Working with Parents: Healing from Intergenerational Trauma
By Kalanit Ben-Ari, Ph.D.
Working with Parents: Healing from Intergenerational Trauma
With Kalanit Ben-Ari, Ph.D.
Past trauma affects many aspects of one's life. Not only can it impact one's belief system, thought processing, mindset and defensive behaviour, but also the very basic structure of the nerve system and brain. In turn, consciously and unconsciously, these effects are passed down from one generation to the next.
Working with parents offers us a unique opportunity for intervention to help them heal and let go of some of that trauma's intergenerational effect.
But it isn't just the client's past trauma that is present in the room. We, as therapists, bring our own past trauma to the shared space as well. How can we understand our own story and how can we support clients to develop empowering stories for themselves and their children?
In this two hour talk, Dr Kalanit Ben-Ari will share her learnings and experience of working with trauma, both with couples and parents, for the past 20 years.
You will gain insights about the theoretical concepts and latest evidence of intergenerational trauma, in addition to practical intervention ideas to explore with clients.
Kalanit Ben-Ari, Ph.D.
Dr Kalanit Ben-Ari is a senior psychologist, psychotherapist, and author with over 20 years of experience working with couples and parents. With a private clinic in Hampstead, London, she is an international speaker, trainer, and supervisor of therapists.
Kalanit is an associate member of the Faculty at the Imago International Training Institute, and was the Chair of Imago UK from 2013-2023. She is married and the mother of two teens.
Kalanit is the author of two books: Small Steps to Great Parenting: An Essential Guide for Busy Families, and children's book the Lost Book. She is also regularly contributes to professional books and journals.
Kalanit is an international speaker who facilitated training around the world and online and she is also a certified Brainspotting and Neurofeedback therapist. Kalanit gained a BA and an MA in Clinical Social Work, specialising in Clinical Child Development, at the University of Haifa, Israel and a Doctorate in Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London, and Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Psychotherapy in CCPE, London.
