Brand-New!
Lunch & Learn: Threat Analysis: Improving Self-Regulation with Practical Brain Science
Presented by: Hannah Smith, MA, LMHC, CGP
When: Monday, July 20th, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 1.5 CEs | $25.00
You will be hard-pressed to find a client in therapy that does not deal with anxiety, and we all know the rate of people going to therapy for trauma treatment has been significant for some time.
Then, we have neurodivergent people who have steadily activated nervous systems we often diagnose as anxiety disorders, especially social anxiety.
In any case, the results of dysregulation can be destabilizing, making people feel as if they are under threat, which could lead to relational issues or cause them to miss out on their lives.
But what if it didn’t have to be this way?
With advances in our understanding of modern neuroscience and within the framework of Interpersonal Neurobiology, we now recognize that there are two major neural pathways to nervous system activation, each indicating a different type of threat. The key is to learn to detect the type of activation occurring and to respond appropriately to each.
In this session, you will learn the science behind these two paths to dysregulation and an easy method to help show clients so they, too, can choose the right set of responses to whatever “present moment” situation they find themselves in, resulting in more effective responses and less overall fear and activation.
Imagine! A reduction in general, separation, and social anxiety! Improved outcomes in trauma when it’s not exacerbated by ongoing fear responses. If you want to contribute to these outcomes, this will be an hour well spent!
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:
- Identify and describe the neuro-biological systems involved in nervous system dysregulation
- Explain the two paths to activation, why they occur, and the appropriate responses to each
- Apply a method to help clients tell the difference between the two paths so they have more buy-in for doing the work of self-regulation