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Digital Seminar

Echoes of Abuse: EMDR & Integrated Interventions for Internalized Perpetrator Dynamics in Children and Teens


Speaker:
Ana Gomez, MC, LPC
Duration:
2 Hours
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN and FR
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Apr 23, 2026
Product Code:
POS150669
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

For many children who’ve endured abuse, the perpetrator’s voice doesn’t disappear – it becomes part of their inner world. This training will help you identify when that dynamic is at play and where to start intervention.

You’ll learn to:

  • Recognize behaviors that signal internalized perpetrator dynamics
  • Assess dissociation and defensive adaptations in children and teens
  • Apply polyvagal, EMDR, play, and expressive arts interventions in treatment
  • Support safe, healing relationships with non-offending caregivers

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Ana Gomez, MC, LPC's Profile

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Ana M. Gómez, MC, LPC, is the founder and director of the AGATE Institute in Phoenix, AZ. She is a world-renowned expert on the treatment of complex trauma, intergenerational trauma and dissociation and the use of EMDR therapy and adjunct approaches with children and adolescents. She is a psychotherapist with over 25 years of clinical experience and an EMDR Trainer of Trainers. Ana has led workshops and keynote presentations in five continents and over 20 countries and is the author of EMDR Therapy and Adjunct Approaches with Children: Complex Trauma, Attachment and Dissociation and several children's books, book chapters and articles on the use of EMDR therapy, dissociation, emotional awareness and literacy.

Ana has developed numerous training programs and protocols that include the EMDR-Sandtray Protocol and The Systemic, EMDR-Attachment Informed Program to Heal Intergenerational Trauma & Repair the Parent-Child Attachment Bond.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ana Gómez maintains a private practice, is the founder, trainer, and director of AGATE Institute, and is an EMDRIA approved consultant and training provider. She receives royalties as a published author. Ana Gómez receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ana Gómez has no relevant non-financial relationships.


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Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


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Objectives

  1. Identify behavioral and relational signs of internalized perpetrator dynamics in children and adolescents.
  2. Differentiate self-directed punitive patterns from willful defiance through attachment- and regulation-based assessment cues.
  3. Implement at least two evidence-aligned interventions to weaken internal perpetrator influence and restore relational safety.

Outline

Signs & Assessments

  • Internalized perpetrator voice cues (self-criticism, harsh inner commands)
  • Dissociative defenses, split parts, self-punishment adaptations
  • Attachment rupture and caregiver relational role in echo dynamics

Intervention Frameworks

  • Polyvagal-informed regulation scaffolds for inner threat systems
  • EMDR protocols adapted for internalized voice work
  • Play/expressive arts meeting internal parts safely

Dyadic Repair & Relational Safety

  • Safety scaffolds with non-offending caregivers
  • Micro-repair rituals, reparenting gestures, attuned mirroring

Challenges, Risks & Clinical Judgment

  • Resistance, retraumatization, boundary enmeshment risks
  • Cultural, developmental, and family system constraints
  • Flexibility and incremental pacing, ongoing supervision
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks

Target Audience

  • Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counselors
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Addiction Professionals
  • Case Managers

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