Presented by Bret Lyon, PhD, SEP and Sheila Rubin, MA, LMFT, RDT/BCT
Friday November 22, 2024 | 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM EST
Level: Open to all levels
Bret and Sheila’s cutting-edge work on shame is highly congruent with AEDP but the presenters do not explicitly teach AEDP. Read what Diana Fosha has to say about their work below.
“Expect to learn, expect to have ‘aha’ moments, expect to be moved, expect to be transformed. Not only do Bret and Sheila explain and teach with clarity what shame is, how it affects body and psyche, and what to do when it overtakes us, but with skill, compassion, and bravery they model for us the transforming power of vulnerability and transparency.” — Diana Fosha on Bret and Sheila’s new book ‘Embracing Shame: How to Stop Resisting Shame and Turn It Into a Powerful Ally.’
Description
Shame is perhaps the most painful of all emotions. It is at the root of both the inner critic and perfectionism. It binds with other emotions, such as anger and fear, so that is often hard to detect. Also, revealing shame can be in itself shameful. For many clients who don’t get better in therapy, shame — unacknowledged and not worked through — may be the primary factor.
When clients are in the freeze of shame, they don’t have access to their full selves. They don’t have access to creativity, to knowing what they want or to speaking up. The feeling of shame is akin to the unbearable aloneness which AEDP addresses. During sessions, we want to address the shame while we build a bridge which can allow transformance to happen.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- To become more sensitive to the shaming often implicit in the therapy situation and how to counter shame in therapy.
- How to help clients separate feelings of shame from other emotions.
- Strategies to get through shame defenses of over-verbalization, dissociation and freezing.
- The differences between healthy shame and toxic shame.
- How to help clients out of the shame morass so they can move their energy powerfully outward rather than turn it against themselves.
This seminar will have a balance of didactic, experiential and interactive elements. There will be exercises and live demonstrations to anchor the theory and techniques taught, as well as time for questions and comments.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Identify the 4 reactions to shame
- Utilize pendulation, resourcing and counter-shaming
- Recognize the shame freeze and provide a bridge of connection
- Design steps to move from shame to transformance
Who Should Attend
Licensed mental health practitioners (or the local/regional equivalent to ‘licensed’*) as well as interns legally practicing under the license of a supervising practitioner. These include Counselors, Psychoanalysts, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, other Behavioral Health Therapists and related professionals.
Level: Open to all levels
About This Seminar
This seminar is multifaceted, featuring cutting-edge work from the presenters and integrating elements of AEDP.
If you have a question about the relevance of this course for you and/or your eligibility for this course please contact admin@aedpinstitute.org.
Meet the Presenters
Bret Lyon and Sheila Rubin are longtime AEDP Members. They are the founders and directors of the Center for Healing Shame in California. Their book, Embracing Shame: How To Stop Resisting Shame and Transform It Into a Powerful Ally” was published in October 2023. “The book is very influenced by AEDP.”
Sheila Rubin, MA, LMFT, RDT/BCT
Sheila Rubin, is a leading authority on Healing Shame. She co-created the Healing Shame – Lyon/Rubin method and has delivered talks, presentations and workshops across the country and around the world, at conferences from Canada to Romania, for over 30 years.
Sheila is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Drama Therapist and a Board Certified Trainer. She has developed therapy techniques that integrate AEDP, EFT, drama therapy and somatic therapy to work with the
all-pervasive shame and trauma that underlie eating disorders, addictions and toxic family dynamics. She has served as adjunct faculty for the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Drama Therapy Program and JFK University’s Somatic Psychology Department. Her expertise, teaching, and writing contributions have been featured in numerous publications, including seven books.
Sheila offers therapy through her private practice in Berkeley and online and also offers consultation to therapists.
Bret Lyon, PhD, SEP
Bret Lyon has been a teacher of Somatic and Emotional Mindfulness for over 30 years and holds doctorates in both Psychology and Drama.
He is certified in Focusing and Somatic Experiencing® and has trained in EFT with Sue Johnson, in AEDP with Diana Fosha and in Coherence Therapy with Bruce Ecker.
Bret has also trained in Reichian Breathwork with Al Bauman, who worked directly with Wilhelm Reich. He finds his theater background very helpful with clients and especially in giving presentations.
Date, Time, Location
Date: Friday November 22, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time USA + Canada
Location: Live, Online
Requirements to Participate Effectively Online: You will need a private space with a reliable Internet connection for a desktop/laptop computer that has video and microphone. Click here for AEDP’s Live, Online Learning: Requirements & FAQ’s.
Registration, Fees and Scholarships:
Early Bird through August 27:
- $130 USD Member Pricing (must be logged in to register)
- $145 USD Non Member Pricing
After early bird ends on August 27:
- $149 USD Member Pricing (must be logged in to register)
- $164 USD Non Member Pricing
Scholarships:
Scholarships are available. To learn more and apply, please go here.
Attendance, Makeup Policy & Refunds:
ADA:
Disability Access: If you require ADA accommodations please contact Marilia Rodriguez, admin@aedpinstitute.org or call 813-553-1294 thirty days or more before the event so we can be sure to accommodate you.
Questions:
Course and all customer service related questions:
Please contact Customer Service Administrator
Marilia Rodriguez
admin@aedpinstitute.org
813-553-1294