How to Work with Patients Whose Trauma Triggers Problems in Their Current Relationships
 | with Stephen Porges, PhD; |  |
with Stephen Porges, PhD; Terry Real, MSW, LICSW;
Janina Fisher, PhD Richard; Schwartz, PhD; Pat Ogden, PhD; Martha Sweezy, PhD, LICSW; Bessel van der Kolk, MD; Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD; Deb Dana, LCSW; Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD; Ruth Buczynski, PhD
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Why is trauma therapy so inaccessible to most people. Only if you have money can you get help. Most people who are trained in trauma don’t even accept insurance because they claim insurance does not adequately reimburse them for their services. Instead most victims of trauma use emergency rooms where they are placed on a psychiatric ward where medications management and stabilization is the goal and these hospitals become a revolving door. Because our communities and mental health providers are not equipped with the tools to help patients and teach them coping skills: Practioners then refuse insurance and charge huge out of pocket costs. Making quality effective treatment only for the rich or Medicaid patients. Our mental health system is dysfunctional and underfunded
Yes, yes, yes. Please refer to Randy Newman’s song “It’s Money That Matters”
I don’t know how to thank you for these sessions. I feel each week was a deep therapeutic session for me. I am a lay person. And I been through so much therapy it’s ridiculous. You have reinforced what I learned at a 6 week in patient dual diagnosis center last year so much.there were so many factors that brought me there and I was very disregulated, and spoke fast and rocked a lot. I was healing snd learning of my childhood Trama, that i didn’t view as Trama. But when I stopped making Trama a bad word I learned more about why I am who I am. Unfortunately, while I was there my father died which brought me back to disregulaton.I went home for funeral and then went back to the facility…I have barely been able to process a year later that my father isn’t here anymore, we had an outstanding close relationship. Finally I returned home. But we left 2 weeks later to travel for months on our RV…I have a good therapist now, but not a good psychiatrist. I went to a ‘sister’ Trama in January center where they put me me on too much medication. I should have been home with family. And because I see I fall into freeze/ collapse/please response my whole 55 years of life due to a multitude of reasons. A therapist there took advantage of his knowledge of my history, my state of mind and my medications…he also knew things he manipulated me with because my husband had gone there and received healing help. Me- I was raped repeatedly several times, no words ever really spoken, just blind compliance because of what see now as very careful slow grooming…I am having a ridiculous hard time. So strange how being raped makes me feel guilty..why didn’t I scream, why didn’t I say something, why didn’t I protect myself, why did this therapist do this to me, why did the facility not notice and protect me. I was alone because there was a lapse of other clients… he took advantage of that. Why did no one notice or see or help. Everyone else was kind…this man is obviously not well. I have pressed charges but between SVU, department of CA board accreditation, and my lawer and the DA it’s an painfilled long horrific journey. And I just want my dad back. I have support through some family and a few friends but I see myself falling into collapse…and my whole body is in pain constantly from the mental and emotional pain. It’s having an effect in every aspect of my life. So I thank you for this series and the further education and validation. I pray I heal, because 12 weeks of my life were spent in 2 Trama centers and one helped…and the other one broke me…my trust level is low…and I am just wanting to sleep and isolate…I’m 55 I deserve snd am Worthy of more. So I will continue to search for help healing…thank you for your part in helping. I’m here for the winter in Indio CA and trying to find resources. My husband has to be exhausted from all of this…how it’s effected me, him , us….is profoundly upsetting….I pray I Rise❤️
Thank you for taking on the ordeal of reporting this predator. It all helps.
There was so much in this , thank you for making it available.
For me the Lightbulb moment – when a male clients says sex is a game, infidelity is a norm, how can i change this, why do I do this. So much to explore. Having already started to talk about the psyche and adaptive child , I feel I will be able to help my clients work with their functional adult to start nurturing this adaptative child state and self mentor. I work with some clients online so instead of Empty chair I have started to use russian dolls, which can reflect at clients choosing, the different states and even where they want to be.
Thank you so much for this, I feel this will enrich my practice.
I personally feel this knowledge is essential so I am eternally grateful for everyone involved in sharing this course!
I am a counselling student who is deeply inspired by the path being paved before me.
With knowledge like this in tow I feel confident and ready for the challenge ahead!
Deep bow to you all.
With love,
Alyssa
To All,
Thank You very much for all the work and the wondrous presentations throughout this series.
Love & Air HUGS ☺♥ xxx
Marie-Claire Boyle, BScN, RN, Psychotherapist