
Dr. Roby Abeles' final "Crocodile Setup" training

Dr. Roby Abeles is a renowned clinical psychologist and trauma and addiction therapist with over 34 years of experience in the mental health field, spanning diverse clinical, academic, government and human services environments.
Dr. Abeles is an International Brainspotting trainer and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. She is the co-developer of the MATES Regulation & Resourcing Program.
She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, an MA in Counselling and Spiritual Psychology, and a BA in Psychology specializing in Chemical Dependency Counselling. Her passion lies in helping others access their own healing potential and inner wisdom.
Over three days in October 2024, a very special event has taken place in Warsaw, Poland. Dr Roby Abeles presented her highly regarded Brainspotting with Addictions and Unwanted Behaviors training for the last time.

This hybrid event hosted more than 200 participants from many countries, in-person and online, and included translation into 5 languages.
As this was the final opportunity to learn directly from Dr. Abeles, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Abeles has donated a recording of this event to Brainspotting Help.
If you are a mental health professional working with individuals facing addictions, ground-breaking techniques and knowledge presented in this training, including the "Crocodile Setup", will transform your practice and significantly enhance your ability to help your clients.
What Will You Learn?
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understand the neurobiology of addiction
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normalize the experience of unwanted behaviors
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understand addiction as an attempt at secure attachment which ends in disorganized attachment
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the role of trauma in addiction and unwanted behaviors
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the crocodile and pearl metaphor for addictions
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the Crocodile & Pearls frames for Brainspotting
You can now make a donation to receive access to the recording of this 3-day training and you will benefit from Dr. Abeles's expertise while simultaneously supporting the humanitarian work of the Brainspotting Help Foundation. We are profoundly grateful to Dr Roby Abeles for donating this training to Brainspotting Help!
Here is what you will get:
1. The PDF manual “BSP Crocodile Set-Ups for all unwanted behaviours” (22 pages)
2. Full 3-day training consisting of access to 5 recordings:
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Day 1 - Morning (length: 2 hours 8 minutes)
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Day 1 - Afternoon (length: 2 hours 56 minutes)
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Day 2 - Morning (length: 5 hours 2 minutes)
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Day 2 - Afternoon (length: 1 hour 4 minutes)
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Day 3 - Full day (length: 5 hours and 36 minutes)
Available languages:
Recording: English, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Serbian and Polish
Manual: English, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Polish, Ukrainian and Russian.
Available with a donation to the Brainspotting Help Foundation:
US$485 / €415 - full training plus the manual
US$100 / €86 - the manual only
*Please note:
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If you are ordering English recording with the manual, you will be redirected to a secure order form.
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Given multiple language options for the recordings and manuals, orders for recordings with translations or for the manual only will be processed manually and you will be contacted by our coordinator to complete the purchase.
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You will receive 12-month unlimited access to the recordings. The recordings are not available for downloading and storage on your devices.
To order now, please proceed to the form below

