April Monthly Meeting with Stacy Nakell, LCSW
April 5, 2023
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM (Central Time)
We welcome you as early as 7:15 to connect with colleagues.
Zoom Virtual Event
1.5 CEs
Monthly meetings are always free of charge.
CE certificates are $20 for non-members.
Instructional Level: Beginner – Advanced
Research into neuroscience has clarified the importance of including somatic awareness in the therapy room. Less well integrated is awareness of the skin and its connection to mental health and attachment. In this presentation, members will move from a personal exploration of their relationship to their skin to a reflection on the role of the skin in the development of emotional regulation. Participants will unpack the impact of socio-cultural factors in the appreciation or hatred of skin and hair. The connection between skin conditions and mental health will be explored from the perspective of the growing field of Psychodermatology.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the multiple layers of connection between the skin and mental health
- Attend to skin-focused behaviors that arise in the therapy room
Stacy K. Nakell is a licensed clinical social worker, certified group psychotherapist, certified clinical trauma practitioner, and author. She has spent the past fifteen years in private practice in Austin, TX providing individual and group psychotherapy to clients struggling with body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs). She works with pre-teens, teens and adults from an integrative psychodynamic approach. She offers training and consultation for mental health professionals. She is the author of two peer-reviewed articles about her approach, and her book, Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: An Integrative Psychodynamic Approach, was published by Routledge on August 1, 2022, as part of the Routledge Focus On Mental Health series.
Bio:
Stacy K. Nakell is a licensed clinical social worker, certified group psychotherapist, certified clinical trauma practitioner, and author. She has spent the past fifteen years in private practice in Austin, TX providing individual and group psychotherapy to clients struggling with body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs). She works with pre-teens, teens and adults from an integrative psychodynamic approach. She offers training and consultation for mental health professionals. She is the author of two peer-reviewed articles about her approach, and her book, Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: An Integrative Psychodynamic Approach, was published by Routledge on August 1, 2022, as part of the Routledge Focus On Mental Health series.
References:
Nakell, S. (2023). Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: An Integrative Psychodynamic Approach. NY, NY: Routledge.
Tomas-Aragones, L., Consoli, S.M., Console, S.G., Poot, F., Taube, K.M….&Geiler, U. (2017). Self-inflicted skin lesions in dermatology: A management and therapeutic approach: A position paper from the European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry. Acta Dermato-Venereologica. DOI: 10.2340/00015555-2522.
Anzieu-Premmereur, C. (2015). The skin-ego: Dyadic sensuality, trauma in infancy, and adult narcissistic issues. Psychoanalytic Reveiw, 102(5), 659-681.
CONTINUING EDUCATION: Division 39 is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Austin Psychoanalytic is approved by the Texas State Board of Social Workers Examiners (Provider # 5501) to provide continuing education for social workers and the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1138). We also meet the requirements to provide continuing education for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 continuing education credits. Division 39 is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. Division 39 is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to info@austinpsychoanalytic.org. There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest. Participants will be informed of the utility/validity of the content/approach discussed (including the basis for the statements about validity/utility), as well as the limitations of the approach and most common (and severe) risks, if any, associated with the program’s content.