Understanding Dissociation: An Overview of Dissociative Symptoms and Treatment Strategies
Fri, May 23
|The Birch Center
A two-part series focused on providing therapists with foundational concepts for working with dissociative symptoms in clients. Offered In-Person and Live, Online CE Credits Available, NBCC Approved (must attend both dates for CE Credits)


Time & Location
May 23, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT
The Birch Center, 3326 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27705, USA
About the event
Clinicians often find themselves confused and stuck when navigating dissociative symptoms with clients. These symptoms present in a myriad of ways. Because their function is to keep intolerable experiences out of awareness, these symptoms can be daunting to ground and safely invite a client to become aware of.
In this two-part series, Meg Hamilton, LCMHC, ATR will provide an overview of dissociation and an introduction to foundational treatment strategies in working with dissociative clients. We will explore the differences between ego states, dissociative defenses, and structural dissociation. Learn skills for creating a strong therapeutic foundation for working with dissociative symptoms and ways to shift clinical framework and strategy for issues that might appear to be resistance or avoidance in a client. We will discuss the presentation of dissociative symptoms in children, adolescents, and adults. We will spend the first two hours of each workshop covering didactic information. The last hour…
Tickets
Part 1 and Part II: In Person
Join us in-person at The Birch Center for Part I and Part II of this workshop. Upon completion of both parts you will receive 6 CE credits (NBCC approved).
$190.00
+$4.75 ticket service fee
Part I & Part II Live, Online
Can't make it in-person? Join us live, online via Zoom. Upon completion of Part I and Part II you will receive 6 CE credits (NBCC approved).
$190.00
+$4.75 ticket service fee
Part I In-Person
Join us in-person at The Birch Center for Part I of this workshop. Please note you will not receive CE Credits for attending only Part I.
$85.00
+$2.13 ticket service fee
Part I Live, Online
Can't join us in-person? Join us live, online via Zoom. Please note you will not receive CE Credits for attending only Part I.
$85.00
+$2.13 ticket service fee
Part II In-Person
Join us in-person at The Birch Center for Part II of this workshop. Please note you will not receive CE Credits for attending only Part II.
$85.00
+$2.13 ticket service fee
Part II Live, Online
Can't join us in-person? Join us live, online via Zoom. Please note you will not receive CE Credits for attending only Part II.
$85.00
+$2.13 ticket service fee
Total
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