Working Through Roadblocks Using Finding Solid Ground - 3 Sessions
This immersive 3-part advanced training will help you implement Finding Solid Ground even with the most complex clients—without losing hope, clarity, or connection.
Early Bird Registration
Register with the code SUMMER
Register with the code SUMMER by August 15th 2025 to receive $75 off
Live Training Dates
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Session 1: October 16, 2025 11am-3pm CDT
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Session 2: November 6, 2025 11am-3pm CDT
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Session 3: December 11, 2025 11am-3pm CDT
Instructor(s)
Ruth Lanius, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Lanius is a Psychiatry Professor and Harris-Woodman Chair at Western University of Canada, where she is the director of the Clinical Research Program for PTSD. Ruth has over 25 years of clinical and research experience with trauma-related disorders. She established the Traumatic Stress Service at London Health Sciences Center, a program that specializes in the treatment of psychological trauma. Ruth has received numerous research and teaching awards, including the Banting Award for Military Health Research. She has published over 200 research articles and book chapters focusing on brain adaptations to psychological trauma and novel adjunct treatments for PTSD. Ruth regularly lectures on the topic of psychological trauma both nationally and internationally. Ruth has co-authored four books: The Effects of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease: The Hidden Epidemic, Healing the Traumatized Self: Consciousness, Neuroscience, Treatment, and Finding Solid Ground (textbook and workbook). Ruth is a passionate clinician scientist who endeavours to understand the first-person experience of traumatized individuals throughout treatment and how it relates to brain functioning.
Bethany Brand, Ph.D.
Dr. Brand is Emerita Psychology Professor at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She has over 30 years of experience in researching, assessing, and treating the impact of psychological trauma with a specialization in dissociation. Dr. Brand has been honored with the endowed Martha E. Mitten Professorship as well as teaching, research and clinical awards including the Outstanding Contribution to the Science of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association. She is Associate Editor of the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation. Dr. Brand has served on national and international task forces that developed guidelines for the assessment and treatment of trauma-related disorders. She has published over 130 peer reviewed papers and three research-based books about assessing and treating dissociation, The Concise Guide to Assessing and Treating Trauma-Related Dissociation, Finding Solid Ground: Overcoming Obstacles in Trauma Treatment and The Finding Solid Ground Program Workbook. Dr. Brand is the Principal Investigator on the largest treatment outcome studies to date of dissociative disorders (the TOP DD studies). She has delivered hundreds of clinical and research presentations at national and international conferences. In addition to treating patients in her private practice, Dr. Brand serves as a forensic expert in trauma-related cases including state, federal and capital cases and an international Supreme Court case.
Bundle Includes the Following Courses:
Courses are only available as part of the full bundle and cannot be taken individually
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Locating the “Where Self” in Severe Depersonalization - 4 CE CREDITS - 10/16/2025 - Dr. Bethany Brand & Dr. Ruth Lanius
Course • 1 lessonLearn how to gently introduce the concept of the “Where self” to clients who perceive themselves from outside their body—such as from a corner of the room or alongside birds outside the window. Understand how to build safety and co-regulation before
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Working with Cycles of Unsafe Behavior and Internal Conflict - 4 CE CREDITS - 11/6/2025 - Dr. Bethany Brand & Dr. Ruth Lanius
Course • 1 lessonLearn how to gently introduce the concept of the “Where self” to clients who perceive themselves from outside their body—such as from a corner of the room or alongside birds outside the window. Understand how to build safety and co-regulation before
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Overcoming Resistance to Grounding and Fear of Overwhelm - 4 CE CREDITS - 12/11/2025 - Dr. Bethany Brand & Dr. Ruth Lanius
Course • 1 lessonLearn how to gently introduce the concept of the “Where self” to clients who perceive themselves from outside their body—such as from a corner of the room or alongside birds outside the window. Understand how to build safety and co-regulation before
Advanced Training in Finding Solid Ground
Going Deeper with Clients Experiencing Severe Dissociation and Unsafe Behavior
You’ve learned the Finding Solid Ground program—or maybe you’ve just heard about it and are curious. Now, take the next step.
This advanced, 3-part training is designed for clinicians who want to deepen their ability to apply Finding Solid Groundwith clients facing some of the most complex clinical challenges: severe dissociation, resistance to grounding, and repeated engagement in unsafe behaviors.
Whether your client resists grounding, cycles back into unsafe relationships, or struggles with internal conflict, this series offers advanced guidance on what to do next—without losing clarity, hope, or connection.
Each day addresses a core clinical roadblock with practical, research-informed tools:
Day 1 – Locating the “Where Self” in Severe Depersonalization
Learn how to gently introduce the concept of the “Where self” to clients who experience themselves from outside their body—whether from a corner of the room or observing through birds outside the window. You’ll explore how to build safety and co-regulation before working toward bodily presence.
Day 2 – Working with Cycles of Unsafe Behavior and Internal Conflict
Explore how to support clients who feel drawn to abusive or unsafe dynamics due to deeply embedded childhood survival strategies. Learn to navigate internal conflicts—between parts that want to please an abuser, parts that punish for disobedience, and overwhelmed adult selves—while affirming the client’s inherent right to safety and self-compassion.
Day 3 – Overcoming Resistance to Grounding and Fear of Overwhelm
Discover how to support clients who fear grounding will trigger emotional flooding, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), or other overwhelming experiences. Learn to validate these fears, pace interventions thoughtfully, and create gradual, somatic-based pathways to stabilization.
Presented by Dr. Bethany Brand and Dr. Ruth Lanius, two of the field’s leading experts on complex trauma and dissociation.
This immersive training brings clarity, compassion, and clinical depth to the hardest moments in trauma treatment—when clients are stuck, scared, or spiraling. You’ll walk away with language, strategies, and insight grounded in science and shaped by decades of real-world therapeutic experience.
Backed by research. Centered in hope. Grounded in reality. Rooted in compassion. Built for real clinical work.
Learn how to move through the hardest parts—together.
Prerequisites and Preparation
There are no required prerequisites for attending this training. However, to get the most out of the material, it is strongly recommended that participants either:
- Register and view the recordings of the Finding Solid Ground Intensive, available here: https://training.bridgepointpsychology.com/bundles/finding-solid-ground-intensive
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- Read the Finding Solid Ground book and client workbook.
These resources provide essential context and foundational language that will enhance your understanding of the advanced strategies taught in this course.