Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, former instructor at Harvard Medical School, board member of the Trauma Research Institute, and a patron of the John Bowlby Centre, as well as an international expert on the treatment of trauma and dissociation. She is the author of Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Self-Alienation (2017), Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors and Therapists (2021), and the Living Legacy Instructional Flip Chart (2022). Best known for her work on integrating newer neurobiologically-informed interventions into traditional psychotherapy approaches, she is the co-author with Pat Ogden of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Attachment and Trauma (2015).

Coming to therapy is a cry for help, requiring the ability to acknowledge vulnerability. But for
those who have been abused, abandoned, or rejected, being vulnerable is associated with
powerlessness, humiliation, and violence. No matter how much clients sincerely want our help,
they cannot control instinctive fight, flight, or submission defenses stimulated in relationships to
other human beings.

Should clients commit to therapy or should they flee? Combat the therapist’s every effort? Or
“submit” by coming but not fully participating? Seeking help may bring initial relief in a
moment of crisis but also inevitably raises doubts: Is it better to trust or avoid trusting?
Whether resistance manifests as a passive-aggressive ‘no’ to every intervention or desperation
for help alternating with resistance to accepting it, the underlying dilemma is the same. What we
label “resistance” reflects trauma-related conflicts activated by all forms of treatment and all
types of therapists.

In this series, we will explore the complex relationships between these trauma-related conflicts
and stuckness or resistance in psychotherapy. Using techniques drawn from Sensorimotor
Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, and other mindfulness-based models, participants will
learn how to de-code these impasses and help clients work with them as internal conflicts, not a
therapeutic issue. When we help individuals “befriend” the resistance, we become part of the
solution instead of part of the problem.

Resistance And Stuckness:
Trauma-Informed Strategies for Breakthrough
Live Session Learning Objectives

Intermediate mental health care practitioners.

To receive continuing education credit, applicants must complete all CE materials, comply with attendance regulations, and submit an evaluation form for the sessions attended.  It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine if CE credit offered by Academy of Therapy Wisdom meets the regulations of their state licensing/certification board.

Evaluation 
Each session will require that an evaluation be completed to obtain the CEs for this training.

Cost
CEs for this training are $10 for each 2-hour session.  

Continuing Education credits offered:

Psychology: Not offered with this training.

Counseling:
Live: Academy of Therapy Wisdom has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7370. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Academy of Therapy Wisdom is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This program is approved for 2 CE Credit hours for each live session for a possible total of 8 CE Credit Hours.

NY State Mental Health Counselors: Academy of Therapy Wisdom is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0285.

Social Work:
Live:  This program has been approved for 2 hours per session (for a total of 8) Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. NASW-MA Chapter CE Approving Program, Authorization Number D 10394-1-4.

New York Social Workers - Live: Academy of Therapy Wisdom is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Workers as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. #SW-0814.

Marriage and Family Therapists:
California Professionals:
Live: Academy of Therapy Wisdom, Provider #1032323, is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, and LPCCs. Academy of Therapy Wisdom maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.  This course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit per session (for a total of 8 continuing education hours) for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

This course is $297. You can purchase it here.

If you for some reason are not satisfied with the course, you have 7 days from the first live call or your purchase date to request a cancellation and a refund. Please refer to the policy section for details on how to cancel.

Commercial Support Disclaimer

This program is provided solely by the Academy of Therapy Wisdom and its teachers. There is no conflict of interest for this program.

Disability Access

If you require ADA accommodations please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.

Cancellation Policy

You may request a refund within 7 days of the first live call or 7 days after your date of purchase, whichever is later. Please contact support@therapywisdom.com if you wish to cancel your purchase.

After 7 days from the first live call or your date of purchase, you will no longer be eligible for a refund and will be responsible for the payment in full.

Grievance Policy

Grievances shall be submitted via the form found here and acknowledgement of receipt sent within 24 hours. The Program Administrator will review the grievance and respond back to the participant within 2 business days.  Please use this form if you would like to submit a grievance with Academy of Therapy Wisdom for any of the following reasons:

• Refund requests
• Complaints about course content
• Complaints about facilities
• Complaints about non-receipt of certificates
• Complaints about miscellaneous occurrences

For questions or concerns, please send an email to support@therapywisdom.com.