Be confident to identify and treat dissociation, so that your interventions start working effectively for people with complex trauma.
Dr Catherine Hynes, developed in partnership with Pracademics
Enrol in the course and get free access to our mini-course Structural Dissociation Made Simple now
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What is Complexity to Clarity?
In Complexity to Clarity, Catherine helps trauma therapists move people with complex trauma forward in treatment, without learning yet another therapy. This course will help even when your client's favourite response is "yeah, but ..."! This means survivors will be ready to safely explore their trauma and ultimately start healing.
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Does this sound familiar?
Your client consistently attends appointments and engages well, but your usual strategies don't seem to work and they aren't getting better. Or maybe every time you try to teach a skill that other clients benefit from - they don't want to try it, they don't seem to get it or they flat our refuse saying "this wouldn't be helpful." After repeated sessions like this, you might start to wonder if your client is getting any benefit and question your competence as a therapist. Meanwhile your client interprets their lack of progress as further evidence of being flawed and unworthy - which makes them feel worse.
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What if ...
What if you already have the skills you need to effectively treat your client, you just need to re-formulate their presentation? Often, these clients have a dissociative disorder that interferes with the efficacy of usual evidence-based treatment. Once the dissociation is identified and addressed, then your usual suite of evidence-based tools will start to be effective.
Feedback from our February 2024 intake
See why other clinicians loved this course.
Highly recommended
Samantha Harskamp
Give theory and practical skills to apply. This is an amazing course
Give theory and practical skills to apply. This is an amazing course
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Margie Fry
This is a great course and the missing link for me. The course is easy to follow, interesting, a great mix of videos, cases and text (not big slabs!). Cather...
Read MoreThis is a great course and the missing link for me. The course is easy to follow, interesting, a great mix of videos, cases and text (not big slabs!). Catherine is so engaging and I know my work is already improving from having done this course and I feel at low risk of burn out too.
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Annelise Beckmann
Hello, to whomever reads these reviews :) I'm writing to primarily convey my delight & gratitude about this very accessible course. The layout was beaut...
Read MoreHello, to whomever reads these reviews :) I'm writing to primarily convey my delight & gratitude about this very accessible course. The layout was beautifully balanced, with 'bite sized' concepts presented with mixed media that supported understanding as well as allowing much needed mental breaks. There was also just the right level of repetition. A great application of education principals (ie building on already presented ideas), that worked for me (a student approaching 'trauma informed practice' for the first time, well after only dipping my therapeutic toes in). If I was asked 'what else could be added' (& encouraged to be greedy) I'd suggest just a couple of things: a) suggestions to assist clients who reject practices such as mindfulness & visualisation (the bedrock of grounding & containment I think); b) reference to the cultural attributes (of both clinicians & clients - eg religion or class) that can make it tricky to apply some of the recommended methodology; and, c) a gentle challenge to all clinicians to explore their own experience of disassociation (that some of my colleagues refer to as 'advanced compartmentalising') & ensure they remain accountable to quality supervision. It may also be worth adding that perhaps structural disassociation could be more common for those of us attracted to the helping professionals than is talked about. The latter assertion is my guess/opinion of course but I found similar convictions in the work of Janina Fisher (see Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors).
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Gabriele Thomson
Excellent
Excellent
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Jack Menges
The quality of the content and the clarity with which it is delivered are both exceptional. I really appreciate the way Catherine is able to take complex con...
Read MoreThe quality of the content and the clarity with which it is delivered are both exceptional. I really appreciate the way Catherine is able to take complex concepts and make them easy to understand and put into practice. Thank you
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Donna Fyfe
great course and resources provided along with relevant videos, was the right mix of reading and videos.
great course and resources provided along with relevant videos, was the right mix of reading and videos.
Read LessWhat does the program include?
The program includes A LOT of content and contact with Catherine. The amount of content in this course would usually take about 12 months to teach a new supervisee. So if you attended the equivalent 12 supervision sessions you would pay $3,000 (15 x $250p/h). This course is 3 monthly payments of $185... but if you pay upfront, it is only $485, which is amazing value!
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Monthly e-learning modules, outlining key theoretical contents with engaging and interactive content - that you can work through at the times you learn best.
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A suite of resources that you can use for assessment and treatment, including worksheets, videos to explain key concepts and in-between session activities.
The strategy that will transform your practice.
This course is embedded in neuroscience, yet delivers the content in a way that is easy to digest and practical to apply. You will learn how to identify and stabilise dissociative experiences, map the structure of your clients dissociative parts and develop harmony between parts so they are prepared for resolving past traumas.
Don't just take our word for it
Read some of the reviews from our 2023 students.
Great Training
Ian Macdonald
Excellent conversion training for complex material into an application format. Particularly useful for anyone who may have already read literature surroundin...
Read MoreExcellent conversion training for complex material into an application format. Particularly useful for anyone who may have already read literature surrounding structural dissociation or other parts models and trying to unify their understanding.
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Janice Liew
This course did a great job at making dissociation easier to understand and provided a great framework to work with structural dissociation. The Q&A sess...
