PERSONA THERAPY

What’s Included:

 

Persona Therapy is an advanced form of Parts Therapy that places emphasis on the client developing their own internal ‘personae list’. Rooted in the Eriksonian Principle of Utilisation, this approach enables clients to draw on their inner resources to form a ‘vincular self’ - the organising centre that directs the internal ‘life‑play’ of their personae. This CPD Diploma introduces the conceptual foundations, therapeutic structures and practical techniques developed over 25 years, including the matrix system for identifying conflicts, alliances and threats among personae.

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You’ll explore:

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• Precursors to Persona Therapy
  Earlier therapeutic models and ideas that informed the development of this approach.

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• Conceptual basis
  The theoretical foundations that underpin Persona Therapy.

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• Origins and historical awareness
  How the model evolved and the influences that shaped it.

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• Components and categories of personae
  Understanding the different types of internal parts and how they function.

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• The personae spectrum
  How personae range from adaptive to dysfunctional and how they interact.

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• Difference between personae and Multiple Personality Disorder
  Clarifying misconceptions and understanding distinct clinical boundaries.

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• The role of ‘I’
  Exploring the organising self and its relationship to the personae.

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• Episodic and narrative thinking
  How clients process experience and how this shapes persona development.

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• Cognitive bias
  How biases influence persona formation and behaviour.

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• Social role performance and psychodramatic roles
  How external roles influence internal personae and vice versa.

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• The role of identity
  Understanding identity formation and fragmentation within the persona system.

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• When to use Persona Therapy
  Indicators, suitability and clinical contexts where this approach is most effective.

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• Types of personae problem
  How dysfunctions arise and how they present in therapy.

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• Persistent dysfunctions

Long‑standing patterns that require deeper structural work.

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• Personae problems
  Conflicts, alliances, threats and imbalances within the internal system.

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• The five stages of Persona Therapy
  A structured, step‑by‑step framework for delivering the therapy.

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• The ‘Casting’ technique
  A method for separating and identifying distinct personae.

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• How to apply structures for analysing persona
  Tools for mapping, understanding and organising the client’s internal system.

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• How to interpret a persona’s significance
  Understanding how each persona relates to the client’s difficulties and goals.

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• How to use the Persona Matrix and design a 'Cast Party'
  Identifying conflicts, alliances and threats within the internal cast and utilising a therapeutic tool for integration, negotiation and moving therapy forward.

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• Worked examples
  Detailed illustrations of the model in practice.

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• Specimen script
  A structured script to support therapeutic delivery.

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• Additional Persona Therapy techniques
  Further tools and interventions to deepen and extend the work.

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​Additional Info:

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CPD Hours: 15

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Cost: £125 (discount available to returning students)