by NCSPP

PERSONALITY STYLES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: A ROADMAP TO DEEP AND LASTING CHANGE WITH DR. JONATHAN SHEDLER

Saturday, January 31st | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Zoom

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Master clinicians know that deep and lasting psychological change does not come from focusing on surface symptoms, but from addressing the personality dynamics and relational patterns underlying them. In this daylong event, Dr. Jonathan Shedler, Ph.D., will discuss the personality styles most often seen in clinical practice (e.g., narcissistic, borderline, depressive, obsessive–compulsive), integrating longstanding clinical wisdom with contemporary empirical findings. He will discuss how each personality style represents a unique psychological pathway to depression that requires a distinct treatment focus, and offer clinical strategies for deepening the treatment.

Building on discussion of these concepts, Dr. Shedler will provide a strong hands-on clinical focus. Participants will deepen their skills in recognizing and working with personality dynamics through clinical case presentations by selected attendees, as well as through case discussion, live supervision, and role-playing to demonstrate effective intervention. Dr. Shedler will emphasize how personality dynamics and relational patterns play out in real time in the therapy relationship through transference and countertransference, and how to use the therapy relationship constructively to bring about deep and lasting change.