chronic fight/ flight or numb/ freeze responses. No amount of talking or praying can remove the body’s relentless hold on the traumatized.
A dream was born in Lisa. She was determined to do something about the unnecessary physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual torment of the traumatized. She opened Pacific Counseling & Trauma Center, dedicated to offering the most cutting edge trauma modalities to anyone who suffers. She brought out the best trauma clinicians in the world to train her staff in releasing trauma from the body, mind, heart and spirit. She is passionate about letting the world know that trauma and PTSD are not something you have to live with and that freedom is possible.
Currently, she trains other therapists in Brainspotting as a Certified Brainspotting Trainer under David Grand, PhD, the founder of Brainspotting.
How to do a Brainspotting Intensive
This is a course for Brainspotting Practitioners who want to learn how to do life-changing Intensives with their clientele. It teaches how to do the most effective Intake and Treatment Planning for individuals and couples as well as the most effective combinations of Activated & Expansion Brainspots to maximize results. Participants will receive all necessary paperwork to send to their clients and the forms needed for treatment planning the Intensive.
To register for this training go to:
https://www.pacificbrainspotting.com/home Less...
Learning Objectives
- Identify the five most crucial elements in doing a measurable and customized intake and treatment plan for your Intensive clients. (Diagnosis, Therapeutic Goals, Timeline of Traumatic Events, Negative Cognitions, and Positive Resources)
- Utilize four Expansion Brainspotting Frames for healing shame, imposter syndrome, self-loathing and eliminating pervasive negative cognitions.
- Apply three creative combinations of Activated and Expansion Brainspotting frames to heal unresolved traumatic experiences effectively. These unique combinations and layering are designed to maximize the speed and efficiency at which you can heal childhood and adult traumatic experiences safely.
- Recognize the difference between an Accelerated Body Resource Frame and the Basic Body Resource for clients who are not able to find Expansion Brainspots.
Target Audience
All mental health professionals welcome.
Learning Levels
- All levels welcome
Friday, January 17, 2025
Live Interactive Webinar
09:00 AM PST - 01:00 PM PST
EARN 4 CE Credit Hours
About the speaker
Lisa Larson, LMFT
Founder of PCTC, Brainspotting Trainer
Agenda
No CEs awarded for breaks or lunch.
9:00 to 10:00: How to do an Intensive Intake and Treatment Plan for individuals and couples. Identify the five most important areas to assess individuals and couples.
10:00 to 11:00: 4 Expansion Brainspotting frames to heal shame, low self-worth and programmed negative cognitions. Learn the importance of healing shame in addition to traumatic experiences. Learn Accelerated Body Resource for clients not able to find Expansion Spots
11:00 to 11:10 Break
11:10 to 12:15 How to Brainspot thoroughly and effectively. Learn to layer resources on activated spots while having Expansion Spots available. Utilizing Inside/ Outside Window and Rolling Brainspotting for the thoroughness in healing that comes by utilizing the entire visual field, one spot at a time.
12:15 -1:00 Case Examples, Intensive Timeline Options and Questions and Answers on conducting individual and couples Intensives.
CE Information - Earn 4 CE Credit Hours including
4 Clinical Hour
CE Approvals
New York State Education Department's State Board for SW
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0676.
Association of Social Work Boards
EngagedMinds Continuing Education, #1858, formerly Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/25/2024-8/25/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 4 continuing education credits.
National Board for Certified Counselors
EngagedMinds Continuing Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7455. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. EngagedMinds Continuing Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
New York State Education Department's State Board for LMHC
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education
Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an
approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health
counselors. #MHC-0284.
Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an
approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health
counselors. #MHC-0284.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners
EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0117.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology
Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0270.
CE Process Info
Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) to earn CE credits.
Before the event, you will receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.
Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:
- Complete evaluation forms for the event
- Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE-Go platform, please contact CE-Go at 888-498-5578 or by email at support@ce-go.com Please Note: Emails for this event will come from "support@ce-go.com".
If you have any continuing education related questions, please contact your event organizer.
Please make sure to check your spam/junk folder in case those emails get "stuck". We'd also suggest "Allowlisting" support@ce-go.com. This tells your email client that you know this sender and trust them, which will keep emails from this contact at the top of your inbox and out of the junk folder.