Overcoming Avoidance within Trauma and Dissociation
The CTAD Clinic
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The CTAD Clinic offers assessment and treatment for Complex Trauma and Dissociative conditions. We specialise in assessing, diagnosing and treating dissociative conditions, such as Dissociative Identity Disorder. We train professionals, such as psychologists, psychotherapists and psychiatrists in diagnosing and working therapeutically with dissociation. Dr Mike Lloyd is the Clinic Director of Cheshire Psychology and The CTAD Clinic, and has lectured on the Doctorate Clinical Psychology courses at Liverpool and Lancaster Universities on Dissociative Disorders as well as at international conferences. Mike is a past Board Member of ESTD. We have a resources page, highlighting essential reading in the field of complex trauma and dissociation. Please keep comments respectful.
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This is a 'part two video', with Dr Mike Lloyd (CTAD Clinic Director) discussing ways of overcoming avoidance for people with trauma histories, including those with dissociation. In 'part one', Mike talked about why avoidance is such a big part of trauma and why it needs to be addressed. In this video, Mike goes through the key elements of working through avoidance, and what is needed for it to be as successful as possible, leading people to arrive at their potential of moving forward. As with all such videos, the advice within the video is best utilised when working within a therapeutic setting. #trauma #complextrauma #dissociation #dissociativeidentitydisorder #reflectionsfromtherapy
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