Trauma Counseling

Many pastors and lay counselors have had minimal training in clinical methods of grief and trauma counseling. The Complete Guide to Crisis and Trauma Counseling is a biblical, practical guide to pastoral counseling written by one of the most respected Christian therapists of our time. Dr. H. Norman Wright brings more than 40 years of clinical and classroom experience to this topic. He shares real-life dialogues from his decades in private practice to demonstrate healthy, healing counseling sessions.

For survivors of PTSD and repeated, relational trauma -- and the people who love them. Gretchen Schmelzer watched too many people quit during treatment for trauma recovery. They found it too difficult or too frightening or just decided that for them it was too late. But as a therapist and trauma...

Transform Your Practice Through Somatic Therapy In this step-by-step guide to experiential approaches to somatic therapy, Dr. Richard Nongard bridges the gap between traditional psychotherapy, coaching, hypnotherapy, and body-based healing, offering therapists a comprehensive framework for incorporating somatic approaches into their practice. With real-world case studies, word-for-word scripts, practical exercises, and evidence-based techniques, this book provides a roadmap for creating profound therapeutic change. Master the innovative BALMS framework: Breathwork, Awareness, Loosening ...

In Trauma Redeemed, Dr. Julie Ganschow offers a compelling biblical framework for understanding and addressing catastrophic suffering, challenging the secular medicalization of trauma. As terms like PTSD dominate modern culture, this book calls biblical counselors and Christians to return to the sufficiency of Scripture for healing the soul. Exploring the roots of suffering in the fall of mankind, Ganschow redefines trauma as distress of the soul, providing a gospel-centered model of care that addresses the whole person—body, mind, and spirit. Through practical guidance, case studies like...

A practical step-by-step guide and follow-up companion to Healing Developmental Trauma--presenting one of the first comprehensive models for addressing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) is an integrated mind-body framework that focuses on...

Over the last decade, husband and wife team Evan and Jenny Owens have helped thousands of people overcome the trials, tragedies, and traumas of their past, and in this book, they show you how you can too. With empathy and insight, Healing What's Hidden offers a practical, step-by-step process to help you acknowledge your trauma, heal your invisible wounds, and reclaim your future so you can live beyond the anxiety, depression, and shame trauma leaves behind. Others are already experiencing healing. Now it's your turn.

Backed by neuroscience and biblical principles, this book delivers a therapeutic model for couples who want to stop the painful patterns that harm their marriage so that they can build a stronger connection. When Ron and Nan Deal suffered the devastating loss of their child, their marriage was...

“A grand accomplishment.” —Dr. Peter Levine, developer of Somatic Experiencing and author of Waking the Tiger and In an Unspoken Voice A body-based, science-backed method for regulating behavior, thoughts, and feelings and improving well-being--shown to shorten therapy time and improve...

Trauma-Focused ACT presents a highly effective, research-based protocol for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as a broad range of trauma-related disorders—from depression to addiction. Newcomers and experienced professionals alike will learn a comprehensive approach to treating trauma with a focus on living in the present, healing the past, and building the future. This unique guide is based on the empirically supported program author Russ Harris developed for the World Health Organization (WHO).

Are you ready to heal from past traumas, manage PTSD, and break free from negative thinking? Your Somatic Therapy Toolbox is a transformative guide designed to help adults of all ages harness the power of somatic therapy to promote emotional and physical healing. This book is for everyone, regardless of your past experiences or current struggles. This workbook is not just a theoretical guide. It combines mindfulness, body-based practices, and self-compassion to take you on a practical journey to reconnect with your body and mind. It offers tools that you can use in your daily life to ...

What is trauma? How can we recognize it, and how do we offer help that is biblically faithful and empathetic? Licensed and trauma-trained counselor Eliza Huie equips you with biblical foundations and clinical insights to help you better understand trauma and offer care to those suffering from its debilitating effects. Trauma can entangle the soul, freeze the body, and cloud the mind. In the face of this struggle, Trauma Aware emerges as an essential resource.

How to Help My Wife Heal After Infidelity. A Practical SAFE Framework to Rebuild Emotional Safety, Restore Trust, Navigate Trauma Triggers, and Create a Stronger Marriage One Day at a Time. Your affair broke something. This book shows you how to help rebuild it — one honest day at a time. If you're reading this, you already know an apology isn't enough. You've said sorry. You've promised it will never happen again. And yet your wife still cries at unexpected moments, still asks the same question for the fifth time, still flinches when your phone buzzes. You want to help her heal, but ...

Time doesn’t heal trauma — it buries it alive. If you’ve ever felt hypervigilant no matter how safe you are, battled an inner critic that never sleeps, or longed for intimacy yet found it unsafe — you are not broken. These patterns aren’t weakness or flaws. They are survival strategies that once protected you but now keep you trapped. You don’t need more surface fixes — you need a full-system reset. Most recovery approaches treat only one layer.

Understanding spiritual abuse and trauma is one thing―knowing how to move forward is another. Survivors are often left unsure how to reconnect with God, their soul, or to community. Anything associated with their prior spiritual practice―attending worship, prayer, reading Scripture, participating in Christian community―becomes a trigger for reliving their abuse. How do we restore health and wholeness and rebuild our faith when our spiritual life feels painful?

Unlock the depths of your true self and heal from past trauma—without getting overwhelmed or lost along the way. Are you tired of unresolved childhood wounds clouding your present happiness? Do you feel trapped in recurring cycles, unable to find peace and clarity? Have past attempts at self-discovery left you feeling more confused than healed? If you answered "yes" to these questions, know you’re not alone. Many embark on a journey of self-growth only to find themselves stuck without the right tools or guidance. Imagine if you could forge a path to your true self that allows you to ...

If you're stuck in the painful middle of healing--aware of your trauma but unsure how to move forward--you'll find here a clear, compassionate blueprint for using your story as building material for a beautiful future. Trying to heal from trauma can feel like sorting through the ruins of a...

Trauma is an intense past experience with lingering effects in the present. It is futile to minimize trauma’s impact, but trauma should not have the last word on our lives. Growing After Trauma seeks to help listeners strike this balance. As we understand and counter the impact of trauma, we can live satisfying and fruitful lives. Hambrick outlines a process for finding peace after trauma by establishing an environment of safety, processing painful memories, and reengaging the life God designed for you to live.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. CHRIST CENTERED HEALING OF TRAUМА WORKBOOK Healing is possible, and it begins with Christ. In Christ Centered Healing of Trauma Workbook, former police officer and trauma survivor Dr. Norm Wielsch guides you through a biblical journey of restoration...

Transform your clinical practice with grounded childhood trauma therapy skills to regulate and heal distressed youth. When sitting in the room with an overwhelmed child, theory isn't enough—you need immediate, nervous-system-aligned interventions. Perfect for your commute to the clinic, this...

A groundbreaking approach to healing from trauma and experiencing posttraumatic growth from a leading psychologist, featuring a powerful, five-stage framework to help readers not just recover, but thrive and transform. Trauma has always been part of the human experience, and traumatic...