ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Dr. Janina Fisher, PhD - USA   

Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Instructor at the Trauma Center, an outpatient clinic and research center founded by Bessel van der Kolk. 

Known for her expertise as both a clinician and consultant, she is also past president of the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation, an EMDR International Association Credit Provider, a faculty member of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and a former Instructor, Harvard Medical School. 

Dr. Fisher has been an invited speaker at the Cape Cod Institute, Harvard Medical School Conference on Women and Summer and Winter Conference Series, EMDR International Association Annual Conference, University of Oslo, University of Wisconsin, the University of Westminster in London, the Psychotraumatology Institute of Europe, and the Esalen Institute. 

Dr. Fisher lectures and teaches nationally and internationally on topics related to the integration of the neurobiological research and newer trauma treatment paradigms into traditional therapeutic modalities.

Publications

Ogden, P. & Fisher, J. (in press). The body as resource: sensorimotor skills for the treatment of trauma. New York: W. W. Norton.

Fisher, J. and Ogden, P. (2009). Sensorimotor psychotherapy. In C. Courtois & J. Ford, *Treating complex traumatic stress disorders:an evidence-based guide. New York: Wiley & Sons.

Fisher, J. (2008). Sensorimotor psychotherapy. In J. Ford et al. Encyclopedia of psychological trauma. New York: Guilford Press.

Ogden, P. & Fisher, J. (2007). The movements of play: restoring spontaneity and flexibility in traumatized individuals. GAINS Quarterly.

Lanius, R., Lanius, U., Fisher, J. & Ogden, P. (2006). Psychological trauma and the
brain: towards a neurobiological treatment model. In Ogden, P., Minton, K., & Pain, C. *Trauma and the body: a sensorimotor approach to psychotherapy. New York: W.W. Norton

Ogden, P., Pain, C. & Fisher, J. (2006). A sensorimotor approach to the treatment of trauma and dissociation. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 29, 263-279.

Ogden, P., Pain, C., Minton, K. & Fisher, J. (2005). Including the body in mainstream psychotherapy for traumatized individuals. Psychologist Psychoanalyst.

Fisher, J. (2001). Psychoeducational aids for the treatment of psychological trauma. Cambridge, MA: Kendell Press.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE – Janina is a brilliant presenter!

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