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ENGAGEMENTS:
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Previous Professional Trainings of Thomas Hedlund:
American Indian Training Institute
Alcohol School, Albuquerque,N.M
Central Calif. Conference, Sacramento, CA.
Association of Intervention Specialists Conference Sober Living by the Sea, Newport Beach, Ca.
Betty Ford Treatment Center,Palm Desert, CA
Azure Acres Treatment Center, Sebastopol, CA
BelStead House, Inner Child Development Seminars, , Ipswitch, Suffolk, UK
Betty Ford Treatment / Intercare,
New York, NY.
Calif. Conference on Problems Related to Alcohol, Yosemite, CA.
California Peer Support Association / Corona Police Department, CA.
Full List of
Engagments (.pdf)
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SPEAKER
Thomas Hedlund has been presenting professional trainings and educational workshops for the public for the past thirty years. As a psychotherapist and addictions educator with a lengthy affiliation with John Bradshaw and the recovery field, Tom's expertise is treating compulsive and addictive behavior as well understanding the effects of traumatic events on personality development and its impacts on adult function.
Tom's talent as a teacher includes an extraordinary grasp of technical knowledge on abuse and addiction combined with his remarkable ability to make it understandable,. practical and personally relevant, His great knowledge and skill in teaching about what creates and dissolves our resistance to change offers participants both clarity, hope and direction.
In his trainings, Tom integrates his personal experience as a recovering therapist with his broad knowledge of ground breaking new science and theories behind attachment, addictive, compulsive, and self destructive behavior. His extensive background as an individual, couples and group therapist, family systems consultant, trainer and interventionist give him a wide variety of life experience to draw from in his presentations. His commitment to his own recovery combined with his sense of humor and compassion make his trainings highly informative, personal and entertaining,
ENDORSEMENTS:
"When I have a question about the neuroscience behind shame, trauma or addiction, Tom is the first person I think about asking for an answer."......
Tom is one of the select group of therapists who thoroughly understands the dynamics of emotional healing. I consider him to be one of the most skilled and compassionate therapists I know.
John Bradshaw, Emmy nominated talk show host,
3 time New York Times best selling author
"Tom's ability to blend cutting-edge science and the dynamics of emotional healing in a clear and comprehensive manner have made a profound effect on our workshop participants. I recommend his training's to healers, counselors, and everyone seeking personal growth."
Michelle Toth
Director of Training
American Indian Training Institute. Inc.
Sacramento, California.
Tom is a master therapist. He is warm, insightful, and has exceptional skill in original pain work.
Kip Flock, JBC. Clinical Director
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COMING UP:
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New Mexico Training 31st Annual Native American Indian Training Institute Alcohol School Albuquerque, New Mexico April 6,7/2009
topics to be announced
Employee Assistance Training Corporate Counseling Associates, New York Times, New York Santa Rosa Press Democrat Newspaper, Santa Rosa, CA Raising a Child in a Diverse World October 21,2008 Santa Rosa, CA
Maintaining Balance While Embracing Change October 14, 2008 Santa Rosa, CA
The Environmentally Conscious Employee September 30,2008 Santa Rosa, CA
Maintaining Balance While Embracing Change September 9, 2008 Santa Rosa, CA
New Mexico Training 30th Annual American Indian Training Institute Alcohol School Albuquerque, New Mexico April 2007 Addictions Dark Secret / Addiction as Attachment Disorder
On Common Ground Part Two: Where Science Meets Ritual & Tradition with Don Beaucauge, Ojibway Tribal Affiliation
American Indian Training Institute, Sacramento University of New Mexico Sponsorship, March 26-30,2007 Five Day Training Basic Counseling Skills for Substance Abuse Counselors
Sacramento Professional Luncheon CRC National Addiction Rehabilitation Corporation Sacramento, CA. March 23, 2007 Demystifying Addiction: Addiction As Attachment Disorder
Redwood Empire Association of Marriage Family Counselors Oddfellows Hall, Santa Rosa, CA March 9,2007 Addiction As Attachment Disorder
The Meadows Alumni Evening, The Meadows, Wickenburg, CA Fort Mason San Francisco February 8, 2007 Creating Self Mastery in Recovery
Reducing Reactivity and Developing Emotional Competence
State of California Department of Corrections San Quentin Prison Inmate Leadership Training, December 12,2006 Addiction as Attachment Disorder / Creating Redevelopment
Drug Abuse Alternatives Center: Demystifying Addiction UCLA Addiction Technology Transfer Center, Santa Rosa, CA September 12,2006 The Methampetamine Epidemic / Demystifying Addiction
American Indian Traning Institute, Sacramento, CA Regional Five Day Conference, April 24-29, 2006 The Impacts of Multigenerational Trauma and Alcoholism on Indian Family and Culture.
University of San Francisco Extension Program, Santa Rosa, CA Professional Presentation: April 21, 2006 Emerging Understandings on the Neuroscience of Affect and Spirituality
New Mexico Training, American Indian Training Institute Annual Alcohol School, Albuquerque,New Mexico March 9,10/2006 The Alchemy of Transformation: Understanding the Hijacked Brain
On Common Ground: Where Science Meets with Ritual and Tradition with Don Beaucauge, Ojibway Tribal Affiliation
United Kingdom Professional Training Inner Child Development Workshops, Exeter, UK
Australian Profession Intervention Training South Pacific Private Hospital, Melbourne, Australia November 19,20/2005 Intervention Workshop: The Evolution of Intervention
Australian Professional Addiction Conference South Pacific Private Hospital, Sidney, Australia November 12,13/2005 Demystifying Addiction: Understanding the Hijacked Brain
Addiction's Dark Secret: Recognizing and Healing Shame
Intimacy and Self Mastery In Recovery: Reducing Reactivity and Developing Emotional Competence
United Kingdom Group Therapy Intensive Inner Child Development Workshops, Exeter, UK October 16,17,18/2005 Three day intensive experiential therapy
United Kingdom Experiential Professional Training Inner Child Development Workshops, Exeter, UK October 9-13/2005 Five Day Inner Child Work Experiential Group Training
California Training, Drug Abuse Alternatives Benefit Santa Rosa, Ca. Intervention and Addiction Training September 15,16/2005 Public Lecture, Evening Professional Training: Demystifying Addiction / Evolution of Intervention
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TRAINING TOPICS:
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Thomas Hedlund's recent workshops and speeches have included all of the following topics.
Alcohol's Impacts on the Family
Coping with Trauma, Personal and Professional
Healthy versus Normal Communication
Indecent Exposure: The Hijacked Brain's Quest for Wholeness
Introduction to Affect Regulation and Addiction
Overcoming Roadblocks to Intimacy and Recovery
Roadblocks to Recovery
Shame as the Core of Compulsive Behavior
The Neurobiology of Addiction
The Neurobiology of Trauma and Shame
The New Brain Science of Addiction, Trauma and Shame
Working With Shame
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DVD SERIES
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"Indecent Exposure"
A four part lecture series on DVD by Thomas Hedlund, LMFT
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