Talk Therapies for PTSD

If you have…

Trauma-related stuck points

You can try…

Talking about the impact of the trauma (not the trauma) to reframe your thoughts and move past your stuck points.

This works by…

Introducing new and different thoughts that break negative thought loops.

This is called…

CPT – Cognitive Processing Therapy

If you have…

Situations or memories you avoid because of trauma

You can try…

Remembering the trauma and your fear so often that they don’t disrupt your life anymore.

This works by…

Introducing new and different thoughts that break negative thought loops.

This is called…

PE – Prolonged Exposure

If you have…

Painful visual memories and flashbacks

You can try…

Bringing up those memories while following back and forth movements with your eyes.

This works by…

Making traumatic memories less vivid and creating space to think about them differently.

This is called…

EMDR – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

If you have…

Multiple traumatic experiences

You can try…

Telling your life story as a timeline that includes all experiences, good and bad.

This works by…

Moving traumatic memories into the past and out of the center of your life.

This is called…

NET – Narrative Exposure Therapy