Description
Clinicians working with complex trauma are honored with the most sacred of tasks: to bear witness to clients’ suffering and to attend compassionately to their wounds.
In The Complex PTSD Treatment Manual, clinicians will find the road map they need to conduct successful therapy with clients who have experienced prolonged exposure to traumatic events. Combining the science and art of therapy, Dr. Arielle Schwartz seamlessly integrates research-based interventions with the essentials of healing to create a whole-person approach to trauma treatment.
Drawing from her years of experience in working with trauma survivors, Dr. Schwartz provides clinicians with the tools they need to become a trustworthy companion to trauma survivors and become capable of guiding a healing journey for clients with a history of abuse or neglect. Within these pages, you will find:
- Essential interventions that strengthen mindful body awareness, enhance distress tolerance, cultivate self-compassion, and facilitate trauma recovery
- Over 50 practices, worksheets, and self-reflection points to utilize in each stage of the client’s therapeutic process
- Integration of several therapeutic approaches for trauma treatment, including relational therapy, mindful body awareness, parts work therapy, CBT, EMDR, somatic psychology, and practices drawn from complementary and alternative medicine
I’m a trauma specialist and this book is wonderful! So many helpful insights and exercises. Love Arielle Schwartz!
Helping me with my struggles, a great eduacation.
This book is used by therapists and yet it is easy for individuals to read and understand. Very informative and helpful. Love it.
I have read The Body Keeps the Score and am undergoing training to become a somatic experiencing practitioner to compliment my current work as a clinical counsellor. I really appreciate this book for how it describes concepts in an easy to understand manner and how complimentary it will be for anyone hoping to bring in more somatic/embodiment work into their clinical practice. I think it is also a great resource that all mental health professionals should read to understand basic concepts of trauma. Highly recommend.
From theory to practice, with case examples and healing practices, Arielle Schwartz covers everything you need to know about complex trauma. The book is focused on the most important aspects of trauma and effective treatment for CPTSD. From theory to practice, with a neurobiological perspective and up-to-date research, this book will teach you how to be a better trauma therapist.