The first step in helping patients who are survivors of sexual trauma is allowing them to choose the words they may want to use to describe their experience. Many survivors come to sex therapy for ...

Mindfulness treatment that includes meditation, stretching, and emotional acceptance can help lower symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research suggests. A small pilot study of ...

In support of PTSD Day, in this post I review key understandings of self-regulation that therapists need in order to work with trauma survivors with PTSD and suggest strategies for doing so. Near the ...

Childhood trauma can be different. In fact, an event can be traumatic for a child if they feel insecure or scared enough for the brain to learn to adapt to these situations. That’s why childhood ...