On behalf of the Vermont Psychological Association (VPA) Board of Directors and the Web Subcommittee (chaired by Rick Barnett), welcome to the newly redesigned web home of the VPA. We aim to provide a public face for psychology in the state of Vermont and  to facilitate the business of VPA between our members, committees, and task forces.  Whether you are a psychologist, a student, a business person, a consumer, or a VPA member, it is our hope that you find something of value on this site. Feel free to come back from time to time and visit as we update and enhance the material and resources available.  For more information, contact us at:

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Sincerely,

Milton Marasch, President

Rosanna Lak, Executive Director

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  VPA President,

Milton Marasch, PhD

Presents 2009 Awards to

Two Local Psychologists

 at the

59th Annual Meeting!

Martin Fino, Ph.D. (left) Outstanding Service Award

Laurence Thomson, PhD. (right) President's Award

VPA SUITE NUMBER CHANGE

Our suite number has changed.  Our office is now consolidated in Suite 329 at the Capital Plaza.  The mailing address remains the same and can be found at the top of this web page.

Continuing Education 2010

The Interpersonal Nature of Shame:
Nervous System Development, Personal Story and Spiritual Potentials

Presenter: Alexis Johnson, PhD
Co-founder:  The Center for Intentional Living

Six (6) Continuing Education Credits
Friday, April 9, 2010, 9:00 – 4:00
Registration: 8:30 A.M.
Capitol Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, Vermont

    The experience of shame is extremely negative, characterized by feelings of self-hate, inferiority and a strong desire to withdraw and disappear from the eyes of others.
    We have each experienced shame to some degree.  At the extreme, shame prone people experience themselves as truly defective at the core of their being. 
    This seminar will focus on the interpersonal nature of shame, how it can form at the very beginning of life, or appear in the second year of life as the mother becomes a socializing mother rather than a nurturing/regulating mother, and how we see the consequences of early shame development manifesting in adult life.
    Using both psychoanalytic and research frameworks, we will discuss infant and early childhood development, limbic brain development and the polyvagal system. 
    Since the roots of shame are interpersonal, the healing process also needs to be interpersonal.  Research shows that creating of an empathic therapeutic bond is the most critical factor in transforming psychopathology.  Thus, how to attune and sustain presence for the shame prone client is an essential therapeutic skill for the psychotherapist.
    The day's format will be both informational and experiential through imaginal exercises and dialogue.

 Shame brochure 4 9 10.pdf

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