Techniques for Healing the Fractured Self(Ego State Approaches)

Our Ego State Therapy (EST) course equips therapists with cutting-edge psychodynamic techniques, significantly enhancing their capability to address serious emotional disorders.

EST is a sophisticated analytical approach that views the mind as a family of subpersonalities, or ego states, which together form our sense of self. Each ego state varies from normal and functional to deeply problematic, playing a distinct role in shaping our behaviours, emotions, and thoughts. By enabling clients to understand and work with the structure and individual components of their mind, EST provides them with a profound sense of personal empowerment as they gain control over their inner turmoil and reclaim their lives.

EST is particularly effective in treating a wide range of complex symptoms, including addictions, extreme behavioural issues, and complex trauma. It’s a beacon of hope for those who have struggled with conditions resistant to other therapeutic methods. Additionally, EST is integral to treating psychiatric disorders such as dissociative identity disorder, offering a lifeline to those in need of deep and lasting change.

On its own, EST is a remarkably effective therapy. When integrated with approaches such as EMDR, it creates a powerful unified system that empowers clients to overcome even the most challenging issues.

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Join our Ego State Therapy course and become a catalyst for profound transformation. Equip yourself with the tools to make a lasting difference in your clients’ lives and watch as they achieve breakthroughs they never thought possible.

What you will learn

On this practical course, you will learn to identify clients suitable for EST, evaluate their readiness for treatment, and assess problematic ego states. The course’s key goals include integrating ego states, resolving ego conflicts, and healing trauma, thereby enhancing therapists’ ability to effectively manage complicated psychological issues.

• Communicating and working with Ego States

• Aggressor Introjects

• Protector States and Malevolent States

• Accessing States that are Reluctant or Unable to Speak

• Ego States for Resource Acquisition

• The Invisible Bridge: Giving Emotional States a Voice

• Physical and Sexual Abuse, and Rape

• Abusive Relationships, and Emotional Abuse

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Working with a Traumatised Inner Child

• Coping with Addiction to Abusive Relationships