Trauma therapy

Part 3 of a 4 Part Trauma Therapy Series. Click here for part 1 Is Neglect Abuse? Why This Question Matters Is neglect abuse? The answer is simple in some situations and more nuanced in others. When a child or dependent person is not given essential care, safety, food, shelter, medical attention, supervision, emotional responsiveness, or other basic needs, neglect is a recognized form of harm. In those situations, the problem is not only what someone actively does, but what s

Part 2 of a 4 Part Trauma Therapy Series. Click here for Part 1 Why the Abuse Cycle Is Not Just About the Incident The abuse cycle is often discussed as though the abusive incident is the only part that matters, but the harmful abuse episode is usually not where the pattern begins. Long before someone explodes, attacks, intimidates, humiliates, withdraws, neglects, or causes harm, tension has usually been building. Something uncomfortable has entered the relationship. A hard

Part 1 of a 4 Part Trauma Therapy Series. Click here for Part 2 Why Trauma Therapy Has to Distinguish Discomfort From Abuse Trauma therapy often has to begin by helping people separate ordinary discomfort from actual harm. In many families and relationships, people become confused because they have been incorrectly taught that any discomfort, disagreement, criticism, or accountability means someone has wronged them. That belief can make healthy relationships impossible, becau