What will you learn?
The webinar from the series “Coffee with ISTDP Masters” is devoted to working with conflicts and sexual impulses in therapy. The guest of the meeting is Patricia Coughlin, one of the most experienced ISTDP teachers, who has been working clinically and training therapists around the world for over 40 years. The topic of sexuality rarely comes up in discussions about ISTDP, even though therapists regularly encounter it in their offices. The webinar discusses the importance of sexuality as an integral part of life and the need to treat sexual impulses like any other emotional material, such as anger or grief.
The webinar emphasizes that the therapist’s authenticity and commitment are crucial when working with such a demanding topic. Sexual impulses arise naturally in the therapeutic process as patients remove barriers in their relationships and begin to connect with their deeper desires.
One of the central themes of the meeting is sexualization as a defense mechanism. It discusses how patients can use sexuality to avoid emotional intimacy and protect themselves from more difficult emotional material.
What will you receive?
- 01Is sexuality a difficult topic in psychotherapy?
- 02How does ISTDP understand and work with sexual impulses?
- 03How does sexualization function as a defense mechanism?
- 04What does unblocking the capacity for love mean in ISTDP terms?
Your teacher
Patricia Coughlin
Dr, clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience
A clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience, she has focused on practicing ISTDP for the past 30 years. In addition to seeing patients in her private practice, Dr. Coughlin provides training and supervision to mental health professionals around the world. She has held faculty positions at Northwestern University Medical School and Albany Medical College. She is currently a clinical lecturer at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Over the past 20 years, she has written professionally, presented at conferences, and conducted workshops for mental health professionals around the world. She currently conducts supervision groups and training workshops in ongoing training groups in New York, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Why train with us?
- Experienced ISTDP teachersOur teachers are practitioners with many years of experience.
- Practical methods for immediate useAfter reviewing the material, you will return to your practice with ready-to-use ways of carrying out more effective interventions with patients.
- Knowledge that stays with youYou can replay our online courses whenever you want and as many times as you need. After purchase, you receive unlimited access, which allows you to consolidate the knowledge you have acquired effectively.
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Sexuality in the psychotherapy process
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