Therapist Uncensored Podcast Challenging Defenses: An Introduction to Experiential Dynamic Therapies (EDTS): (246)
Sep 25, 2024
Margaret Martin, an expert in Experiential Dynamic Therapies, and Dr. Deb Pollack, who specializes in mental health therapy science, dive into the intricacies of recognizing and challenging psychological defenses. They discuss the importance of distinguishing between ego-syntonic and ego-dystonic defenses for emotional healing. The pair emphasizes how turning against these defenses can facilitate change, explore advanced therapeutic models, and highlight the transformative journey clients experience by confronting their past traumas.
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EDTs Focus On Defenses
- Experiential Dynamic Therapies (EDTs) center on identifying defenses quickly and helping patients see them.
- Once clients recognize defenses, therapists guide them to loosen rigid patterns to access deeper feelings.
Faster Access To Unconscious Feelings
- EDTs aim to access unconscious core feelings faster than traditional psychoanalysis.
- Relinquishing defenses raises anxiety but enables processing of underlying conflicts driving symptoms.
AEDP Origin Story
- Diana Fosha developed AEDP after training with Davenloo and created a widely known branch.
- AEDP is one of several second-generation therapies branching from ISTDP's core principles.