SAN FERNANDO VALLEY DISTRICT
Presenter: Andrew Susskind, LCSW, SEP, CGP
Description: Historically, psychotherapy has focused on the internal world of the client with a strong emphasis on feelings and thoughts. With the onset of somatic therapies, the mind-body connection encourages therapists to ask questions such as: What’s happening in your body right now? or What do you notice physically? These inquiries build somatic awareness in our clients as they identify when they are regulated or dysregulated.
Talk therapy engages the neocortex–our thinking, conscious brain–while somatic therapies access the subcortical system where trauma and distress are often stored. Current research in neuroscience reveals that unpleasant, painful memories often get stuck in the non-verbal, non-cognitive subcortical brain which diminishes our ability to live fully in the here and now. As a result, some people experience anxiety, depression or just a sense of not feeling like themselves. Somatic therapies help our clients’ process experiences that were too difficult to process at the time.
Course Goals and Educational Objectives:
- Introduce Somatic Awareness skills such as grounding, orienting and tracking.
- Distinguish between regulated and dysregulated states.
- Compare and Contrast Somatic Experiencing, Brainspotting and EMDR.
- Demonstrate Brainspotting, a cutting edge brain-body approach.
About the Presenter: As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Certified Group Psychotherapist and Certified Coach, Andrew Susskind brings a multi-faceted perspective to his clients. After completing a Master of Social Welfare degree from UCLA in 1991, he has maintained a private practice in West Los Angeles with a specialty in trauma and addictions. Andrew will be certified as a Brainspotting Practitioner in 2017.
Websites: www.westsidetherapist.com (psychotherapy site) www.andrewsusskind.com(coaching site)
The Sherman Oaks Galleria is located at 15301 Ventura Blvd. The Community Room is located on the 1st floor near the Cheesecake Factory and past Paul Mitchell Salon, and ATM. Validation for Free Parking given at meeting. RSVPs are PREFERRED.
COORDINATORS: Gloria Gesas, LCSW at 818 990-1053 or gegesaslcsw@gmail.com | Tanya Moradians, PhD, LCSW 818 783-1881 or tmoradia@ucla.edu
All clinical disciplines are welcome and may attend at No charge.. Students are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments are provided. Bring your flyers, brochures and business cards for networking and socializing. Society members earn 2.0 CE units at no charge. The cost for non-members to receive 2.0 CE units is $20. This presentation meets the qualifications for 2.0 CE units for LCSWs, ASWs, LPCCs and MFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. To sign up for membership or for more information contact info@clinicalsocialworksociety.org or Call 650 460 9210. REGISTERED ASSOCIATE CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS – with prior approval from your supervisor, you can now use CEU’s toward LCSW hours.
To sign up for membership or for more information contact info@clinicalsocialworksociety.org or Call 650 460-9210.
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