190: Structural Dissociation
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's podcast host Laura Reagan speaks to Kathy Steele about structural dissociation.
Kathy Steele is a psychotherapist, consultant, trainer, and author. She practices in Atlanta, Georgia, working with complex psychological trauma, dissociation, attachment issues, therapeutic impasse, therapist self-care, and many other related topics in psychotherapy.
Kathy has been in private practice since 1985, and with Metropolitan Psychotherapy Associates in Atlanta, Georgia since 1988. She was Clinical Director of Metropolitan Counseling Services, a non- profit psychotherapy and training center until 2016. Kathy received her undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina in 1978, and completed her graduate work at Emory University in 1983.
She is a Past President and Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), and has also served two terms on the Board of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS). Kathy served on the International Task Force that developed treatment guidelines for Dissociative Disorders, and on the Joint International Task Force that has developed treatment guidelines for Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. She has received a number of awards for her work, including the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award from ISSTD, an Emory University Distinguished Alumni Award in 2006, and the 2011 Cornelia B. Wilbur Award for Outstanding Clinical Contributions from ISSTD.
Kathy is known for her humor, compassion, respect, and depth of knowledge as a clinician and teacher, and for her capacity to present complex issues in easily understood and clear ways. She is sought as a consultant and supervisor, and as an international lecturer on topics related to trauma, dissociation, attachment, and psychotherapy. She enjoys collaborating with colleagues around the world on clinical, educational, and research projects. Kathy has (co)authored numerous book chapters, peer reviewed journal articles, and three books with her colleagues.
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I just realised it might help to know that this whole podcast set up is perfect, it a 1 to 1 convo and I'm far into coping with dissociation but it's only recently I've looked into the science becuase a part of me stopped me saying I'm too stupid to understand it even though I know more than most therapists apparently thankyou this helps ground me as well as make me feel heard and validated from things I cannot verbalise for years thankyou
Hi Malla! Thanks for your comment. I'm grateful that you've found these conversations helpful on your healing journey. I'm glad you find the information to be presented in a way that is understandable, even for those who aren't therapists. Wishing you the best!
@Laura Reagan, LCSW-C yeah I agree thank-you, it's not something you can just understand tho, for me years of therapy has made Me understand how to feel my emotions, without being paranoid etc... my life experience of dissociation is lining up with what we know about it, I'm working my self to be strong so I can also support others who need help
You have helped me so so so much thankyou so much I'm so overwhlemed
Emotional Abuse is huge category. All "other" ( not physical or sexual ) active mistreatment comes under emotional abuse; that's 1000s of variation in severity and type.
I can't write more here. But my experience of severe emotional abuse did include experiences that created ( direct and relatively direct ) threat to a primary caregivers life and my own.
I ended up with OSDD type symptoms ( professionally suspected but no diagnosis as near impossibleto get ) from what was mostly 95% severe emotional from a parent with severe mental health issues themselves.
I've been reading Joanne Twombly's great book on this topic so this was very helpful and interesting. Thank you!
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