trauma-focused
Addressing past wounds
Trauma-focused describes therapeutic approaches specifically designed to address psychological trauma and its effects.
A trauma-focused therapist helps patients process traumatic experiences rather than treating symptoms in isolation: She sought out trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy after the accident.
The term signals that trauma is central to the treatment model, not incidental to it.
Curative mental treatment
- EMDRTrauma therapy using eye movements
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
intervention · treatment · healing · processing · somatic · exposure · desensitization · narrative
Formal evaluation of worth
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- symptomsIndicators of disease
flashbacks · hypervigilance · triggers · dysregulation · screening · evaluation · comorbidity · evidence-based
One still alive after
- safetyFreedom from harm
- trustConfidence in another
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
sensitivity · support · advocacy · validation · compassion · attunement · boundaries · containment
Early trauma metric
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
neglect · adverse · caregiver · parent-child · intergenerational · maltreatment
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- EMDRTrauma therapy using eye movements
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
psychotherapy · intervention · treatment · healing · processing · somatic · exposure · desensitization · narrative · modality
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
symptoms · flashbacks · hypervigilance · triggers · dysregulation · screening · evaluation · comorbidity · evidence-based · protocol
survivor
One still alive after
- safetyFreedom from harm
- trustConfidence in another
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
collaboration · sensitivity · support · advocacy · validation · compassion · attunement · boundaries · containment · stabilization
ACEs
Early trauma metric
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
abuse · neglect · adverse · caregiver · parent-child · intergenerational · maltreatment
- therapypsychotherapy, therapist, session, counselor, group therapy
trauma-focusedsolution-focused
Prioritizing fixes over complaints
supportive therapy · strengths-based · non-specific · eclectic
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