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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe the foundational principles of neglect-informed psychotherapy.

  • Analyze how neglect-informed therapy differs from other trauma models.

  • Implement core strategies for engaging clients with limited narrative access.

Description

This module focuses on the therapist’s stance and skills when working with neglect. Cohn stresses the importance of resilience, humility, and strong consultation. She outlines the therapist’s need for self-care and ongoing personal work. Therapists are encouraged to tolerate rejection and ambivalence while maintaining a stable, present-centered relationship.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Ruth Cohn, MFT, is a psychotherapist living and practicing in the San Francisco Bay area. She has been specializing in work with survivors of trauma and neglect, their intimate partners, and families since 1988. She is a Certified Sex Therapist, certified in Neurofeedback, EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Imago Relationship Therapy. Ruth is also the author of numerous articles on sexuality, trauma, and neglect and three books: Working With the Developmental Trauma of Childhood Neglect: Using Psychotherapy and Attachment Theory Techniques in Clinical Practice, Coming Home to Passion: Restoring Loving Sexuality in Couples With Histories of Childhood Trauma and Neglect, and Out of My Mind: Late Night Contemplations About Trauma and Neglect.