Transcending trauma : healing complex PTSD with internal family systems therapy

Post-traumatic stress disorder Psychotherapy patients Family psychotherapy
PESI Publishing
2021
EISBN 1683733991
Cover.
Copyright.
About the Author.
Dedication.
Table of Contents.
Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Section I: Trauma and IFS.
Chapter 1: Complex PTSD and IFS.
Glossary of IFS Terms.
Chapter 2: Various Types of Trauma.
Chapter 3: IFS: Permanent Healing of Emotional Wounds.
Chapter 4: Integrate IFS into Your Treatment Approach.
Section II: The IFS Technique: Working with Protective Parts.
Chapter 5: Getting Started and the Steps Involved.
Chapter 6: The First Three Steps: Identify the Target Part and Help It Separate.
Chapter 7: Step 4: Self-Energy and Gaining Access to Internal Wisdom.
Chapter 8: Steps 5 and 6: BeFriending, Finding the Job, and Finding the Fear.
Chapter 9: Beyond the 6 F's for Trauma.
Section III: The Neuroscience of Trauma and Dissociation.
Chapter 10: The Neurobiology of PTSD.
Chapter 11: Dealing with Extreme Parts: How Neuroscience Informs Therapeutic Decisions.
Section IV: Attachment and Relational Trauma.
Chapter 12: The Stages and Styles of Attachment.
Chapter 13: IFS as Internal Attachment Work.
Section V: Common Reactions to Relational Trauma.
Chapter 14: Vulnerability.
Chapter 15: Reactions to Trauma.
Chapter 16: Substance Use: Searching Outside for Protection.
Chapter 17: Shame Cycles Associated with Trauma.
Section VI: Associated Features of Trauma.
Chapter 18: Systems, Severe Trauma, and Polarities.
Chapter 19: Trauma, Feelings, and Loss.
Chapter 20: Therapist Parts.
Chapter 21: Common Comorbidities.
Chapter 22: Medications and Trauma.
Section VII: Healing.
Chapter 23: Healing Emotional Wounds.
Chapter 24: Associated Features of Healing.
Chapter 25: Roadblocks to Healing.
Chapter 26: Spiritual Dimensions of Healing.
References.
Index.
In this transformative book Frank Anderson, MD, masterfully details an IFS path to therapy that allows clients to access their inherent capacity for healing - called Self-energy - while also helping them welcome, as opposed to manage, the extreme emotions frequently associated with trauma.
Copyright.
About the Author.
Dedication.
Table of Contents.
Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Section I: Trauma and IFS.
Chapter 1: Complex PTSD and IFS.
Glossary of IFS Terms.
Chapter 2: Various Types of Trauma.
Chapter 3: IFS: Permanent Healing of Emotional Wounds.
Chapter 4: Integrate IFS into Your Treatment Approach.
Section II: The IFS Technique: Working with Protective Parts.
Chapter 5: Getting Started and the Steps Involved.
Chapter 6: The First Three Steps: Identify the Target Part and Help It Separate.
Chapter 7: Step 4: Self-Energy and Gaining Access to Internal Wisdom.
Chapter 8: Steps 5 and 6: BeFriending, Finding the Job, and Finding the Fear.
Chapter 9: Beyond the 6 F's for Trauma.
Section III: The Neuroscience of Trauma and Dissociation.
Chapter 10: The Neurobiology of PTSD.
Chapter 11: Dealing with Extreme Parts: How Neuroscience Informs Therapeutic Decisions.
Section IV: Attachment and Relational Trauma.
Chapter 12: The Stages and Styles of Attachment.
Chapter 13: IFS as Internal Attachment Work.
Section V: Common Reactions to Relational Trauma.
Chapter 14: Vulnerability.
Chapter 15: Reactions to Trauma.
Chapter 16: Substance Use: Searching Outside for Protection.
Chapter 17: Shame Cycles Associated with Trauma.
Section VI: Associated Features of Trauma.
Chapter 18: Systems, Severe Trauma, and Polarities.
Chapter 19: Trauma, Feelings, and Loss.
Chapter 20: Therapist Parts.
Chapter 21: Common Comorbidities.
Chapter 22: Medications and Trauma.
Section VII: Healing.
Chapter 23: Healing Emotional Wounds.
Chapter 24: Associated Features of Healing.
Chapter 25: Roadblocks to Healing.
Chapter 26: Spiritual Dimensions of Healing.
References.
Index.
In this transformative book Frank Anderson, MD, masterfully details an IFS path to therapy that allows clients to access their inherent capacity for healing - called Self-energy - while also helping them welcome, as opposed to manage, the extreme emotions frequently associated with trauma.
