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Webinar: Thriving, not just surviving – Improving communication and connection with your teenager

Length: 1hr 35mins

Lauren explores how to build connection and improve communication with your child/ren to help you enjoy the positives of the teenage years and better navigate the challenges. Lauren will cover attachment styles, the impact of trauma and emotional regulation strategies.

This webinar is suitable for parents, carers and professionals supporting adopted and fostered young people who are approaching or already in adolescence.

Learning outcomes for CPD/training:

  • Understand different attachment styles and behaviours.
  • Learn the impact of childhood trauma on neurological development and behaviour.
  • Reflect on how you communicate and connect with your teenager or young person.
  • Understand emotional dysregulation.
  • Understand the impact of shame.
  • Learn how to respond to behaviours without making a child feel shame.
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Hosted by Dr Lauren Topper

Clinical Psychologist and DDP practitioner

Dr Lauren Toper is a clinical psychologist registered with the HCPC and Chartered through the BPS, and a certified DDP practitioner. She works with children, adolescents and adults, in addition to providing support to parents.

Lauren supports clients with a range of different anxiety disorders (e.g. panic, OCD, generalised anxiety), depression, and relationship difficulties, as well as supporting parents of children who are struggling with attachment related needs, emotional wellbeing or in reaching their developmental milestones.

Lauren works using an integrative approach and has specialist training in attachment focused models (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Theraplay®). In addition to providing therapeutic interventions, she conducts complex CAMHS assessments and provides a range of community and professional trainings.