Safe and Sound Protocol Podcast Interview with Kim - Part 2

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Episode 12 - Kim Barthel- Psycho-Sensory Intervention: Informed and Integrated Mental Health Strategies for the Treatment of Trauma.

Please enjoy this very informative session with Joanne and Kim. They discuss trauma and the connection with sensory processing, attachment and our postural system. Kim covers these topics and more her workshop, Psycho-Sensory Intervention: Informed and Integrated Mental Health Support Strategies for the Treatment of Trauma. This training provides an integrated theoretical connection about the neurological interplay between attachment, developmental trauma and sensory processing issues. 

The discussion starts by defining what is "trauma?" A very expansive discussion......one that is well needed!

Other topics covered:

  • explaining sensory processing and why it is important to consider this system in the therapeutic process 

  • the role of the attachment process in trauma, resilience and sensory challenges

  • relational attunement as a regulatory influence in stabilising the arousal and sensory processing system

  • connecting the "Arousal System Theory" with the “Window of Tolerance”

  • how attachment strategies are functionally adaptive in relation to developmental trauma

  • interpersonal neurobiology and relational attunement- why is it important? 

  • therapeutic use of self in stabilizing arousal and supporting sensory processing issues

  • how trauma impacts postural control

With so much established evidence about treating trauma through the body, Kim talks about some intervention strategies for the postural and movement system that facilitates change in the emotional responses to trauma

Kim is a master storyteller and shares another wonderful example.....so listen in!

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Here we talk everything Polyvagal and Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) related. Dr Porges has provided us with a revolutionary framework for understanding the connection between our autonomic nervous system and behaviour based on perceptions of threat or safety. The SSP acoustic intervention is an exciting new therapy helping people all around the world.



Hilary LeRoy-Gauthier