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Phone +64 (021) 657 2106 

E-mail: jlightstone-at-gmail.com

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PSI Institute

254 Lincoln Road

Henderson

Waitakere City

West Auckland

New Zealand 

     

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+64 (021) 657 2106

 

 

 

what is psitm (PsychoSomatic Integration)?

PsychoSomatic Integration (PSI TM ) is an overall theory and approach, developed by Judy Lightstone, that is especially helpful in working with problems that tend to dissociate mind from body (e.g., eating and body image problems, anxiety, sleep disturbances, physical symptoms, etc.).  PSI approaches psychological trauma treatment by starting at the site of first impact: the body. Psychological trauma causes "bottom up hijacking," whereby any trigger to a remembered traumatic experience can be perceived as a threat to survival and automatically invoke fight/flight impulses that cascade into a form of psychological shutdown. Before any psychotherapeutic intervention can be effective, this cascade must be addressed. PSI does this by integrating bodily mindfulness approaches with ego state work and feminist relational therapy. Ego state work addresses the fragmenting effects of long-term developmental trauma, for those clients with a more chronic trauma history. And because long-term developmental trauma occurs in the context of a relationship, awareness of the therapeutic relationship is seen as the foundation for all other interventions. Relational therapy balances the study of structures or patterns of self experience with the study of persons in interpersonal process.

PSI is unique in that it combines a variety of approaches to integrating the effects of trauma, neglect, abandonment, and/or attachment/relationship issues. The goal is for each person to meld the following with their individual philosophy and approach to healing:

1. Bodily mindfulness therapies (including Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and BFF (Best Foot Forward)
2. Attachment repair approaches such as Lifespan Integration and the DNMS (Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy)
3. Ego state therapy
4. All based on a feminist relational  foundation.

 

bodily mindfulness therapies

PSI incorporates diverse somatic perspectives ranging from to Somatic Trauma Therapy (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, which is based in Hakomi Psychotherapy, to EMDR,  and its many derivatives such as LI (Lifespan Integration) the DNMS (Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy), and BFF (Best Foot Forward).


sensorimotor therapy

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy  draws from somatic therapies, neuroscience, attachment theory, and cognitive approaches, as well as from the Hakomi Method, a gentle psychotherapeutic approach pioneered by Ron Kurtz. (http://www.hakomi.com/). It integrates both cognitive and somatic methods in the treatment of trauma, attachment, and developmental issues. It is taught internationally to psychotherapists and allied professionals who want to include somatic interventions in their clinical work.


attachment repair

The therapeutic relationship provides an opportunity to work through harm from  past dysfunctional relationships and practice new healthy ways of relating.  Feminist relational  theory helps us not only understand how this occurs, but guides us in our interventions. Both Lifespan Integration and the DNMS  offer powerful techniques for repairing early attachment injuries.

 These approaches to mind and body healing are integrated to address the whole person.

ego state work

Everyone has ego states – parts of self that take on different roles and functions.  Sometimes ego states can be at odds with each other, and this can cause many problems. Developmental traumas can seal off the neural nets that are experienced as parts of self (or ego states), preventing them from growing and learning from life experiences that post-date the traumas.  Ego state therapy seeks to uncover and understand the various roles and points of view of these ego states and bring them into harmony so that all parts of self cooperate to attain goals and desires.

 

emdr and it’s derivatives

EMDR combines cognitive behaviour therapy with stimulation of both sides of the brain to desensitize trauma quickly. It is most effective with adult onset trauma, and with single incident trauma.  Many off-shoots or derivatives of EMDR have since been developed to address the more long-term and complex trauma that often brings clients into therapy. The three EMDR derivatives used in PSI are Lifespan Integration (or  LI, developed by Peggy Pace), the Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (or DNMS, developed by Shirley Jean Schmidt) and Put Your Best Food Forward (or BFF) developed by Krystyna Kinowski.

