MEMORY RECONSOLIDATION: Translating Neuroscience Into Art

Juliane Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEP

Juliane Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEP (AKA Jules) is a therapist and trainer of therapists in Austin, Texas. She specializes in applying Interpersonal Neurobiology to the healing of trauma and the creation of relational health with clients she sees. She uses her knowledge of the brain and the implicit mind to go decisively to the root of the issue with gentleness and depth.

Jules has been a specialist in trauma recovery and in couples counseling for 12 years and loves to work experientially because that is how to invite shifts in the implicit mind. She wants to help people find the love, connection, and grace they have always longed for, both in themselves and with each other.

In addition to seeing therapists for consultation and teaching, Jules offers intensives for couples and for individuals who come from all over to do in-depth work in a brief format.

Memory Reconsolidation: Translating Neuroscience Into Art

Memory Reconsolidation is a phenomenon, not a technique.

When I learned that, my world opened up.

I used to be frustrated at the inconsistency and unpredictability of my work. I wondered if I was any good as a therapist.

Or worse, I became frustrated with my clients because they didn’t improve.

But then I learned that memory reconsolidation –  a fast way to unlock old learnings – didn’t happen because of some technique I was using…

Memory reconsolidation happened because on occasion, I managed to summon the key combination of factors that unlocks the human implicit memory system.

It turns out that our brains come pre-built with a way to create a neural ‘short-circuit,’ that lets your clients permanently rewire the implicit memories that keep them stuck.

You just need three ingredients, and some practice.

Now that I know how Memory Reconsolidation works, transformations are faster. Going deep with a client happens more often.

And complex cases…are much less daunting.

Inside this course, you will learn everything you need to give your clients the best chance for successful memory reconsolidations over and over.

Part 1: Memory and Perception

• how the mind perceives through the lens of history
• how memory is recalled
• the explicit and implicit memory systems
• the psychological floor

Part 2: Memory Consolidation and Reconsolidation

• memory consolidation
• memory reconsolidation
• the importance of updating
  • the astronauts
• why it doesn’t happen all the time
• the three elements of reconsolidation
• Therapies are already doing this, some know it, some don’t

Part 3: The sticky Symptom and the emotional Knowing

• Symptom vs knowing
• Map of how the system came to be
• map of how it shows up in the office
• Coherent reasons

Part 4: Brains are complex

• it can be straightforward but…
• the importance of subjectivity
• when emotional knowings will not unlock
  • not embodied
  • mismatch and original knowing not embodied simultaneously
  • not enough mismatch
  • too much mismatch
  • focus of sticky symptom instead of the knowing
  • the brain was too activated and so mismatch detectors where down-regulated

Part 5: Memory Reconsolidation in Therapy

• Intro to tape
• demo tape of memory reconsolidation
• wrap up and intro to module 2

Educational Goals for Module 1:

The clinician will be able to define two types of memory, define memory reconsolidation and identify needed components to be able to apply this to future therapy work as well as identify which clinical skills they already have that support the needed elements to support therapeutic reconsolidation.

Learning objectives

• Name two different types of memory
• Describe how the implicit memory system influences everyday processing
• Name the three necessary elements for reconsolidation to occur
• Define symptoms in relation to the emotional knowings within the implicit memory systems.
• Name the mismatch detectors that exist in the brain

Part 1: Healing Brain States

• mismatch detectors
• enough activation
• enough regulation
• demo tape of healing brain state-mixed

 Part 2: Building Coherence

• four good reasons
• always coherent
• discovering coherence through deep listening
• demo tape of assisting client in finding coherence-abby 

Part 3: Increasing Compassion

• how compassion regulates
• transferring compassion
• discovering coherence for lack of compassion
• undoing aloneness through your compassion
• demo tape of assisting client in finding compassion-only

Part 4: Therapeutic Presence and Memory Reconsolidation

• how coherence can help you
• letting go of getting the juxtapose to happen
• the mismatch must be subjective
• holding dual empathy
• demo tape of dual empathy

Learning objectives

• Describe how the mismatch detectors are involved in the juxtaposition process
• Identify the regulation tools that increase compassion, coherence and decrease aloneness
• define dual empathy
• Identify skills that increase activation
• Identify the brain state needed to support reconsolidation

Part 1: Emotional Knowing or Sticky Symptom

• separating the sticky symptom from the emotional knowing
• bringing the knowing into contact with the witnessing mind
• finding the language to see the shape of the knowing
• complex layered symptoms
• demo tape of several clients to see examples of symptom vs knowings

Part 2: Symptom deprivation and Sentence Completion

• symptom deprivation intervention
• sentence completion intervention
• helping track viscera
• slowing down enough to hear the image/history/language
• demo tape of symptom deprivation and sentence completion intervention-2 tapes

Part 3: Tracking the Viscera

• limbic and visceral tracking
• slowing down enough to hear the image/history/language
• demo tape of tracking viscera to find knowing

Part 4: Tracking the Joints

• basal ganglia and joint tracking
• slowing down enough to hear the image/history/language
• demo tape of joint tracking to find knowing

Part 5: Helping the Knowing Become Embodied

• enough juice through the network that the prediction is embodied and active
• if memory arises follow that
• bringing the knowing into the body
• tracking longer, letting activation get bigger
• demo tape of helping the knowing become alive in the body

Learning objectives

• Identify emotional knowing as differentiated from the clients symptom
• Describe coherence of symptoms
• Name skills to track sensations in the viscera
• Name skills that track emotional knowing in the basal ganglia
• You will gain many tools to use to help your clients discover the subconscious knowings that are driving costly symptoms

Part 1: Finding the Mismatch, it is Already There

• mismatch=prediction error=you are looking for surprise
• repeat the knowing and wait for mismatch to be discovered
• use limbic language
• spontaneous juxtaposition
• demo tape of mismatch moment

Part 2: What About When There is not a Mismatch?

