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This practical seminar will equip clinicians with concise, clinic-ready tools for working with trauma. Dr Gabriel Ellul will outline core principles from polyvagal theory, structural dissociation, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, demonstrating brief, usable techniques to support autonomic regulation, somatic integration, and safe processing of traumatic material. The session balances conceptual framing with live demonstrations and guided practice so participants leave with immediate interventions to use in assessment and short-term therapy.
There will also be time for a Q&A.
Date: 10 November 2025
Time: 18:00–20:00.
Venue: Richmond Foundation – Head Office and Training Centre
Location directions: Link to Google maps
Speaker
Dr Gabriel Ellul: MD MRCPsych MA Bioethics CCST Psych
Dr Gabriel Ellul, MD, MRCPsych, MA Bioethics, CCST Psych, is a Malta-based psychiatrist specializing in trauma, post-traumatic stress, and neurodivergence. He graduated in Medicine from the University of Malta in 2015 and obtained his medical licence in 2017. He completed specialist training in psychiatry and became a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) in 2019. He was awarded a Master’s degree in Bioethics in 2020, receiving the Dean’s Award and a Dissertation Prize. Gabriel seeks to blend rigorous, evidence-based psychopharmacology with trauma-informed psychotherapeutic approaches, sensorimotor psychotherapy, and emerging neurophysiological tools to prioritize patient safety, autonomic regulation, and relational repair. He delivers clinical teaching and workshops for multidisciplinary teams, creates practical training resources, and consults on complex cases across tertiary and private settings in Malta. His research and writing focus on integrating symbolic clinical models with directional pharmacology to improve treatment planning for paradoxical and treatment-resistant presentations. Gabriel collaborates internationally on research and education initiatives, mentors early-career clinicians, and contributes to service development. He is committed to ethical, patient-centred care and to translating contemporary neuroscience into accessible, actionable strategies that clinicians can use from day one.
Programme
17:45–18:00 — Registration
18:00–19:00 — Dr Gabriel Ellul: Core framework of Polyvagal hierarchy and pragmatic formulations for clinic use
19:00–19:15 — Discussion
19:15–19:45 — Demonstrations and Guided Practice
19:45–20:00 — Q&A, signposting to resources
Registration
Fee: Euros 50
Payment – Via Bank transfer
Payable account number: MT65APSB77046006498420001003972
Bank name: APS Bank plc
Beneficiary: Richmond Foundation
This event is fully booked, and we cannot accept any more registrations