Dr Karen Treisman, MBE- Clinical Psychologist
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Clinical psychologist. Author, trainer, TEDx speaker, WCMT2018, organisational consultant. Specialises in relational, betrayal & developmental trauma. Trauma, adversity & culturally infused, informed & responsive systems & organisations. Healing centered.
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See safehandsthinkingminds.co.uk for more on my books, cards, modules, resources, training, & thinking spaces on developmental & relational trauma, loss, creative & expressive tools; adversity, healing, culturally, dignity, & trauma-informed, infused, & responsive systems; therapeutic re-parenting..
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Landed from Ireland for a few hours of sleep & to see someone for my back & now in Manchester to be with my amazing friend Lisa Cherry for the dream big conference. I can already feel the love & creativity in the room and I haven’t even arrived yet 🙂
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A space for reflection, curiosity, & connection. A special thanks to the amazing Rachel Falk & Roisin Kennedy
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Yesterday spent the day with a multidisciplinary group organised by childhood matters in Cork- today we are exploring some of the key threads of trauma-informed practice from language & behaviour as communication to movement, values, &much more.
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With Childhood Matters today in Cork, delivering an in-house session focused on how ‘assessments’ and measurements can be infused with trauma-informed values and approached in more relational, meaningful, and creative ways.
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Travelled from Tipperary to Cork- to be met in my hotel room by such a thoughtful care package from the ever amazing Rachel Falk❤️ which made me so excited!! modelling the model! I can’t wait for our catch up tomorrow before 2 more events for childhood matters Rachi Rach
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In agony after my back snapped again whilst being on stage. But managed to continue the fab greenane centre event. Was v moved by the energy in the room & a powerful standing ovation.
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Day 2 of this fab event with the wonderful Greenane Centre- today’s focus is on multisensory ways of understanding and supporting people in the context of relational and developmental trauma.
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Day 1 of the sold-out 2-day conference with the wonderful Greenane Centre. A large, brilliant multidisciplinary group has travelled from across Ireland and beyond to join us. Today’s focus: the power of language and the room is already buzzing with gorgeous energy.
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I’ve had lots of requests for more open-access,virtual training opportunities,so I’m experimenting with a series of public online events. This is the first time I’ve done it in this way-shaped directly in response to what people have asked for. If you’d like to join, details & booking links are here
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Flying to Ireland today. It’s gonna be a busy week & my voice feeling it but excited to 1st be in Tipperary for a sold-out 2 day event organised by the fabulous Greenane Centre. The power of language & multi sensory impact & approaches within relational & developmental trauma
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Dr. Stephen Porges' most recent paper, an update of Polyvagal Theory that covers more than 55 years of his research.
Published 'open access' in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience:
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We’re back with our 11th therapeutic social work cohort! Beginning by centring something so often sidelined: our own wellbeing. Exploring anchoring, presence & our own emotional immune system-some of the foundations for sustaining this work with care & connection.
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Honoured to spend a day back with the brilliant team at Candle Trust, focusing on the Power of Language. A mix of new staff & familiar faces revisiting, refreshing & re-imagining how our words can open doors, shift perspectives & create safety.
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Someone just sent me some reviews of my trauma deck of cards. So moving & special to read!So pleased they are helpful & thanks to those who take the time to review it makes such a diff.I also have an online module of enriching ways of using them- safehandsthinkingminds.thinkific.com/courses/trau...
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An afternoon thinking space with an NHS team who focuses on weight support with infusing a trauma lens & now an evening webinar for the Martin James foundation focusing on our own emotional immune system even more so in these uncertain and thorny times
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Thank you to everyone who came to today's Live Classroom on genograms and thank you to the brilliant Karen Treisman for such an inspiring session💙

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This afternoon back with my fab group of headteachers as part of our multi series. Today’s focus is on infusing and integrating micro doses of regulation, anchoring, and grounding