Transcending trauma : healing complex PTSD with internal family systems therapy / Frank G. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Frank G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-traumatic stress disorder--Treatment.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychotherapy patients--Family relationships.

Psychotherapy patients.

Family psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages)

Place of Publication:

Eau Claire, Wisconsin : PESI Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

In this transformative book Frank Anderson, MD, masterfully details an IFS path to therapy that allows clients to access their inherent capacity for healing - called Self-energy - while also helping them welcome, as opposed to manage, the extreme emotions frequently associated with trauma.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

About the Author

Dedication

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Section I: Trauma and IFS

Chapter 1: Complex PTSD and IFS

Glossary of IFS Terms

Chapter 2: Various Types of Trauma

Chapter 3: IFS: Permanent Healing of Emotional Wounds

Chapter 4: Integrate IFS into Your Treatment Approach

Section II: The IFS Technique: Working with Protective Parts

Chapter 5: Getting Started and the Steps Involved

Chapter 6: The First Three Steps: Identify the Target Part and Help It Separate

Chapter 7: Step 4: Self-Energy and Gaining Access to Internal Wisdom

Chapter 8: Steps 5 and 6: BeFriending, Finding the Job, and Finding the Fear

Chapter 9: Beyond the 6 F's for Trauma

Section III: The Neuroscience of Trauma and Dissociation

Chapter 10: The Neurobiology of PTSD

Chapter 11: Dealing with Extreme Parts: How Neuroscience Informs Therapeutic Decisions

Section IV: Attachment and Relational Trauma

Chapter 12: The Stages and Styles of Attachment

Chapter 13: IFS as Internal Attachment Work

Section V: Common Reactions to Relational Trauma

Chapter 14: Vulnerability

Chapter 15: Reactions to Trauma

Chapter 16: Substance Use: Searching Outside for Protection

Chapter 17: Shame Cycles Associated with Trauma

Section VI: Associated Features of Trauma

Chapter 18: Systems, Severe Trauma, and Polarities

Chapter 19: Trauma, Feelings, and Loss

Chapter 20: Therapist Parts

Chapter 21: Common Comorbidities

Chapter 22: Medications and Trauma

Section VII: Healing

Chapter 23: Healing Emotional Wounds

Chapter 24: Associated Features of Healing

Chapter 25: Roadblocks to Healing

Chapter 26: Spiritual Dimensions of Healing

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-68373-399-1

OCLC:

1249705685