Read MoreThis course did a great job at making dissociation easier to understand and provided a great framework to work with structural dissociation. The Q&A sessions with Catherine were top-notch & helped to bring everything together to make sense. I've come away knowing that I have lots of learning still to do but feeling like I have a good foundation as to where to start. Highly recommend.
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Tina Moynihan
excellent introduction to dissociation and trauma work
excellent introduction to dissociation and trauma work
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Margaret Askew-Walinda
Solid reinforcement of how to treat dissociation with some nuanced ideas that improve parts work. e.g Internal Reparenting; getting clear on values
Solid reinforcement of how to treat dissociation with some nuanced ideas that improve parts work. e.g Internal Reparenting; getting clear on values
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Viktoriya Kalmykova
One of the best training I had in life, from the content to the format, using different modalities of presentation of material which makes it very interactiv...
Read MoreOne of the best training I had in life, from the content to the format, using different modalities of presentation of material which makes it very interactive and easy to focus. Excellent structure great combination of simple to digest language and depth. Looking forward to more training from Catherine!
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Merri Hughes
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Jennifer Smith
Really found the mapping of parts - SUPER helpful. Hearing Chelsea present the client and Catherine list down all the parts she hears was excellent. Thank yo...
Read MoreReally found the mapping of parts - SUPER helpful. Hearing Chelsea present the client and Catherine list down all the parts she hears was excellent. Thank you. Really found the role play video’s fantastic too, in learning what we can say as well as pace of the session. Also learnt that i really need to ground my client in the room more, i just felt like i was bugging them, but repeating this…. Thank you. There is a lot to learn, and this module provided concepts and a framework to keep in mind when working with clients with Dissociation. The different interactive multimedia modes were engaging and kept my attention. But I did feel under pressure to read and digest the content before the Q&A in order to get the most out of the session. I wonder if having longer to review the content before the Q&A could help?! The Q&A sessions are an invaluable aspect to this course too.
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Kim De Deckker
An incredibly helpful course. I have worked through this course very slowly, taking each part of my learning back to relevant clients and essentially workin...
Read MoreAn incredibly helpful course. I have worked through this course very slowly, taking each part of my learning back to relevant clients and essentially working through the course with them - I found the pace fantastic and the content very relevant and helpful.
Read LessCourse Modules
Select the arrows to see lessons in each module
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Welcome
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Course Navigation
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Module One: Structural Dissociation Made Clear
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Welcome from Catherine
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Optional Video: Polyvagal Theory
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Optional Video: Neuroscience of Emotion
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Lesson One: How do I know if my client has dissociative parts?
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Lesson Two: A map of dissociative parts
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Lesson Three: The neurobiological underpinnings of emotional (child) parts
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Lesson Four: Surviving trauma with internal protectors
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Lesson Five: Therapy - BYO Adult
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Lesson Six: You are more than the sum of your parts - integrative capacity
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Lesson Seven: What now?
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Module Two: Preparation
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Welcome to Complexity to Clarity
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Lesson One: Sliding Doors
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Lesson Two: Julie comes to treatment
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Lesson Three: The neurobiology of dissociation
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Lesson Four: Monitoring and engaging the frontal lobes
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Lesson Five: Teaching functional compartmentalisation
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Lesson Six: Building a safe therapeutic relationship
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Module Three: Formulation
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Lesson One: Psychoeducation about trauma and adaptation
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Download: Psychoeducation video for clients
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Lesson Two: Introducing the language of parts
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Lesson Three: Your turn to practice introducing parts
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Lesson Four: Mapping parts
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Lesson Five: Time to harmonise
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Module Four: Harmonisation
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Lesson One: Overview of Harmonisation
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Lesson Two: Mutual Awareness
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Lesson Three: Time Orientation
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Lesson Four: Role Identification
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Lesson Five: Gratitude and Compassion
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Lesson Six: Learning Internal Parenting
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Lesson Seven: Developing new roles
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Lesson Eight: Building a Sense of Authenticity
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Final video
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FAQ
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When can I access the modules?
You will get access to our mini-course "Structure Dissociation Made Clear" and the first module "Preparation" as soon as you enrol. The following module "Formulation" will be released 30 days after enrolment. The final module "Harmonisation" will be released 60 days after enrolment. This ensures that you have enough time with each module to work through it before the next one is released and helps you pace your learning.
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How long do I have access for?
You will get access for 12 months from the date of enrolment. This will allow plenty of time to return to the content as needed. You will also have downloadable workbooks with the key learning points to refer to after the course.
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How many CPD points is this course?
Each module will take approximately 2 hours to complete (including Structural Dissociation Made Clear). The modules are interactive with questions and feedback throughout, so overall we have self-assessed it as worth 8 active PD points.
Nuanced, essential and practical
This course has absolutely transformed the way I understand, conceptualise, and attend to dissociation in my practice. Nuanced, essential and practical are words that come to mind when reflecting on the content of this training. Highly recommended.
Catherine has a knack of making this seem like a simple topic"
"I just wanted to say how fantastic the course is. I really appreciate the quality of the content and the extremely clear way in which it is presented. Catherine has a knack of making this seem like a simple topic!
I do think so many people frame dissociation as some mystical, secret set of skills and I'm glad Catherine doesn't do that."