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October 1, 2023: “Demystifying & Deconstructing Projections” with Diane Byster, LMFT, NCC, RYT

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Have you ever wondered why you find yourself working harder than your client is towards their goals? Do you notice that your client seems to close off real contact with you, despite your best efforts? Has your client ever accused you of feeling or thinking something that is completely off of what you are actually thinking and feeling? Do you end up doubting yourself and your skills afterwards? 

If this description resonates for you, your patient may be operating with a projection that they are completely unaware of. Once you recognize that a projection is between your client and you, what do you do about it?

This workshop is designed for current and past ISTDP core trainees and registered mental health professionals, to help you understand and recognize the many different kinds of projections that you may encounter in psychotherapy.

We will look at how projection operates across the spectrum, from the fragile patient to the highly resistant. We will also explore the implications of untreated projections, both for the patient and for the therapy. Finally, we will learn how to dismantle projections and how to recognize when the projection has resolved. 

The workshop will include PowerPoint presentation, video demonstrations, skill building exercises and group discussion. 

Additionally, there will be an opportunity for attendees to observe two of their colleagues receive live supervision from Diane by showing videotape of their own work with a patient. If you are interested in pursuing this supervision opportunity (at an add-on fee of $100), please reach out ASAP via email to Christi Alloway at treasurer.wcii@gmail.com, to make arrangements.

About Diane Byster, LMFT, NCC, RYT

Diane is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, National Certified Counselor and Registered Yoga Teacher. She is a certified teacher, clinical supervisor and core training teacher with the IEDTA. Diane serves as adjunct faculty for the New Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, D.C. 

Diane is the lead trainer for a 3-year ISTDP core training program for the Western Canadian Institute for ISTDP, after co-facilitating the 2017- 2021 program. Diane facilitates two ongoing groups: an ISTDP case consultation group geared for newer practitioners of ISTDP, and an Integrative Couple Case Consultation group that is informed by multiple treatment approaches including ISTDP and the Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT). 

Diane has taught a number of workshops, including: “Identifying and Deconstructing Projections” for the Western Canadian Institute for ISTDP, for Therapy ToDday in Lansing Michigan, and for a Los Angeles based ISTDP core training group; “Exploring the Intersection of ISTDP and Couples Therapy” for the Washington School of Psychiatry on 5/12/23 and 11/18/22; “Identifying Defensive Affects” to the Northern California Association of ISTDP on May 15th, 2021; ‘Yoga Psychotherapy for Trauma’ and ‘Yoga Informed Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy’ at the IEDTA conference in Birmingham, UK, in 2017, the IEDTA in Boston, MA in 2019 and at Stanford University in 2017. She co-taught “Introduction To ISTDP”; “How Can I Be More Effective?” and “Anxiety Regulation” at Stanford University.

In addition to her clinical practice, since 2014, Diane has provided supervision and case consultation in ISTDP to psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers and marriage and family therapists in the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Australia. She served as manuscript editor/reader for four publications authored by Jon Frederickson, MSW: Co-Creating Change: effective dynamic therapy techniques; Co-Creating Safety: healing the fragile patient;The Lies We Tell Ourselves: how to face the truth, accept yourself and create a better life; and Teaching Clinical Thinking.

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