THE WITCH AND THE QUEEN

Psychotherapy with Women at Midlife and Beyond



Kate Amatruda MFT
&
Lauren Cunningham LCSW

This course meets the qualifications for 12 hours of continuing education

BRN, CA BBS, FL, NAADAC, NASW, NBCC, OH, STA, TX

 

 

Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the fairest one of all?  

"Not you, dear, not anymore."

What are the clinical issues facing a therapist working with women at midlife?

What are the clinical issues facing a therapist who is a woman at midlife?

What countertransference arises for the therapist?

How does depression impact with hormones?

How is menopause a developmental threshold in a woman's individuation process?

Can the raging witch transform into the creative queen?

This course meets the qualifications for 12 hours of continuing education


is approved by the:

Board of Registered Nursing (#13620)
California Board of Behavioral Science (#1540)
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (BAP #753)
 International Society for Sandplay Therapy & Sandplay Therapists of America
NAADAC - The Association for Addiction Professionals (#478)
National Association of Social Workers (#886382116)
National Board for Certified Counselors (#6055)
Ohio Counselor, Social Work and Marriage and Family CPE (#RCST090402)
The Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors (#52526)
 The Texas Board of Social Work Examiners (#CS3473)

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Maiden/Mother is Dead: Long live the Witch!

Chapter 2. The King disappears

Chapter 3. Mirror, mirror on the wall

Chapter 4. The Witch

The Cannibal Witch

Caught and Caged

The Alchemical Witch: The Apple and the Secret Room

The Red Hot Shoes: Burning off Rage

Chapter 5. Transformation

"I'm melting": Finding Feelings

The Departure: Getting Lost

The Sacred Cavern: Retreat and Solitude

The Animals Arrive: Regaining Energy

Chapter 6. Creation

Integrating the Witch's Power

The Arrival of the New Order: The Path Maker

Return of the Interior King

Chapter 6. The Queen

The Queen's Transparency

Unto Herself

References

Post Test

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Learning Objectives

The Therapist will be able to:

  1. identify the concepts of the Witch and the Queen.
  2. understand the developmental stages that a women can pass through at midlife.
  3. know when they must report Elder Abuse.
  4. know the importance of exploring one's own countertransference with regard working with women at midlife and beyond.
  5. understand the concept of compassionate treatment of a woman who is in the witch phase.
  6. complete a differential diagnosis of depression at midlife

 

 

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