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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma: Imagery, Rescripting and Reprocessing (New Directions in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy)

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This treatment method provides a respectful way to help clients deal with painful traumatic experiences. Soundly grounded in cognitive therapy, the process employs elements of hypnotherapy in that it moves people out of a purely cerebal, cognitive, logical mode into a more right brain, image laden, metaphorical process which facilitates deep healing. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, and a Certified Hypnotherapist, I appreciate the gentle, non-directive, client centered approach offered by this process. This book clearly explains the process in easily understandable, immediately applicable ways. Once a therapeutic relationship creates a safe environment, the client narrates a particularly vivid memory in the present tense. Then, in a second narration, the client finds ways to empower and 'rescript' the event. Finally, through the reprocessing portion, a client achieves a deep inner healing through examining and disputing the cognitive beliefs embedded by the traumatic experience. Often, dealing with one or two vivid events will provide a 'generalizing' effect that processes and heals other dimensions / experiences of trauma.

This book is well-written to illustrate the cognitive skills in handling abusive experience, particularly the use of imagery rescripting. Once as a participant for Dr. Smucker's workshop, I personally felt convicted of his good experience in treating abusive problems. Thus, don't miss this book.