Welcome to the Dark Side! Exploring Villains and their Use in Therapy

What if your client's favorite character is a villain? This presentation will explore villains and "bad guys" and their usefulness in therapy sessions with clients. Using origin stories and a trauma focused lens, this presentation will look at popular villains and provide therapeutic interventions for participants to use with their clients.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will identify three ways to use villains and bag guys in therapy.
2. Participants will engage in two activities utilizing villains and "bad guys.
3. Participants will demonstrate the ability to use villain based interventions with their clients.