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[Infographic] – How the Nervous System Responds to Trauma

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The Nervous System's Response to Trauma and Fight, Flight, Freeze, Shutdown in Therapy

It can often be difficult for trauma survivors to understand how or why they reacted a certain way during a traumatic experience. Instead of seeing their trauma response as the result of a split-second, unconscious decision made by their nervous system, your client may blame themself for not reacting differently. This can be especially true […]

[Infographic] How Trauma Can Affect Adult Relationships

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The Impact of Trauma on Adult Relationships Infographic Adapted from Terry Real

Left untreated, childhood trauma can reverberate through adult relationships and make it difficult for your client to get close to other people. But Terry Real, MSW, LICSW has a way of thinking about the psyche that can help clients understand the aftereffects of trauma . . . . . . and help practitioners retarget their […]

[Infographic] How to Differentiate Between the Freeze and Shutdown Trauma Responses

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How to tell the difference between a freeze and shutdown trauma response

The freeze and shutdown responses to trauma can resemble each other . . . . . . but they are very different in terms of what’s happening in your client’s brain, body, and nervous system. And that means they require different grounding strategies as well. In this infographic, we lay out some key cues to […]

[Infographic] Working with Structural Dissociation

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Treating Trauma Structural Dissociation Model Infographic

One challenge of working with trauma is when a patient’s dissociated “parts” are operating independently . . . . . . or worse, they’re at odds with each other. This can be very distressing for the patient (and lead to a dysregulated nervous system). But the Structural Dissociation Model developed by Kathy Steele, MN, CS, […]

How to Help a Client Come Back from Freezing in a Session

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Bethany Brand on 5 Strategies to Help Clients Calm the Nervous System During a Freeze Response

Working through trauma can trigger many perceived threats for our clients. They might start to breath rapidly and find it hard to hold still, or perhaps they start to freeze up during the session. So what are some practical ways to calm the nervous system and keep a client grounded – especially when they begin […]

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