Training in the "Three Pillars Method"
Comprehensive Training in Attachment Therapy for Therapists
We also offer shorter workshops and courses at conferences or within the curriculum of the Milton Erickson Society
Our current comprehensive training consists of a 3.5-day seminar, including both foundational and advanced training. After the seminar, participants have the opportunity to join supervision calls and form study groups, connecting with the international community of “Integrative Attachment Therapy.” Additionally, there is an option to further deepen the seminar content through an online course. The training is designed in a "hybrid" format, allowing participants to integrate the method through continuous practice.
Workshop with David Elliott in Germany
Next Training: March 13-16, 2025
About the Training
This training is a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practices of the 'Three Pillars' of Integrative Attachment Therapy. Building upon an in-depth, accessible, and practical presentation and exploration of concepts of attachment, participants learn a state-of-the-art-and-science psychotherapeutic approach to resolving adult attachment insecurity. Emphasis is placed on learning and practice with each of the Three Pillars – enhancing collaborative relational skills, developing metacognitive abilities, and creating secure internal working models through embodied mental imagery (the Ideal Parent Figure method).
Format:
The training consists of a 3.5-day seminar at the Riederalp Seminar Center in Immenstadt in the Allgäu. It is conducted in English with live translation into German. Demonstrations will be conducted in English (by David Elliott) and in German (by Stefan Passvogel). Therefore, knowledge of German is not required, though German-speaking participants will have the opportunity to experience demonstrations in their native language.
Training Objectives:
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Understand how the Three Pillars of Integrative Attachment Therapy enables deep and comprehensive relational work toward resolving insecure attachment in adults.
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Enhance your collaborative skills and ways of being to strengthen clients' own collaborative abilities.
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Recognize and support clients' potentials for metacognitive growth with techniques that enhance these abilities.
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Learn how to use mindful awareness practices to incorporate the body in therapy, facilitating access to implicit memory and Internal Working Models of attachment.
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Co-create an immersive imaginative experience through which clients have new, positive, transformative secure attachment experiences with 'ideal parent figures'.
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Leverage resistances and other challenges in therapy as aids for healing and integrating split-off self-parts.
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Foster clients' self-development by transforming "false self" patterns with authentic self experience and expression.
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Develop confidence in knowing when and how to apply the Three Pillars of IAT in your psychotherapy practice.
Cost:
The early bird registration fee is €500 (valid until December 31, 2024), increasing to €600 after that date, excluding accommodation and meals.
Location:
The training takes place at the scenic Riederalpe retreat, nestled at the foot of the picturesque Mittag Mountain in Immenstadt, Allgäu. Room rates include a delicious vegetarian full board with fresh, regional dishes—from a hearty dinner upon arrival to a healthy lunch on departure day.
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Single Room: €340
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Double Room: €285
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Shared Room: €270
Please select your preferred room category during registration.
Travel:
Easily accessible by Deutsche Bahn or car. Further details will be provided upon registration.
Core Values in Teaching
Unleashing People’s Potential
Diversity
We value a diversity of perspectives, life paths, and backgrounds. Every person is seen as an enrichment and should have equal opportunities.
Community
The training sessions at our institute are held in extended block events at a single location. Group community is important to us, as learning and well-being are enhanced in an environment where participants feel part of a supportive community.
Willingness to Experiment
Learning means jumping into the deep end and just giving it a try. Our exercises are not about doing something “right” but about creatively and playfully testing a new skill.
Respect
We strive to approach each participant with respect and curiosity. We create experiential spaces where everyone is free to be themselves and express their individuality.
Learning Through Experience
Psychological processes can only be truly internalized through personal experience. Therefore, the learning concept includes opportunities for self-exploration, both in group settings and in partner exercises.
Lectures & Workshops
Lectures:
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MEG Annual Conference 2025 – Hypnotherapy for Attachment Disorders
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Congress of the German Society for Hypnosis – Hypnotherapy for Attachment Disorders
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Resilience Online Congress 2024 – Resilience & Attachment
Workshops:
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C-Seminar: Hypnotherapy for Attachment Disorders at MEG Regional Office in Munich – December 6-7, 2024
Training:
We also offer comprehensive training in the "Three Pillars Method" in German, in collaboration with co-developer David Elliott.
