G
eorge Abbott is on the clinical faculty of the EMDR Institute; he is a Senior Trainer for the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs, and an EMDRIA-Approved Consultant. He has taught clinical and child clinical psychology in the Psychology Department at Smith College.
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r. Abbott has presented workshops at regional events in the U.S. and Canada and at two
EMDRIA Annual Conferences
. He is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Northampton, MA. He founded the Association for the Advancement of Skill in Clinical Hypnosis and served as its chairperson for 20 years. georgeabbott@comcast.net;
www.abbott-lobenstine.com
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he workshop covers six hindrances to using EMDR with dissociative clients, and an integrated set of conceptual and procedures tools for solutions. Hindrances include: Sudden loss of ability to defend against dissociated memories during processing, and a tendency over-access with insufficient skill to express affect, etc. Safe resolutions are arrived at through the understanding of concepts from the structural theory of dissociation of the personality, use of the “conference room procedure,” and a "tactical integrationist" approach to the use of EMDR therapy. The workshop will include lecture, case vignettes, and discussion.
