Sietze Vanderheide, Psy.D., J.D.

Audio Presentations

This web page contains audio presentations made by Sietze Vanderheide to psychologists, attorneys, and mediators.

The first series discusses Psychological considerations in dealing with clients involved in the legal process.

The second series discusses affect regulation in clinical practice

Psychopathology and the legal process

Below is a four part audio presentation on psychopathology and the legal process recently presented to attorneys, mediators and psychotherapists in Los Angeles.  The talk covers how involvement in a legal process effects psychological functioning.  Specific character disorders are discussed with an emphasis on identifying how to manage working with personality disordered clients that are involved in the legal process.

Part one

Introduction to the psychological effects of being involved in the legal process

Part two

Psychopathology and the legal process

Part three

Character disorder and the legal process

Part four

How to work with character disordered clients in the legal process

Affect Regulation and Clinical Practice

Below are 9 audio sessions on Affect Regulation and Clinical Practice  These session are each approximately 15 minutes in length and are taken from a recent half-day seminar presented to psychotherapists is Los Angeles.

Part 1 discusses the basic definition of emotion.

Part 2 discusses the various theories of emotion.

Part 3 presents an integrative somatic model of emotions and clinical implication.

Part  4 explores the neuropsychological aspects of emotion.

Part 5 presents neuro-development and the emergence of the capacity for mentalization.

Part 6 explores the development of the self and dyadic affect exchange.

Part  7 explains the nature of emotional memory, including procedural and episodic memory.

Part 8 explores the development and nature of affect regulation.

Part  9 discusses the process of emotional change including environmental and cultural considerations.