Deborah J Fox – Sex, Couples and the Integration of Somatic Interventions – The Path to Safety, Connection and Resolution
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- Faculty:
- Deborah J Fox
- Duration:
- Approx. 6 Hours
- Copyright:
- Apr 08, 2021
Description
Outline
Relationships – The Interaction of two nervous systems
- The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) as the basis of understanding the dynamics of a couple
- Three principles of the Polyvagal Theory
- Neuroception – the biology of safety and danger
- Experiential exercise
- Three nervous system states and their hierarchy of response
- Experiential exercise
- Co-regulation – purpose and meaning
- Neuroception – the biology of safety and danger
- Implicit memory
The ANS in action in the Couples Therapy Session
- Survival adaptations
- Attachment styles
- Co-morbidities of depression/anxiety/ trauma
- Unique factors specific to sexual difficulties
The Structure a Couples Therapy Session with the ANS in Mind
- Challenges to effective communication
- Beginnings of a session – enhancing safety; techniques for -settling the nervous system
- Creating a structure in session – why?
- Mapping nervous system response
Once the Conversation Begins
- How to facilitate a conversation between two nervous systems
- The value of mirroring; case ex: Sasha and Lilly
- Experiential exercise
- Tracking the body for subtle signs of nervous system activation into fight/ flight or emotional shutdown; case ex: Gillian and Steve
- Overwhelm and underwhelm; case ex: Brad and Sara
- Strategies for regulation
- Experiential exercise
Repair and Healing Inside the Dyadic Relationship
- Using the language of body as a resource for therapeutic inquiry; case ex: Larry and Ben
- Specifics unique to addressing sexual difficulties; case ex: Gina and Dan
- Repairing ruptures in connection
- Memory reconsolidation; case ex: Mark and Alicia
- Finding safe harbor in co-regulation as the path to healing
Faculty
Deborah J Fox, MSW Related seminars and products: 3
Deborah J Fox, MSW, is a Certified Imago Relationship therapist and Certified Sex Therapist in private practice in Washington, DC. She offers individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, as well as clinical consultation. Deborah conducts seminars and consultation groups on couples therapy and sex therapy. She has presented on these subjects at the Washington School of Psychiatry, the Greater Washington Society of Clinical Social Workers, the Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, and the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute and at the 2018 international Imago Relationship Therapy conference. She has studied Somatic Experiencing and wrote the chapter, The Mind Body Connection: Sex, Couples and Somatic Therapy in Integrative Sex and Couples Therapy, by Tammy Nelson, Phd. She is passionate about taking couples therapy to a deeper emotional level and enabling greater intimacy and satisfaction.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Deborah Fox maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Deborah Fox has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
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