Description
f you’ve experienced a traumatic event, you may feel a wide range of emotions, such as anxiety, anger, fear, and depression. The truth is that there is no right or wrong way to react to trauma; but there are ways that you can heal from your experience, and uncover your own capacity for resilience, growth, and recovery.
Overcoming Trauma and PTSDÂ offers proven-effective treatments based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you overcome both the physical and emotional symptoms of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This book will help you find relief from painful flashbacks, insomnia, or other symptoms you might be experiencing. Also included are worksheets, checklists, and exercises to help you start feeling better and begin your journey on the road to recovery.
This book will help you manage your anxiety and stop avoiding certain situations, cope with painful memories and nightmares, and determine if you need to see a therapist. Perhaps most importantly, it will help you to develop a support system so that you can you heal and move forward.
Steven Kalisch, PhD (verified owner) –
Dr. Raja has done a masterful job at integrating the core psychoeducational and skills acquisition components of ACT, DBT, and CBT into a most compassionate, clear, and accessible workbook for those individuals struggling with PTSD and Trauma-related conditions. This workbook is a wonderful and empowering resource for both patients and clinicians alike.
Zahra Jaferi (verified owner) –
Very good for mindfulness and DBT, but you will need Healing Trauma by Peter Levine or some other PTSD workbook for a more thorough product.
Mindfulness from Buddhism helps heal trauma if you can believe in it. I suggest a DBT app also.
C. Collins (verified owner) –
This book is inviting and quite usable. I hope it finds it’s way into every library’s self-help section. I highly recommend this book both to those who have experienced trauma and to those who love them.
Ouzola Customer (verified owner) –
This book is very well written and explains trauma and PTSD symptoms and effects. It a great book for clients to help explain their symptoms and reaction in ways they can relate to. I received a lot of information that i could write in a paper i needed for my masters program and it was very informative it gave plenty of examples to use in therapy.
Tammy Diehr (verified owner) –
I just found out that I have PTSD. My DR recommended for me to pick up a copy of Overcoming Trauma and PTSD; A Workbook …. I has helped me to understand so many things.
dragonangel (verified owner) –
I work with individuals with PTSD and this book is very helpful and it is nice to have pages to copy for my clients, Thank you.
Eli Marie (verified owner) –
It is my job to give Therapy, and I like this book. It doesn’t go to the depth that I would prefer in a perfect world, but it is still really helpful and a good support for a therapist. It is very easy to read and doesn’t go off into too much abstract content. I don’t regret the purchase. I do wish the author didn’t have a copy right limit on the worksheets etc though. That blows.
Sue (verified owner) –
I think someone with PTSD would find this book rather simple. Not sure I would use this book in my practice.
Maria T. Torres (verified owner) –
I was able to apply what I have learned in therapy. I was recently diagnosed with PTSD which I did not have any idea what they were talking about.
Joseyshepard (verified owner) –
I sent this to a friend so I was thankful to have found it, I haven’t talked to them yet to see if it helped but Im sure it works
Tammie Dunn (verified owner) –
I can’t really write much of a review. I had downloaded a sample at the same time and the trauma I had experienced left me with amnesia, so I didn’t want to look at the book only being a sample, but then I figured out which one was the sample. I like the exercises and it has helped get me out of the house, reduced anxiety, and make sense of what I am feeling.,
Cathy (verified owner) –
PTSD. what to say, “YAY?” Everyday is a struggle. Maybe reading and doing is helping me. Staying to the course, to the path…..
Katrise Thompson (verified owner) –
I work with traumatized individuals and this book has provided me with information that I use daily with my clients.
brenda (verified owner) –
A bit too basic. Not enough information. Some exercises/worksheets should not be done alone or without excellent grounding techniques.
truthsayer (verified owner) –
nice workbook and teaching guide for anyone who counsels those with ptsd. also nice for the person with ptsd if you are not seeing a counselor.
Desert Wind (verified owner) –
I bought this to KNOW more about PTSD! Excellent book. Of course,anyone with PTSD needs psychiatric therapy. A self help book is not going to do it. It’s a good book as an adjunct to therapy. Also, it will be useful for a close relative of a person with PTSD to understand the disease.
Ouzola Customer (verified owner) –
This really only works for people with mild PTSD. Even then it’s not a substitute for care. If you have a complex case, you’ll just find yourself checking all the boxes inside, which means that the book is essentially useless. Find a therapist and journal in general. I think this book would be great for people whose cases are not all that severe, or who have a cluster of symptoms. As a person with complex PTSD, I found myself overwhelmed by frustration as I checked box after box.
Kerin F. (verified owner) –
Gave a good overall summary of the symptoms of PTSD which I was able to share with my therapist. A very organized book.
Melissa McKeague (verified owner) –
Has been very helpful so far– a bit rough, but most therapeutic work is.
Amy R (verified owner) –
This is great tool to use in individual and group therapy.
DM (verified owner) –
Using it at the present time with a therapist and have recommended it to others.
Latresa L. Williams (verified owner) –
This book is simply phenomenal. My clients really are enjoying the worksheets
Loris Sandre (verified owner) –
Mainly a text of homework exercises for working with PTSD clients…not much on the disorder itself.
Ruth Laudon (verified owner) –
great book to help in the recovery of PTSD
Tricia (verified owner) –
It is a book that has a lot of great activities to try. I am using a few of the exercises to help me cope with my PTSD.
Sabels (verified owner) –
I bought these books for my Mom and she loves them!
Alex Lee (verified owner) –
I like this workbook and it’s simplicity and accessibility.
Anushka (verified owner) –
This book takes the time to explain facts and lay out step by step instructions for various scenarios. The worksheets are also quite helpful, but i feel the cost could be more reasonable.
m (verified owner) –
gave me a better sense of the struggles I have. Was kind and thoughtful. Gives me hope that learning is key!
Jerica (verified owner) –
I really like it but I’ve pushed so much inside that when it comes to the work sheets I got really bad anxiety thinking about what I’ve pushed so far down I had to put it away for a minute.
Patricia Smith -Rumely (verified owner) –
I like this product because at the time I was going through trauma and was diagnosed with p t s d
Dee (verified owner) –
Therapist said get it and I’m glad I did