Robert Schwarz – Tapping into Energy Psychology Approaches for Trauma & Anxiety

Outline

• Body-Mind Approaches to Human Problems
• The Energy Systems
  • Meridians
  • Chakras
  • Biofields
• Integrate Energy Approaches with Neuroscience
  • Interpersonal Neurobiology
  • Polyvagal theory
  • Amygdala modulated alarm reactions
• Integrating EP with
  • Overall systems approach to psychology and psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness approaches
  • CBT
• Review of Research: Does the research support the clinical claims?

• Deconstruct DSM® Diagnosis into treatable components
• Deconstruct beliefs, schemas, and patterns
• Eliciting specific events that support beliefs and schemas
• Body-feedback approaches to assessment to identify
  • Unconscious blocks
  • Limiting beliefs
  • Energetic disturbances
• Isolate “mind” components of “physical problems”
• How to use EP within the tri-phasic model of trauma treatment

• Specific energy treatment approaches
  • TAT basics
  • EFT basics
  • Chakra basics
  • CEP basics
• Correct affect dysregulation
  • Treat trauma based symptoms such as flashbacks
  • Reduce anxiety, anger, cravings
  • Treating negative thoughts and beliefs
• Reducing “resistance” and improve “low motivation” for change
• Approaches to increase boundaries
• Tailor treatment to specific needs and circumstances of each client
  • EP approaches to for self-care and stress management
  • Palliative treatment approaches of here and now symptoms
  • Teach EP approaches to clients as self-help skills
  • Deeper treatment of underlying specific events
  • Yin and Yang: “masculine and “feminine” EP approaches
  • EP approaches for children and learning issues
  • EP approaches for couples.
• Limits and ethical considerations using EP