Online Event

Unresolved Trauma and Addictive Disorders - Janina Fisher

Tuesday 29th April 2025

2pm (GMT)

Online

FREE for Network Members

Overview

Childhood abuse and neglect can have a lasting impact on the brain and nervous system, leaving individuals struggling with overwhelming memories, emotional dysregulation, and impaired judgement. These neurological effects often lead to compulsive behaviours and substance misuse, with research showing that 40-70% of individuals in addiction recovery have a history of trauma.

Many treatment approaches either prioritise sobriety before addressing trauma or focus solely on trauma without considering addiction. However, effective recovery requires an integrated approach that addresses both trauma-related responses and addictive behaviours simultaneously. This webinar will provide valuable insights into understanding and treating individuals with co-occurring trauma and addiction.

Who Should Attend?​

- Mental health professionals (therapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers) - Addiction recovery specialists and substance - Medical professionals working with trauma-impacted individuals - Caseworkers and crisis intervention specialists - Anyone interested in understanding the complex relationship between trauma and addiction

Benefits Of Attending

Understand the impact of trauma on the brain and autonomic nervous system - Recognise client symptoms that indicate autonomic dysregulation - Explore the role of addiction as a response to trauma activation - Learn interventions that help regulate brain and nervous system function in traumatised clients

Schedule​

• Main Talk 2pm (GMT) • Event Close 3pm (GMT)

How Can I Attend?

This webinar is available to Action Trauma Network members only, if you are not a member, we have a 30day free trial available below. 

Members - 
* Log in on the date of the event
* Navigate to this event page
* Scroll to the bottom of the page 
* Zoom link will be visible for 24 hours prior to the start time.

Janina Fishe

Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a Board member of the Trauma Research Foundation, a patron of the John Bowlby Centre, and a former instructor, Harvard Medical School.  An international expert on the treatment of trauma, she is co-author with Pat Ogden of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Attachment and Trauma (2015) and author of Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Self-Alienation (2017) and Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: a Workbook for Survivors and Therapists (2021).  She is best known for her work on integrating newer neurobiologically-informed interventions into traditional psychotherapy approaches.   More information can be found on her website: www.janinafisher.com.   

MEMBERS ONLY

Zoom link to join will appear here at 2pm on the 29th April 2025

MEMBERS ONLY

Here is the Zoom link to join, you will be admitted into the event at 12 o'clock on 4th March
Join the Zoom meeting by clicking on the link below...
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82764799026?pwd=vdcK8Q2rXKfJFgFhDRDsWpdtbcMutw.1