Trauma & EMDR
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
A structured, validated CBT protocol for PTSD using repeated exposure to traumatic memories (imaginal) and avoided situations (in vivo) to reduce fear and avoidance behavior.
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Trauma & PTSD
Articles tagged "Trauma & PTSD"
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Trauma & EMDR
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
A scientifically validated therapy using alternating bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping) to reprocess traumatic memories and reduce their emotional charge.
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Trauma & EMDR
IFS (Internal Family Systems)
A psychotherapeutic model viewing the mind as a system of sub-personalities ('parts') organized around a compassionate core Self, offering a non-pathologizing path to trauma healing.
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Trauma & EMDR
Somatic Experiencing (SE)
A psychosomatic trauma approach developed by Peter Levine, which releases traumatic energy trapped in the body through progressive sensory titration and pendulation.
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Art Therapy & Music Therapy
Visual Art Therapy
A psychotherapy using visual art creation (painting, drawing, modeling, collage) as therapeutic mediation to express and transform psychic conflicts beyond words.
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Art Therapy & Music Therapy
Bibliotherapy and Therapeutic Writing
Therapeutic use of reading and writing to foster emotional expression, awareness, narrative restructuring and the psychic healing process.
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Art Therapy & Music Therapy
Music Therapy
A therapy using music and sound (listening, improvisation, composition) as therapeutic mediators to improve physical, emotional and cognitive health.
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Dance Therapy & Movement
Dance Movement Therapy
A body psychotherapy using movement and dance as the primary process of communication and expression to promote psycho-body integration.
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Modern Analytical Approaches
Relational-Intersubjective Therapy
A modern psychodynamic school viewing the therapeutic relationship itself as the main change agent, emphasizing mutual co-construction of experience between patient and therapist.
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Somatic & Somatic Experiencing
Hakomi Method
A mindfulness-based body psychotherapy developed by Ron Kurtz, using somatic awareness and bodily experiences to access and transform unconscious material.
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Somatic & Somatic Experiencing
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
A body-oriented trauma psychotherapy integrating neuroscience and attachment theory, working directly with the body's sensory and motor responses to resolve trauma.
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Psychodrama & Drama Therapy
Psychodrama (Moreno)
A group therapeutic method created by Jacob Levy Moreno using spontaneous dramatic enactment to explore and resolve psychic conflicts through action rather than words alone.
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Trauma & EMDR
Brainspotting
A neurobiological trauma therapy using eye position to locate and process brain areas storing unresolved traumatic experience.
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Contemporary Approaches
EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
EFT combines acupressure point stimulation with emotion verbalization to release emotional blockages. Developed by Gary Craig, this "tapping" technique is used for anxiety, phobias, and trauma.
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Contemporary Approaches
Humanistic Hypnosis
Humanistic hypnosis, created by Olivier Lockert, reverses the classical hypnosis mechanism: instead of dissociating consciousness, it unifies it by increasing the patient's state of awareness. The therapist guides in total transparency.
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Classical & Ericksonian Hypnosis
Ericksonian Hypnosis
Ericksonian hypnosis, developed by Milton H. Erickson, is a permissive and indirect approach to therapeutic hypnosis. It uses metaphors, indirect suggestions and the patient's unconscious resources to facilitate change.
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