5 Signs Trauma Focused Therapy Can Help You

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Here are 5 signs trauma focused CBT can help you.

Trauma focused CBT was originally designed to address childhood trauma. But psychologists have since realized that Trauma Focused CBT can help a much wider demographic than just children.

In this video interview, leading psychologist Dr. Judy Ho and MedCircle host Kyle Kittleson walk through the 5 signs that Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF CBT) can help you or your loved one.

They also discuss the psychology of trauma and how it helps symptoms of PTSD. Additionally, they walk through how trauma focused therapy can positively impact emotions, help you build coping strategies, and help you develop tools for resilience.

[MedCircle]

Which of these 5 signs most resonates with you?

[allthefandoms]

When she says I can't imagine walking around never believing that good things can happen to you, just kinda hit me because I've lived that way almost my entire life.

[truthseeker]

"People who have been through trauma are more likely to be retraumatized" - that is soo true! I have seen that in my life and in the life of others.
And now I finally know why: Because you are so used to suppress all negative feelings - you had to to survive e.g. your abusive childhood - so that you then can´t feel warning emotions referring to e.g. a partner either. And so the hell you are going through never seems to end

[vash]

"Never feel like you're enough ornever feeling safe or never believing in humanity"
My girlfriend literally just said that's how she feels and it's not the first time.

[caleuxx]

Being numb emotionally after trauma.... its functional managment of the huge loads of negative emotions. Society does not allow emotions at work, at the store, even many families do not allow emotions. Oh, and even in relationships, where emotions are allowed, when there are a lot of them (I mean too too many emotions) no relatively normal person in normal life can manage that many emotions from their loved one. One of the therapists Ive been to - went to her for a year before she retired.... she said to me, that once I begin processing my emotions from my bad and traumatic childhood and from the toxicity in my family of origin, i will never stop crying. And this has proved to be so true - I tear up frequently (outside work) and sometimes even sob for a few minutes and then feel better. The majority of relatively normal people never get it and dont have the time to listen to all of it, so we are destined to go to therapy because that is the only place that we can really share our story in full. And sharing is 50% of the healing process.

[bounhomesirisavath]

Please keep Prayers for me🙏
I love listen Dr.Judy Ho talking, I gifts her subscribe thumbs Up 👍
So i can’t not say the word in public. When i felt down i keep pray it’s help me keep holding on in this life

[Martha_Kilonzo]

Dr. Judy so eloquently and her presentation is so on point

[theawise]

I'm struggling. I've been doing Trauma based CBT for years, and mentally I'm Healthier than ever before! However since starting, my physical state of FFF is so bad that I'm in chronic 9/10 pain of every moment of every day and don't want to keep living if the pain won't go away.

[emilybets]

Such a great topic. My dog had died and I still in so much pain.🙊 Thank u for video.

[pennylane]

Where is the help for ppl who are this wonderful woman ! All the help no matter how more I open up not one talks like they have a clue what to do with you. I love this woman.

[emilyhartwig]

Can you guys please do a series on EMDR, if you haven’t already!

[fleurrobert]

Attempting to complete CBT homework resulted in an involuntary psychiatric ward admission in my 40s - in hindsight, partially due to distress of being unable to recall happy childhood

My abuse began prior to third birthday

I have since refused to contemplate undertaking CBT sessions or group work; now labelled as "unco-operative"

[scres]

Wow. Dr Judy absolutely nailed it, especially at the end with how she summed up the importance and benefits of dealing with trauma. Thx to both for this content!

[sherylsteinhauer]

Med Circle is my favorite go to place for when I want to learn about complex issues, I was wondering, has Med Circle looked at the difference between complex ptsd vs. ptsd?

[ArtyAntics]

If you are going to try CBT then please insist your therapist works on stabilisation and safety first. You need new skills ready for when flashback and triggers come up. Also I wanted to share that I am a very practical and driven person and was ready to deal with my past but CBT did not work for me because of dissociation. I could not remember what triggered me or why, because my brain shut down quickly and I would have amnesia or I would switch personalities. I felt hopeless until my counsellor worked out I was dissociating and we changed approach. I would recommend the presentation on this years Survivorship conference about the mistakes trauma therapists make if you are struggling in therapy. It might not be you, and it gives you some idea how to communicate what isn’t working. Personally I don’t get why CBT is used for trauma, trauma is not logical, you can’t make sense of why people do evil things so I haven’t personally gone back to it but if it works for you that is awesome.

[enatp]

Love the guest appearance at the end. So cute.

[absolutelyjeda]

I wonder if this is why so many are focusing on decluttering their home right now? Are they clearing away the results of trying to cope with their trauma - hoarding?

[latsyrk]

I've been trained in tf-cbt about 5 years ago and was advised that this modality is only used for kids/youth and not adults. Has this changed?

[mesmerizingmuse]

Can someone please tell me what is the difference between Trauma focused cognitive-behavioral therapy and Cognitive processing therapy?

[STEVOLOVESTHAILAND]

I’ve spent all my money, I’ve tried so many meds and I’m so tired of this depression and I’m constantly thinking of suicide. I lost my mother and brother to suicide. I’m so tired