Debra Alvis – The Shame Spiral: Release Shame and Cultivate Healthy Attachment in Clients with Anxiety, Trauma, Depression and Relational Difficulties
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- Faculty:
- Debra Alvis
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 13 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- May 20, 2020
Description
Outline
Recognize Shame: Assessment Tools
- Shame vs. guilt
- Multicultural perspectives
- How addressing shame expedites treatment
- Reading the body – non-verbal signs of shame
- Interviewing questions for assessing shame in:
- Key relationships and current patterns
- Sexual, physical or verbal abuse, trauma, and neglect
Shame and Attachment Styles: Clinical Strategies to Cultivate Secure Attachment and Self-Compassion
- Characteristics of shaming environments
- Concerns of adults shamed in childhood
- Strategies to replicate conditions for healthy attachment
- How to enhance presence, attunement, resonance and trust
- Dignity in the telling – titrating shame exposure
- Somatic approaches to cultivate secure attachment
- Developmental movements
- Horizontal processing
- Self-compassion exercises
- Interventions to address interpersonal difficulties
- Befriend bodily sensations
- Common humanity visualizations
Address Shame in Your Trauma Treatment Plans: Reclaim the Body from Shame with Breath and Movement
- How shame complicates trauma recovery
- Polyvagal theory – shame and the shutdown response
- Shame and victims of sexual assault – from victim to survivor
- Exercises to strengthen connections
- Belongingness treasures
- Divine child mandala
- I am meditation – choosing visibility
- Interventions based in breath and movement
- Heart mudra and breath – embracing resistance
- The peaceful warrior
Effectively Intervene in the Downward Spiral of Shame, Anxiety and Depression:
Cognitive approaches that lean into ruminatory shame
- Put shame into perspective
- Dispute shame messages
Anxiety interventions for the shame-prone client
- Breath and movement strategies to stem panic
- How yoga addresses anxiety symptoms
Break through shame fueled depression with:
- Techniques to bring shame to light
- Prosocial behavior
- Imagery-based compassion exercises
The Devastating Impact of Shame in Relationships: Build, Maintain and Repair Couple and Family Relationships
- Unmask shame – anger and other disguises
- Engage partners in shame reparation
- Shame resiliency strategies – empathy, forgiveness and compassion
- Forgiveness in practice – Releasing breath with mantra
- Identify shame wounds and antidotes
- Mindful RAIN for shame – regulate emotions and reduce judgmental thoughts
Shame Research, Limitations and Treatment Risks
Faculty
Debra Alvis, Ph.D. Related seminars and products: 10
Debra Alvis, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, professor, and workplace wellness consultant whose trainings to address compassion fatigue have helped healthcare and mental health professionals around the country, including the medical staff at a flagship state university health center.
Over the last 20 years Dr. Alvis has designed individualized and group programs to promote stress hardiness, work-life balance, and resiliency for nurses, physicians, social workers, counselors, and others working in jobs with excessive demands on their empathy. Her work in a range of medical and mental health settings provides her with a keen understanding of these demands and the potential impact on professionals across disciplines.
Dr. Alvis also developed and led the Mind/Body Program at the University of Georgia that specializes in addressing anxiety, stress, and depression in individuals with physical health concerns and co-morbid mental health issues.
Dr. Alvis lectures, leads retreats around the world, and maintains a private practice in Georgia where she treats clients with anxiety, trauma, shame, depression and relational concerns. She continues to serve as a professor at the University of Georgia where she supervises the clinical work of doctoral students, teaches health psychology, and co-leads a research team.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Debra Alvis is in private practice. Dr. Alvis receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Debra Alvis has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
Purchase Debra Alvis – The Shame Spiral: Release Shame and Cultivate Healthy Attachment in Clients with Anxiety, Trauma, Depression and Relational Difficulties courses at here with PRICE $219.99 $41