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Trauma Informed Practice for Imago Therapists
presented by Maureen McEvoy, MA, RCC
Certified Imago Therapist, Workshop Presenter and Consultant
This series of three 2-hour webinars explores using Imago interventions through a trauma informed lens when working with couples where one or both of the Partners is a survivor of complex trauma.
The course will help you:
Understand Polyvagal Theory and how it applies to our work with couples
Be able to identify several characteristics of the Disorganized and disoriented attachment style
Develop trauma informed practices for your first session Learn to create a therapeutic frame to help your couples regulate
Understand the phenomenon of automating our partner
Help couples develop co-regulation skills
Develop grounding skills that support dissociative couples to be more present
Apply trauma principles to adapt the Imago dialogue to support highly traumatized couples
Update your knowledge of the brain with one of Imago's leading experts in trauma!
Maureen McEvoy, MA, RCC has been working in the field of trauma for 30 years. She works with individuals, couples and groups. She is a long standing instructor with the Justice Institute of BC, teaching other counselors skills for working with survivors of child sexual abuse and other traumas. She provides clinical consultations to a number of counselors and agencies.
Many of her individual clients have experienced trauma, either recent or historical. Over the years she has developed a robust tool box, including training in EMDR, Developmental Needs Meeting Strategies, Somatic Experiencing and Sensorimotor Therapy along with earlier training in hypnosis and art therapy.
Maureen also works with couples where one or both of the partners is a trauma survivor – either recent or historical. She has taken many trainings to develop skills in couples work – Imago Relationship therapy, the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), The Developmental Model and most recently, Stan Takin’s PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy). She is a certified Imago Relationship therapist (Advanced Clinician) and Clinical Consultant. She also presents – along with her business partner Tamara Adilman – the Getting the Love You Want weekend workshop for couples.
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Imago Insights are online learning opportunities designed to shine a light on the brilliance of our IRNA community - that means YOU - and to showcase the vast collection of knowledge of Imago professionals in North America on topics like: trauma, sexuality, affairs, parenting, addictions, anxiety, humor, ADHD, etc. Many of you also have knowledge to share about additional modalities you've incorporated into your Imago work with couples, including EMDR, Heart Math, ACT, Neurofeedback, Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly, Brainspotting, Sand Play, Somatic Experiencing, Discernment, Voice Dialogue, and so much more.
Classes can be 90-180 minutes long for a single session, or they can last from between two and six sessions. You get to design your course and get paid for your work. IRNA markets and enrolls participants. Silver and Gold IRNA members get discounted enrollment. CEs will be available. Everybody wins!