Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an evidence based treatment for children and adolescents impacted by trauma and their parents or caregivers. It is a structured treatment approach that has shown to be effective for children/adolescents who have experienced single or multiple traumatic events in their lives.
Research has shown that this treatment can help reduce emotional difficulties such as PTSD symptoms, anxiety and depression related to stress. Parents of children/adolescents affected by trauma learn signs and symptoms of related emotional difficulties and ways to help their children cope.
The Benefits
There are residual effects of PTSD positive change
- elevated mind/body awareness
- renewed sense of meaning and purpose
- nuanced thinking
- altruism and heightened connections