Level 2 – Advanced Training

About the Advanced Training

This 3-day advanced training deepens the foundational knowledge gained in Level 1 of Integrative Attachment Therapy (IAT) and focuses on the differentiated clinical application to various adult attachment styles. Participants will learn to identify and treat insecure attachment patterns—such as avoidant, ambivalent, and disorganized styles—in an individualized and targeted manner.

 

At the core of the training is finely attuned therapeutic work based on the inner structure, dynamics, and lived experience of each client. Drawing on the Three Pillars framework, therapeutic interventions will be further refined and adapted to meet the needs of specific attachment constellations.

 

The content is delivered through lectures, live demonstrations, group discussions, and intensive small-group practice—including role plays that address typical relational patterns and therapeutic responses. The training also includes opportunities for self-exploration, collegial supervision, and building confidence in applying the method.

 

Format:

The seminar spans three full days and will be conducted in English. For participants who wish to follow the training in German, an optional AI-assisted simultaneous translation is available for an additional fee.

 

This advanced training will not be led by Stefan Passvogel but by the international IAT faculty: Dr. David Elliott (USA) and Dr. Nigel Denning (Australia), who will travel to Germany to lead the seminar in person.

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Learning Objectives:​​​

• Deepen your ability to apply the Three Pillars method in clinical settings to guide and support complex attachment processes.

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• Recognize and understand insecure adult attachment patterns in their emotional, cognitive, and somatic expressions.

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• Develop individualized therapeutic strategies tailored to your client’s specific attachment dynamics.

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• Practise concrete interventions in realistic role plays that mirror typical patient presentations.

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• Learn how to apply the Ideal Parent Figure Method in a nuanced way, adjusted to avoidant, preoccupied, or disorganized attachment styles.

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• Explore therapeutic resistance and relational patterns as valuable entry points for deeper healing.

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• Strengthen your therapeutic presence, diagnostic acuity, and capacity to navigate relationship dynamics in complex cases.

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Cost:

The training fee is €850.

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The total cost for accommodation (€155 per night) and the conference package including meals (€77 per day) amounts to €541 per person. If both the Level 2 and Level 3 seminars are booked together, an additional overnight stay from March 13 to March 14 can be added. Accommodation bookings are handled directly through the Terrassenhof. For participants staying off-site, the conference package (including lunch) must still be paid.

 

Location:

The seminar will take place at the Terrassenhof on Lake Tegernsee. Situated directly by the water and surrounded by mountains, the venue offers a serene and inspiring atmosphere, ideal for deep reflection, learning, and meaningful exchange.

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Travel Information:

The exact address of the Terrassenhof Tegernsee is Olaf-Gulbransson-Straße 19, 83703 Bad Wiessee.

The venue is easily accessible by public transport from both Munich Central Station and Munich Airport. You can take a regional train (BRB) to Tegernsee Station, from where it’s just a short taxi ride or a 20-minute walk to the Terrassenhof.