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Tian Dayton, Ph.D., TEP

    Dr. Tian Dayton, has a doctorate in clinical psychology, an M.A. in educational psychology and is a fellow and "Scholar's Award" recipient from the American Society of Psychodrama, Sociometery and Group Psychotherapy. She has presented psychodrama to wide audiences across the U.S. for nearly two decades, integrating action methods into the fields of mental health and addiction. She serves as Director of Program Development for the Caron Foundation and Program Consultant to The Freedom Institute and maintains a busy private practice while running ongoing training groups in psychodrama. Dr. Dayton taught psychodrama, sociometery and group psychotherapy in the Drama Therapy Department at New York University for eight years. A regular guest on radio and television, Dr. Dayton has authored a number of books in her field, including "The Drama Within," "Drama Games: Techniques for Self-Development," "Forgiving and Moving On," "Trauma and Addiction," "Daily Affirmations for Parents," "Heartwounds," "Journey Through Womanhood," "The Magic of Forgiveness," as well as numerous articles. Dr. Dayton lives in New York City where she has a private practice and runs training groups in psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy. She is a wife and mother of two wonderful young adults.
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Research on ACOAs: What are Your Positive and Problematic Characteristics?

Written By: Date: January 8th, 2012. Topic: Family System.

by Tian Dayton, PhD Which characteristics do you identify with and to what extent? This is something of a self-test and a survey. If you are an Adult Child of Alcoholism or Addiction (ACOA), you may have been both traumatized and strengthened by that experience. Following is a survey of both the positive and the [...]

Relationship Trauma Repair: A User-Friendly, Experiential Model of Healing PTSD

Written By: Date: November 18th, 2011. Topic: Behavioral Health.

The greatest shift over the past two decades in the mental health world is the recognition that the body, as well as the mind and heart, need to be part of the therapeutic process. Relationship Trauma Repair (RTR) is a multi-sensory, experiential model that is easy to incorporate into any treatment setting. Because psychodrama and [...]

Apps with Affirmations: Thoughts for the Day

Written By: Date: September 14th, 2011. Topic: Health & Wellbeing.

By Dr. Tian Dayton We are what we think about all day. The thoughts that we think and the feelings that accompany them can shape our experience of the day. A Harvard study looked at how what we think affects our immune systems. The findings were that negative thoughts actually cause us to maintain elevated [...]

Trauma and Addiction: A Vicious Cycle

Written By: Date: August 23rd, 2011. Topic: Family System.

It has long been understood in the vernacular of the addictions field that those whose “lives become unmanageable” through excessive use of drugs and alcohol may be trying to “drown their pain” with drugs and alcohol. While initially addicts may feel they have found a way to manage a pain-filled inner world, this synthetic form [...]

What is An ACOA?

Written By: Date: July 27th, 2011. Topic: Family System.

In 1980, when the term adult child of alcoholic, ACOA, was coined, ACOAs literally came out of the woodwork, testifying in droves to confusion, resentment and hurt that the child within them still hung onto. They reported feeling, at times, like “children walking around in the bodies of grown-ups”. Both scared and relieved, they were [...]

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Relationship Trauma Repair

Written By: Date: June 15th, 2011. Topic: Family System.

Most of us would agree that living with addiction is a traumatizing experience for all concerned. But we are still wrapping our minds around why trauma in childhood can have such pervasive and long-term effects on our personalities and the way we live our lives. Recent research in neuroscience is helping us to decode this [...]

Charlie Sheen: Not Emotionally Sober

Written By: Date: April 5th, 2011. Topic: Health & Wellbeing.

Charlie Sheen is now sober, that is he has tested free of drugs. But his behavior is raising eyebrows because it is increasingly apparent that whatever the hair or blood tests say, he does not appear to be emotionally sober. Physical sobriety can take around 72 hours to achieve. Emotional sobriety, or learning to balance [...]

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