We know which kind of therapy works.

Leikola (Anssi)
Finland

Submission type

Oral and Poster

Scheduled

Poster, Beurs van Berlage , Grote Zaal

Kernwoorden

Trauma, dissociation, psychotherapy, emotional trauma

Onderzoeksgebied

Trauma

Doelgroep

mensen met veel ervaring met het onderwerp

Workshop

We are trauma survivors and professionals. Our experience from psychotherapy and psychiatric care is altogether over 58 years long. We have seen the health care services of the Nordic welfare state in its various aspects. We have received right kind of help, but also inefficient psychotherapy or such psychiatric diagnoses that have led to destructive treatments. What helps a trauma survivor and what doesn’t? People who seek psychotherapy are often traumatized in their childhood. The hallmark of trauma, the structural dissociation of the personality is usually hidden and causes various general symptoms (anxiety, insomnia, depression). All psychotherapeutic approaches benefit recognizing trauma behind the symptoms. The early emotional damages cannot be healed without ethical and responsible therapeutic encounters. We want to encourage therapists in their work and help understand the logic of a dissociative mind. The cornerstone of trauma care is to respectfully meet the parts of the personality. We are a living testimony that trauma can be healed. We have created communities in Finland. We have successfully taken care of trauma people, educated psychotherapists, written books, research articles, founded a company and an association. Our mission is to increase trauma knowledge and bring people together.