• building mismatch through mindful focus
• notecard intervention with clinical story
• creation of new experiences inside of the therapeutic relationship

Part 3 Keeping a Reconsolidation Going Once it Starts

• five hour window
• going back and forth between knowing and mismatch
• interventions to give for right after session
• demo tape of back and forth

Part 4: Double Checking the Reconsolidation

• double check- try to stimulate and ask about symptom
• if some relief but not all, you may be with a complex trauma or hard to move symptom presentation
• go back to original knowing and see if it was actually a symptom
• go back the the mismatch was it too far or too close

Learning objectives

• Identify that a prediction error has successfully occurred
• Activate the mismatch and the knowing simultaneously
• Name four tools to support the client taking in the new learning inside of the 5 hour window
• Name three interventions to help clients identify mismatches that are subjective.

Part 1: Memory Reconsolidation and Self Worth

• low self-worth as symptom
• finding points of origin, consolidation of belief
• interventions to stimulate issue- high five in mirror, color transfer
• demo tape of MR for self worth

Part 2: Memory Reconsolidation and Empowerment

• low empowerment as symptom
• finding points of origin, consolidation of belief
• interventions to stimulate issue- speaking up, making shifts
• demo tape of MR for empowerment

Part 3: Memory reconsolidation and attachment

• attachment theory primer
• attachment through lens of prediction
• setting up prediction error experiences within session
• looking for mismatch outside of session
• demo tape of MR for attachment

Part 4: Memory Reconsolidation and Couples

• finding knowing from history and within couple dance
• a new way contract
• Assistance with old learnings and inner children without handing them over
• demo tape of MR in couples

Part 5: Memory reconsolidation with Shock Trauma

• hard because regulation must be bigger prediction is of attack, danger or life and death
• Finding the knowing from the incident
• find the mismatch in the body
• demo tape of MR for shock trauma

Learning objectives:

• Name two interventions to use to improve your work with those who struggle with these issues
  • self-worth
  • feelings of helplessness and hopelessness
  • attachment difficulties
  • shock trauma
• Describe one intervention that support reconsolidation in couple therapy
• Name common emotional knowings in each attachment subtype

* Attendee must have attended ALL five live sessions, in their entirety, in order to obtain the LIVE CEs.

Memory Reconsolidation: Translating Neuroscience Into Art
with Jules Taylor Shore

Learning Objectives

Pre-recorded Module 1: Memory Reconsolidation Basics

Learning objectives:

• Name two different types of memory
• Describe how the implicit memory system influences everyday processing
• Name the three necessary elements for reconsolidation to occur
• Define symptoms in relation to the emotional knowings within the implicit memory systems.
• Name the mismatch detectors that exist in the brain

Learning objectives:

• Describe how the mismatch detectors are involved in the juxtaposition process
• Identify the regulation tools that increase compassion, coherence and decrease aloneness
• Define dual empathy
• Identify skills that increase activation
• Identify the brain state needed to support reconsolidation

Pre-recorded Module 3: Finding the Emotional Knowing

Learning objectives:

• Identify emotional knowing as differentiated from the clients symptom
• Describe coherence of symptoms
• Name skills to track sensations in the viscera
• Name skills that track emotional knowing in the basal ganglia
• You will gain many tools to use to help your clients discover the subconscious knowings that are driving costly symptoms

Pre-recorded Module 4: The Mismatch, the Support and the Double Check

Learning objectives:

• Identify that a prediction error has successfully occurred
• Activate the mismatch and the knowing simultaneously
• Name four tools to support the client taking in the new learning inside of the 5 hour window
• Name three interventions to help clients identify mismatches that are subjective.

Module 5: Memory Reconsolidation for Specific Issues

Learning objectives:

• Name two interventions to use to improve your work with those who struggle with these issues
  • self-worth
  • feelings of helplessness and hopelessness
  • attachment difficulties
  • shock trauma
• Describe one intervention that support reconsolidation in couple therapy
• Name common emotional knowings in each attachment subtype

For intermediate mental health professionals.

To receive live continuing education credit, attendees must have attended ALL five of the live calls with full attendance, purchase the CEs for a $20 fee and complete an evaluation.

NOTE:  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.  

Psychology:  Not offered for this training.

Counseling:  Not offered for this training.

Live: This program has been approved for 7.5 LIVE Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. NASW-MA Chapter CE Approving Program, Authorization Number D91762, are available if full attendance in ALL of the live calls is achieved.

New York/New Jersey:  This program has NOT been submitted for pre-approval to NY or NJ Social Work Board.

Marriage/Family Therapy: Please see CAMFT information below.

California Professionals:

Distance Learning: 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 12 hours of continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

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 7.5 hours of continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

This course is $397. You can purchase it here.