Working with dissociative parts and their voices: A practical guide for trauma therapists

Many therapists report problems in working with clients with dissociative disorders, especially in regard to developing the treatment plan, structuring the sessions, or managing the client’s internal conflict, as well as working with those parts that are most challenging.

When parts are stuck in trauma, it is easy to encounter a wide range of difficulties in therapy. Some of the main challenges are related to internal conflict and difficulties in regulatory capacities, distrust and hostility.

Working with dissociative disorders requires approaching the difficulties of this clinical population, as well as developing skills to adapt procedures and techniques.

This workshop will describe useful concepts to help therapists understand clients with dissociative disorders and organise the work plan. In addition, a variety of techniques and tools for the different steps of the work will be illustrated, allowing for safe interventions with various types of clinical problems and dissociative parts.

Key Program Content

  1. Key concepts in working with dissociative parts and their voices
  2. How to structure the work plan
  3. Structuring the session
  4. How to develop the Adult Self
  5. Scheme to explore the internal system and understand the conflict.

Learning objectives:

  • Participants will be able to describe at least 5 key aspects of working with Dissociative Disorders.
  • Participants will be able to describe how to structure the work plan
  • Participants will be able to list examples of organising the session
  • Participants will be able to describe at least 5 ways to develop the Adult Self
  • Participants will be able explain how to explore the internal system

 

 

Working with dissociative parts and their voices: A practical guide for trauma therapists

DateStart TimeFinish TimeHoursTime Zone
July 18, 20253:00 pm6:00 pm3AEST

Super Saver Price: 

Individual $AUD160 | Groups 3+ $AUD140
Until12 June 2026

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Individual $AUD180 | Group 3+ $AUD160
Until3 July 2026

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Individual $AUD200 | Group 3+ $AUD180

Student Price: 

$AUD120

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About Dolores Mosquera

Dolores Mosquera is a psychologist and psychotherapist specializing in complex trauma, personality disorders, and dissociation. She is the director of the Institute for the Study of Trauma and Personality Disorders. INTRA-TP) in A Coruña, Spain—a 3-clinic private institution initially founded in 2000.

She collaborates with two different Domestic Violence Programs, one focused on Women Victims of DV and another one on Males with Violent Behaviour. She belongs to the Spanish National Network for the Assistance of Victims of Terrorism and collaborates with an organisation aiding victims of emergencies, accidents, violent attacks, kidnapping and other traumatic incidents.

Dolores has extensive teaching experience leading seminars, workshops, and lectures internationally. Dolores also teaches in several Universities and collaborates supervising Clinical Psychologists in postgraduate training programs in Spain.

She has participated as a guest speaker in numerous conferences and workshops throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, and North, Central, and South America.

Dolores has published several books, book chapters and articles on personality disorders, complex trauma, and dissociation. She received the David Servan-Schreiber award for outstanding contributions to the EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) field in 2017, was made Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation in 2018, for her contributions to the trauma and dissociation field, and received the MAM10 Prix David Servan-Schreiber award in 2021 to a foreign researcher who has made a notable international contribution, having advanced research in the field of EMDR. In 2022 Dolores received the award Professional of the Year in the category of Psychology for the trajectory and significant contributions in dignifying the profession (psychology).

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