Mental health treatment model
trauma systems therapy (tst) is a mental health treatment model for children and adolescents who have been exposed to trauma , defined as experiencing, witnessing, or confronting "an event or events that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of self or others". Tst focuses on the child's emotional and behavioral needs as well as the environments where the child lives (home, school, community). The treatment model includes four components (skill-based psychotherapy , home and community-based care, advocacy, and psychopharmacology ) that are fully described in a published manual.
Trauma psychotherapy covers the clinical practice of working with clients to resolve either single incident trauma, also known as ptsd, or the more complex developmental or relational trauma. We have practitioners trained to work across both of these clinical areas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havening
Trauma and Therapy Are Personal
Karen williams is a qualified and experienced counsellor and psychotherapist, and specialises in working with people who have experienced psychological trauma. She is a graduate of the centre for counselling and psychotherapy education in london, which is the largest training centre for transpersonal and integrative psychotherapy in the uk.
Ccpe is a member organisation of the british association for counselling and psychotherapy (bacp) and the united kingdom council for psychotherapy (ukcp). Bacp and ukcp are the professional associations which accredit various trainings offered by ccpe. Karen is a member of bacp and a registered member of ukcp. She has an ma in jungian and post-jungian studies from the university of essex, and an msc in psychological trauma from the university of chester.
When therapists move too fast, it can do damage to the healing process and the client. Until both the therapist and client understand the underlying issues and build resources and safety, talking about what happened can lead clients further down a path to harmful behavior, depression, anxiety
or even shame. A safe, compassionate environment is the hallmark of trauma-informed therapy. It offers a way to make your experience understandable and manageable so there is hope, healing and long-lasting change. This is why i’m shouting from the rooftops about the benefits of trauma-informed care! if you have had a negative therapeutic experience in the past, i encourage you to try again with a trauma-informed therapist who has the knowledge and training to explain what it means clearly to you.