The Strategic Integration of Art Therapy for the Treatment of Complex Trauma (Ticket Required) (N/NY-TR2246)
Workshops (Requires a Ticket and Separate Registration)
Elizabeth Davis, MFA, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT
Elizabeth Davis ATR-BC, LCAT is an art therapist with 20 years’ experience in the field of trauma therapy. Her approach integrates the modalities of Art Therapy, EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, mindfulness, play therapy with complex trauma. Elizabeth is Director of the Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute satellite in Buffalo, NY.
This workshop will provide a framework for how to strategically integrate art therapy within the phase model of trauma treatment recommended by the International Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation. Emphasis will be placed on managing affect, psychoeducation, engagement, mentalization, titrating trauma processing, and future orientation.