This session dives into strategies for managing complex and developmental trauma when sessions are sidetracked by immediate client concerns, the so-called “Crisis of the Week.” It introduces the Session Sandwich framework, showing how to create a container, address unconscious patterns, and guide clients toward integration. The session covers setting treatment targets that stick, knowing when to move to the next phase, balancing symptom relief with deeper developmental work, and using language that helps clients notice and track meaningful shifts in their experience.