Interpersonal Childhood Trauma: Betrayal Trauma and the Accommodation Complex: Attachment Gone Wrong

Over twenty-three year's experience in delivering improved outcomes for children and young people through the development of effective relational based therapeutic interventions in Scotland, England, and New Zealand. His main area of interest is the interconnections between attachment, trauma, and dissociative disorders, and the development of effective interventions. He is a member of the International Society for the Study of Dissociative Disorders training faculty and the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation. He presents and undertakes consultancy and training to improve understanding and identification abuse. In addition, Richard is Head of Practice for Five Rivers Child Care, a leading national social enterprise that is dedicated to meeting the psychological and emotional well-being of looked-after children and young people who have complex emotional and behavioural needs. Email: