Autorentext

Ann E. Potter, PhD, has worked over 45 years in the mental health field as a psychiatric nurse, educator, therapist, psychologist, evaluator, researcher, writer, presenter, and consultant. Her bachelor's degree is in Nursing from Creighton University, master's degree in Counseling from UNOmaha, and doctorate in Counseling Psychology from UNLincoln. She has been in private practice since 1989. Dr. Potter's areas of expertise include trauma, attachment, addictions, personality disorders, domestic violence and sexual assault, and she has specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Radical Openness Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT). She is a certified therapist and approved consultant in EMDR and a certified RO DBT therapist. She piloted outcome research related to phase-based trauma treatment (DBT/EMDR) for adults and published articles on the roles adults played as children in alcoholic families, a therapist manual and companion client workbook on trauma treatment, and articles on EMDR therapy.

Zusammenfassung
Delivers a unique, comprehensive treatment that galvanizes inner resources for reorganizing personality and healing childhood attachment rifts. At the heart of this innovative text is a strengths-based, attachment-focused EMDR therapy model (AFTT-A) that facilitates healthier functioning and attachment patterns for adult clients.