[Audio] BT12 Workshop 36 – Transforming Negative States: A Workshop in Generative Psychotherapy – Stephen Gilligan, PhD

Description:

This workshop presents the Ericksonian and Self-Relations Psychotherapy approach to human states of suffering: depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, etc. This practical and positive approach assumes that each core human experience has equivalent potential to be positive or negative, depending on the human relationship to it; and thus focuses on how problems may be transformed to resources by skillful human connection. Multiple techniques and examples for will be given, along with an exercise and demonstration.

Educational Objectives:

1. Identify a therapeutic approach that accepts and transforms symptoms and problems, rather than trying to get rid of them.
2. Describe and demonstrate three techniques by which a person can change a negative state to a positive one.
3. Identify three methods to to safely work with negative emotional states in psychotherapy.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*