About this course

Learning Objectives

• Explain the concept, context, and scope of narcissism as a psychological and social concept.
• Recognize signs and symptoms of narcissism in relationships.
• Implement accurate and appropriate treatment plan goals and therapeutic interventions for survivors of narcissistic abuse.

Learning Levels

• Intermediate to Advanced

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

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  Amy Marlow-MaCoy, LPC

  Author, Trainer and Therapist

  Amy Marlow-MaCoy, MEd, LPC is the author of The Clinician’s Guide to Treating Adult Children of Narcissists: Pulling Back the Curtain on Manipulation, Gaslighting, and Emotional Abuse in Narcissistic Families (2023). She is also the author of the Amazon best-selling book The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook: Healing from Emotional Abuse (Callisto Media, 2020). Amy is an internationally known expert on gaslighting and narcissistic abuse, providing training and continuing education credits for clinicians as well as consultation and mentoring for clinicians wishing to deepen and grow their strengths in working with survivors of narcissistic abuse. Amy runs a private practice treating complex and developmental trauma in adults raised in narcissistic, emotionally immature, and toxic families of origin. Amy has advanced training in multiple trauma treatment models, including IFS, EMDR, and brainspotting.

Disclosure

References

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• Donaldson-Pressman, S. and Pressman, R. (1994). The Narcissistic Family: Diagnosis and Treatment. Jossey-Bass.
• Dentale et al. (2015). Relationship between Parental Narcissism and Children’s Mental Vulnerability: Mediation Role of Rearing Style. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 2015, 15(3), 337-347
• Hopper, E. K., Grossman, F. K., Spinazzola, J., & Zucker, M. (2019). Treating adult survivors of childhood emotional abuse and neglect: Component-based psychotherapy. The Guilford Press
• McBride, K. (2008). Will I Ever be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers. Atria Paperback
• Miller, J. D., Back, M. D., Lynam, D. R., & Wright, A. G. (2021). Narcissism today: What we know and what we need to learn. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30(6), 519-525.
• Thomas, S. (2016). Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse. MAST Publishing House.
• Wolynn, Mark. (2016). It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle. Penguin Books.
• Yakely, J. (2018). Current understanding of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder. BJPsych Advances 2018 vol 24, 305–315.