Trauma, Connection and Recovery

Traumatic events can shatter a person’s sense of connection and belonging. Many who have suffered serious trauma safeguard themselves by disconnecting from their bodies, from themselves and from relationships with others. Supporting reconnection of mind and body, and building strengths, resources and resiliency is crucial for recovery. Recent physiological and psychological researches emphasise social engagement, connection and safety as essential aspects of recovery, affirming Adler’s psychology that identifies positive social belonging as central to wellbeing.

In this fully illustrated lecture with practical case examples, Anthea will describe the many ways trauma can result in disconnection, and also discuss specific therapeutic processes that can enable re-connection and well-being.

Anthea Millar is a BACP Senior Accredited Adlerian Psychotherapist with over 30 years’ experience. She has a busy therapy and supervision practice, and regularly provides therapy and supervision training in both in the UK and abroad. Anthea has extensive experience in trauma work and has undertaken longer specialist trainings with Babette Rothschild, and in the use of EMDR. She is also a Vice President of the Adlerian Society UK (ASIIP), a member of their Training Committee, a co-editor of the ASIIP journal, and on the faculty of ICASSI, an international Adlerian summer school, where she provides training in working with trauma. In addition she is a partner of Cambridge Supervision Training, and co-author (with Penny Henderson and Jim Holloway) of the book ‘Practical Supervision’(JKP 2014).

Admission £7 (concessions £4) All welcome. No need to book. CPD certificates are available. Lecture enquiries: evans_patel@hotmail.co.uk