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Attachment Focused Treatment for Childhood Trauma & Abuse

Children with serious psychological problems secondary to histories of abuse, neglect, and/or multiple placements provide a serious challenge to parents and therapists. For the past 20 years Dr. Hughes has specialized in the treatment of children who manifest serious deficits in their emotional, cognitive, and behavioral development, and at the same time demonstrate considerable difficulty establishing and maintaining secure attachment relationships.

Dr. Hughes' treatment is family-based and focused on facilitating the child's ability to establish a secure attachment with his/her caregivers. Developmental attachment theory and research is the primary model for relationship development and trauma resolution. Dan blends various approaches in his treatment modality. These include strategic and structural family therapy, Ericksonian hypnotherapy (utilization principle), psychodynamic principles, psychodrama, interventions congruent with Theraplay, and narrative work. He actively communicates empathy and acceptance of the individual child while providing him/her with the comfort and containment needed to explore and resolve past trauma and shame-related experiences. At the same time, he is actively facilitating the child's ability to form positive, reciprocal relationships with his/her parents. Within the safety of these relationships, the child is able to finally face and resolve his/her past traumas. Also, as the child gradually develops a secure attachment with his/her caregivers, (s)he develops a positive and integrated sense of self.

Dr. Hughes received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Ohio University, with a clinical internship at the University of Rochester Medical School. He is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA). He consults with various mental health, social service, and residential treatment agencies in Maine and in other states and countries. He also presents workshops and trains therapists throughout the country. Dan is the author of Building the Bonds of Attachment, 3rd Ed 2017, published by Rowen-Littlefield, Attachment-Focused Family Therapy Workbook, 2011, by WW Norton among other solo and collaborative works. He conducts training sessions online for therapists across the globe providing both Level 1 and Level 2 workshops.

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Attachment Focused Treatment for Childhood Trauma & Abuse Children with serious psychological problems secondary to histories of abuse, neglect, and/or multiple placements provide a serious challenge to parents and therapists. For the past 20 years Dr. Hughes has specialized in the treatment of children who manifest serious deficits in their emotional, cognitive, and behavioral development, and at the same time demonstrate considerable difficulty establishing and maintaining secure attachment relationships.

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The Science of Feeling Safe Enough To Fall in Love with Life

Deb Dana's Polyvagal approach to living introduces a Rhythm of Regulation® to embed compassion, calm and joy to the nervous system.

Everyone is invited.

Whether you are an established Polyvagal enthusiast, clinician, practitioner or simply a curious human being at the beginning of your Polyvagal journey, we invite you to explore and understand your autonomic nervous system in order to feel safe enough to fall in love with life. An autonomic nervous system that co-regulates and self-regulates with ease creates the possibility to move out of the need for protection - and instead to embody a system that finds joy in connection.

Deb Dana, known for translating Polyvagal Theory into a language and application that is both understandable and accessible work as a clinician, consultant, author and speaker is focused on using a Polyvagal lens to understand and resolve the impact of trauma - and to create ways of working that honor the role of the autonomic nervous system as we move through states of protection and connection in an ongoing quest for safety.

What is Polyvagal?
The Polyvagal Theory is a collection of proposed evolutionary, neuroscientific, and psychological constructs pertaining to the role of the vagus nerve in emotion regulation, social connection and fear response.

Polyvagal takes its name from the vagus, a cranial nerve that forms the primary component of the parasympathetic nervous system.

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Deb Dana's Polyvagal approach to living introduces a Rhythm of Regulation® to embed compassion, calm and joy to the nervous system. Everyone is invited. Whether you are an established Polyvagal enthusiast, clinician, practitioner or simply a curious human being at the beginning of your Polyvagal journey, we invite you to explore and understand your autonomic nervous system in order to feel safe enough to fall in love with life.

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What is Polyvagal Theory? Read about its key principles, download resources and more at the Polyvagal Institute.

Bibliography

View Dr. Porges' articles, books, and patents. Links to purchase his books can also be found on this page.

About Dr. Porges

See Dr. Porges' full biography and his timeline of innovation, including development of Polyvagal Theory.

Media

View the latest press articles and news clippings about Dr. Porges and Polyvagal Theory on the media page of Polyvagal Institute.

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Stephen W. Porges, PhD | Polyvagal Theory

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Dr. Stephen Porges, is the author of the Polyvagal Theory, a Distinguished University Scientist at the Kinsey Institute, a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and creator of music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol.

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Welcome to Beacon House

Beacon House is a specialist, innovative and creative therapeutic service for young people, families and adults. With a special interest in working with individuals of all ages who have experienced trauma and loss, we are passionate about offering safe and effective therapies in a way that enables people to re-build their lives following stress and adversity. We also take pride in supporting individuals and teams to develop their trauma informed practice through training, supervision and consultation.

Our Cuckfield Clinic periodically closes to new child and adult referrals to prevent long waiting times. Please do get in touch with us to find out if we have spaces currently.

We have some specific capacity for child and family referrals at our Chichester Clinic. Please do get in touch with us to find out if we are able to allocate your referral at this time.

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Educational Psychology

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We have clinics in Cuckfield and in Chichester.

Please note: We are not able to accept any walk-ins. All meetings are by appointment only. Office hours are: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

To ask any questions, please contact us on admin@beaconhouse.org.uk

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Sandy Bear Childrens Bereavement Charity

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Sandy Bear Childrens Bereavement Charity

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Sandy Bear Childrens Bereavement Charity

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Sandy Bear is a charity supporting children and young people, and their families coping with the death of a parent or sibling.

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Grief can be overwhelming - you don’t have to deal with it alone. Cruse Bereavement Support is here. Call our helpline or chat online.