Trauma therapy not working so well? Here's one possible reason why!

Evidence-based and evidence-informed trauma treatment is critical to healing. However, sometimes these approaches don't work as well as we'd like them to. This video discusses one key reason why these therapies may not work well for some clients, and offers a solution:

[pamchappelle-lyons]

Dr. Sweeton, I know that this is a lot of great information you are sharing. However, the volume is very low.

[xavier.justice]

Hey, Dr. Sweeton. Thxs for sharing this.

[boxelder]

I had difficulty finding relief because when I was doing prolonged exposure about a shooting and in the middle of listening to it gunshots are going off outside my window.

[lysergicaltools]

Great video. I use several of these modalities in treatment and your insights
makes good sense, thankyou

[ComingHomeToYourself]

already just listening to what you describe about PROLONGED EXPOSURE therapy sounds extremely STRESSFUL and I would really not want to do that at all, and it would also really be so boring too, all kinds of such reinforced routines cause actually rage and hissing in me.
It needs to come out of a flow (like dreaming about something, see how those dreams (with the same people innit, suddenly shift, have different environments, not longer feel threatening, going had in hand on how you change your perspective of it) to me deep insights that are gently promted by non-invasive therapies like Neurofeedback, Somatic experience or EMDR feel much safer to me, than exposure therapy, I would probably smash my phone at some point, by being annoyed of the sound it makes (I have Misophonia)

[מיקהוולפשטיין]

It"s too quiet' can"t hear

[katecohen-posey]

What is missing: the client needs to be able to connect with their body (through Insula training?).Great point Dr. Jenny! Just read a couple of nights ago--When you feel anxiety you know you have the "amygdala's attention. What I did not read is how therapist can mindfully guide clients to stay present with anxious sensations. Neuroscientist, Andrew Newberg, calls this practice--sitting with your demons.