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lifespan integration

Trauma effects sense of time and development. Lifespan Integration, or LI, developed by Peggy Pace, enables you to view your whole lifespan from birth to present, or from the time of a particular trauma to the present, and to recognize adult strengths and capacities learned since difficulties in childhood.  It puts traumatic events back into the past where they belong, so that they are no longer haunting the present.

dnms

The Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy, or DNMS, created by Shirley Jean Schmidt, helps to re-parent disowned aspects of self (also called ego states) and repair internal relationships that were based on needs not having been met adequately in the past. It seeks to get ego states "unstuck" from the past, where they can be sealed off due to trauma or neglect, and help them to grow and integrate into life in the present.

bff

Best Foot Forward, or BFF, developed by Krystyna Kinowsky, integrates bi-lateral stimulation with somatic resoursing techniques to address repetitive fear-based behaviours such as driving phobias and assertiveness issues.

Whether using it to heal or learn, PSI integrates psyche and soma, mind and body, spirit and heart.

New: PSI Practice and Supervision Group

Meets fortnightly on Tuesdays Beginning 3 August 2010 from 10 AM-12 PM

Venue: Youthline Waitakere, Lincoln Road, Henderson

Prerequisite: Past training in PSI

To Enrol, click here: Registration form                     Cost: $60.00 per meeting paid 2 months in advance

Practice and supervision groups meet for two hours each. The first hour involves ongoing supervision of work with clients; the second hour teaches the application of specific PSI techniques appropriate for use with those same client issues. Participants get to apply the PsychoSomatic Integration (PSI TM ) approaches learned in the PSI Seminar to their particular clients' needs as they arise, using role plays; and review and rehearse use of techniques in practice in dyads.


psi seminar

Youthline House, 13 Maidstone Street, Ponsonby, Auckland

Meets fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons  from 1 - 3 PM

Cost: $60.00 per meeting paid 2 months in advance Next New Cycle begins in 9 August 2011

Email jlightstone-at-gmail.com to request a place in the next new cycle.

PSI (PsychoSomatic Integration) approaches psychological trauma treatment by starting at the site of first impact: the body. Psychological trauma causes "bottom up hijacking," whereby any trigger to a remembered traumatic experience can be perceived as a threat to survival and invoke fight/flight impulses that cascade into a form of psychological shutdown. Before any psychotherapeutic intervention can be effective, this cascade must be addressed. PSI does this by integrating bodily mindfulness approaches with ego state work and feminist relational therapy. Ego state work addresses the fragmenting effects of long-term developmental trauma, for those clients with a more chronic trauma history. And because long-term developmental trauma occurs in the context of a relationship, awareness of the therapeutic relationship is seen as the foundation for all other interventions. Relational therapy balances the study of structures or patterns of self experience with the study of persons in interpersonal process.

The training blends lecture, experiential exercises, live and video demonstrations, case presentations, and role-play practice sessions to help clinicians integrate the theoretical material in a way that fits with their own common sense and years of education, clinical and personal experience. Particular attention is paid to the practitioner's countertransference while developing strategies for self-care. Skills learned include: somatic resourcing, embodiment, pacing, titration, self-soothing; and EMDR derivatives designed to build ego strength and process and integrate dissociated experiences and aspects of self. To learn more, check the links below:

1. Bodily mindfulness therapies (including Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and BFF (Best Foot Forward)
2. Attachment repair approaches such as Lifespan Integration and the DNMS (Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy)
3. Ego state therapy
4. All based on a feminist relational  foundation.


eating and body image issues


introduction  (12 hours)  intermediate (12 hours)  advanced (10 hours)

Cost: $360.00 per seminar ($300 for the advanced seminar)

 Eating and body image issues are based on a fundamental split in which the body becomes objectified and forced to "submit" to the mind. All three seminars are based on the anti-diet, psychosomatic approach to working with compulsive overeaters, bulimics and anorexics.  The anti-diet, psychosomatic approach joins with the body, teaches mindfulness, intuitive eating, and self-compassion, and this ultimately not only changes eating problems, it changes lives. The seminars will include live, video and audio demonstrations, case supervision and role plays.

 

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Whether using it in healing or learning, PSI integrates psyche and soma, mind and body, spirit and heart.

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254 Lincoln Road, Henderson, Waitakere City, West Auckland, New Zealand.       E-mail: jlightstone-at-gmail.com       Phone +64 (021) 657 2106 


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