Recapitulation in the context of Pre- and Perinatal Therapy is a process whereby a person repeats behaviours or gestures, often unconsciously. This is their psyche’s (and body’s) way of acting out gestures which were scripted by an early trauma. The psyche wants to address unresolved issues by replaying behaviours or gestures that were imprinted during traumatic situations.

Besides direct and avoidant recapitulation, there are other recapitulation styles which can be observed in an individual’s repeated behaviour. Once these are recognised and named, their message can be integrated and the client escapes the clutches of hostage-taking neuro-networks that were imprinted.

In this class, Karlton will shed light on a number of prominent types of recapitulation and show how they can be detected in both children and adults. He will explain questions you can ask to elicit precious information about these patterns which have become encoded in the brain, mind, body, and psyche.

Join us and learn how perinatal coping and survival strategies can live on, but also how we can help clients to move beyond the useless or inhibitory ones to eventually leave them behind.