The No-Talk Conversational Approach to Healing Stuff
Presenter: Graham Pringle, PhD (The School of Therapeutic Practice)
Abstract: The Conversational Model (Meares) struts onto the therapy stage, ready to fix complex trauma with some serious swagger! We’re diving into how complex trauma (ISSTD) messes with your head-body-self, leaving dissociation like a bad heckler in your skin and in your brain. Forget boring talk therapy; this model’s all about riffing with actions, expressions, and active listening, reacting to every vibe the person throws. For anyone tired of talk-talk-talk “tell how you feel about that?”, this is your ticket to a trauma-busting, non-talk conversational approach!
About the Presenter: Dr Graham Pringle, PhD, MA (Outdoor Education), Dip Soc Sci (Psych), Dip Ed, Dip Child Youth & Family, CIV Adventure-Based Youth Work, conducts the research about youth and complex trauma, trains adults, and presents his research at conferences domestically in Australia and internationally. He has experience in residential care, youth work, foster care, outdoor therapies, outdoor leadership, and teaching.
