In this webinar, psychotherapist Orit Baduk  explores how our attachment bonds with primary caregivers shape our sense of self. When attachment is secure, it leads to a coherent and organized self-state. However, exposure to a frightening and unpredictable environment can disrupt this organization, resulting in self-disorganization and a collapse of adaptive strategies.

Childhood trauma—whether emotional, physical, or sexual—combined with intergenerational transmission of trauma often leads to dissociation and self-fragmentation. Through a compelling case study, she discusses how extensive abuse colonized the client’s body and mind, causing fragmentation. The client's attachment to “scaregivers” intensified her struggles, leading to suicidal ideation, eating disorders, and self-harm. The desire to return to the scene of abuse complicated her healing journey.

The therapeutic process involved sitting with the dissociated unknown, fostering a polyphonic dialogue among her fragmented parts. Gradually, relational safety was established, enhancing functioning, self-regulation, and reducing suicidal thoughts. Ultimately, this journey paved the way for the emancipation of her imprisoned body and mind.

Venue: Online on Zoom. (Includes access to video recording for 30 days, excluding clinical video observation content).

Date: Wednesday, 11th September, 2024

Time: 6.30 p.m to 8.00 p.m (Sydney/Melbourne Time)

Cost: 79.99

CPD: 1.5 hours. 80% attendance of live webinar required.

About Orit Baduk: Orit Badouk Epstein is a UKCP registered, Attachment Based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, a training supervisor, training therapist, editor, and a writer. Orit has been the editor of the journal Attachment- New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychotherapy. Orit has published many book chapters, articles, film reviews, newsletters, and edited various books. Her recent co-authored and edited book is Shame matters: Attachment and Relational Perspective for Psychotherapists, Routledge (2022) won the Gradiva award. Orit runs a private practice in London and work relationally with individuals from across the board. Orit specialises in complex trauma and works with individuals who suffered extreme abuse and who have been diagnosed with DID. Orit teaches Attachment theory and complex trauma courses at the Bowlby Centre and various organisations.

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