Treatment of complex trauma : a sequenced, relationship-based approach / Christine A. Courtois, Julian D. Ford ; foreword by John Briere.

"This insightful guide provides a pragmatic roadmap for treating adult survivors of complex psychological trauma. Christine Courtois and Julian Ford present their effective, research-based approach for helping clients move through three clearly defined phases of posttraumatic recovery. Two deta...

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Main Author: Courtois, Christine A.
Other Authors: Ford, Julian D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, ©2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Overview of complex traumatic stressors and sequelae. Complex trauma and traumatic stress reactions
  • Complex traumatic stress reactions and disorders
  • pt. II. Treatment of complex traumatic stress reactions and disorders. Preparing for treatment of complex trauma
  • Treatment goals and assessment
  • Phase 1: Safety, stabilization, and engagement, measured in skills, not time
  • Phases 2 and 3: Trauma memory, emotion processing, and application to the present and future
  • Systemic therapy across phases: group, couple, and family modalities
  • pt. III. Advanced treatment considerations and relational issues. Into the breach: voids, absences, and the posttraumatic/dissociative relational field
  • Walking the walk: the therapeutic relationship
  • Transference and countertransference in complex trauma treatment.