Kristin Osborn
Kristin A. R. Osborn, LMHC, LPCC is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, researcher, author and an Associate in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and appointed Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Kristin is also Chief of Training and Organizational Consulting at Strategic Psychotherapeutics, LLC in Glastonbury, CT. She is an acclaimed trainer conducting workshops on Affect Phobia Therapy (APT), depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and physician self-care. She is certified in Surf Therapy. Kristin has trained over a thousand psychotherapists and mental health providers. She is the founder of Certified APT™-Training, a rigorous evidence-based program that teaches how to assess and resolve affect phobias. Kristin has conducted Certified APT training internationally including Boston, Stockholm, London, Amsterdam, Venice, Dublin, and San Diego. She encourages psychotherapists to videotape their sessions, as a way to conduct research and enhance their clinical skills. She co-authored Paraverbal Communication in Psychotherapy: Beyond the Words, and serves on the board of the Society for the Exploration and Integration of Psychotherapy. She is also a board member and President Emeritus of the International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association. Kristin is currently pursuing her doctorate at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Additional information on other publications, talks, keynotes and workshops are available at www.affectphobiatherapy.com.
Affect Phobia Therapy
Affect Phobia Therapy is based on the premise that internal conflicts about feelings underlie most psychologically-based disorders. Affect Phobia Therapy is an integrative model of short term dynamic psychotherapy (STDP) that was developed by Harvard Medical School psychologist and researcher, Leigh McCullough (McCullough-Valiant, 1997).
Affect Phobia Therapy integrates techniques from psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and experiential therapies into a powerful whole that can increase the effectiveness of therapy and help it to proceed more rapidly.
Affects (the technical term for feelings or emotions) are the strongest motivators of human behavior. Affects can motivate healthy, adaptive behavior and they can also lead to unhealthy, maladaptive behavior.
Paraverbal Communication in Psychotherapy: Beyond the Words delves into the world of nonverbal cues that are ubiquitous in our lives and particularly revealing in therapeutic practice. Building upon the research of Daniel Stern, Beatrice Beebe, and others, the authors explore the specific manner in which patient and therapist interchange para-verbally in psychotherapy. The authors examine the history of and current trends in dynamic psychotherapy and discuss the tools and procedure for analyzing para-verbal communication. By reviewing engaging case studies from their own practices, the authors step through how therapists and clinicians can capture non-verbal signs like facial expression, tone of voice, or posture in their own sessions. By examining both client and therapist, practitioners can discover insights into their own techniques, how they engage with clients, and how to anticipate significant changes in treatment based on preverbal exchanges. Paraverbal Communiction in Psychotherapy navigates the web of unspoken communication to create an innovative approach to psychotherapy and a valuable tool for practitioners and those in training.
