Masterclass “Working with the Body in Trauma - Schema Therapy. Part I” Janis Briedis

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We invite you to a Masterclass with Janis Briedis on “Working with the Body in Trauma - Schema Therapy. Part I”!
Classes will be interpreted into Polish.
You will receive a certificate of participation signed by an accredited supervisor and trainer of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST) and the director of the Schema Therapy School in the UK – Janis Briedis.

📅 27-28 February 2026
⏰ 9:00-16:30
📍 Warsaw
💰 1500 zł

What will the workshop be about? The workshop will present ways to enrich schema therapy with body-based techniques. We will focus primarily on introducing body work methods for patients who experienced severe neglect, rejection, or trauma in childhood.

During the workshop you will learn what to do when the traditional therapy model based on narrative techniques does not work. You will gain a deep understanding of the role of the body in experienced trauma and learn how to recognize activated schemas and modes by tracking reactions from the patient's body.

• Psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals.
• Participants should have a basic knowledge of schema therapy.

What will you gain?

• You will understand the role the body plays in experiencing trauma – learn the neurobiological foundations of complex trauma and mechanisms of identity fragmentation.
• You will learn what barriers may appear in body work – both on the client’s and the therapist’s side – and how to recognize and overcome them.
• You will learn to track signals coming from the body to better identify triggers that activate schemas and modes.
• You will learn principles for safe work with difficult material to support the client in staying within their “window of tolerance” while processing traumatic experiences.
• You will acquire concrete techniques for working with traumatic reactions such as freezing or submission, and with intense emotions – anger, grief, or anxiety – using body-based affect regulation resources.
• You will develop awareness of your own body as a therapist, which will facilitate self-regulation and deeper attunement to the client.
• You will learn to apply body-based techniques in the context of dissociation to gently restore the client’s contact with emotions and the body.
• You will enrich imagery techniques and chair work with somatic elements.
• You will learn somatic interventions that support boundary setting and strengthening the sense of identity.
• You will facilitate the development of an embodied Healthy Adult Mode – both in the client and in yourself as a therapist – through integration of body and emotion work.

Payment details:
Account number: PKO BP SA 98 1020 1156 0000 7702 0010 7425
Payment title: First and Last Name Praca z ciałem

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