Trauma/PTSD

Browse our collection of articles, interviews and DVDs on addressing and resolving trauma and PTSD in psychotherapy and counseling.

Resolving Trauma in Psychotherapy: A Somatic Approach

by Peter Levine

Watch a true master, Dr. Peter A. Levine, demonstrate a course of body-oriented trauma therapy in this extremely compelling and in-depth video with an Iraq Veteran diagnosed with severe PTSD.

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Psychotherapy for Chronic PTSD: A Vietnam Vet's Journey

by Frank Ochberg

Watch a veteran’s two-year-long therapeutic process of healing from chronic PTSD, and enhance your skills in working with traumatized populations.

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Healing Childhood Abuse and Trauma through Psychodrama (2-DVD Set)

In these extremely powerful live group sessions, master clinician and psychodramatist Tian Dayton works with group participants to confront childhood abuse, and work through trauma that they are carrying in their bodies.

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Emotionally Focused Therapy in Action

by Sue Johnson

Dr. Sue Johnson has been hailed as “the most original contributor to couples therapy to come along in the last 30 years.” Now you’ll have the chance to watch her conduct an actual session with a challenging couple haunted by the “echoes of war.”

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Explaining PTSD & The Counting Method (2-DVD Set)

These two videos provide essential tools and techniques for all therapists treating clients with PTSD. Each video is useful on its own, and they are even more valuable when paired as a set. We hope you will take advantage of the package pricing we offer if you purchase these 2 videos together.

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PTSD and Veterans: A Conversation with Dr. Frank Ochberg

by Frank Ochberg

Leading expert Frank Ochberg discusses what every therapist needs to know when treating vets with PTSD--what resources they already have in their professional toolkit that they can draw on, and what new skills are needed.

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Living with PTSD: Lessons for Partners, Friends, and Supporters

by Frank Ochberg, PhD, and Angie Panos

Watch two trauma experts offer family and community members clear, useful information about the nature and symptoms of PTSD, as well as concrete advice about how they can assist their loved ones in the recovery process.

PTSD in Children: Move in the Rhythm of the Child

by Frank Ochberg

Learn about symptoms, circumstances and therapeutic techniques for children with acute post-traumatic stress disorder.

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When Helping Hurts: Sustaining Trauma Workers

by Charles Figley

Six noted therapists and experts offer their stories and advice on dealing with Compassion Fatigue, and discuss ways of recognizing and addressing this condition in yourself and others.

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Children of the Camps: The Documentary

by Satsuki Ina

A powerful, thought-provoking video perfect for use in cultural competency and awareness classes. We are sure it will provide you and your students a deeper understanding of the impact of racism, and discussions that travel far outside the classroom.

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Coping with the Suicide of a Loved One: An REBT Approach

by Albert Ellis

Learn to use Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) from the man who developed the method in a therapy session with Roseanne, whose husband committed suicide in front of her and her baby daughter ten years ago.

Part of the 4-DVD Series: REBT In Action.

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Peter Levine on Somatic Experiencing

Master somatic therapist Peter Levine discusses the physiological origins of trauma, and how his Somatic Experiencing approach provides effective treatment.

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Frank Ochberg on Treating PTSD

Dr. Ochberg, a leading PTSD and trauma specialist, discusses the Japan tsunami, veteran issues, Stockholm syndrome, therapist burnout, and the importance of a comprehensive treatment approach for trauma survivors.

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Emotional Flashback Management in the Treatment of Complex PTSD

by Pete Walker

Pete Walker provides a convincing argument for the recognition and proper treatment of emotional flashbacks and complex PTSD, which result from childhood neglect and emotional abuse.

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Healing Trauma Through the Body: The Way In is the Way Out

by Ariel Giarretto

Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing Approach is brought to life in this in-depth case study of body oriented therapy.

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Edna Foa on Prolonged Exposure Therapy

Edna Foa discusses Prolonged Exposure Therapy for the treatment of PTSD, OCD, and other anxiety disorders.

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Shades of Gray: When a therapist and her client are survivors of child abuse

by Lisa Cassidy

When are we far enough down the path of our own healing that we can safely go back and help someone else along? A therapist shares the story of confronting this urgent question with a traumatized client suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder.

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9/11 One Year Later: A Psychotherapist Reflects on His Experiences at Ground Zero

by Tab Ballis

We weren't expected to have any words of wisdom... and nobody did.

Psychotherapy with Former Cult Members

by Patrick O'Reilly

A specialist in cults discusses a real-life example of a former cult member's struggle to recover from his traumatic experiences within the group, and offers treatment advice for this unusual and challenging population.

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