An Introduction to Coping with Childhood Trauma

by Helen Kennerley

Overview

This is a new addition to the popular Introduction to Coping with series of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based self-help booklets.

Written by the author of the bestselling self-help titles Overcoming Anxiety and Overcoming Childhood Trauma, this new title offers valuable guidance for those who have experienced trauma as a child, be it emotional, physical or sexual.

This useful self-help guide looks at the psychological impact of childhood trauma and offers some helpful strategies, based on CBT, to help the sufferer start on the road to recovery. Also contains useful information on how to get specialist help. This practical booklet will also be a valuable resource for health professionals and family members.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849019187
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	04/21/2011
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	618 KB

About the Author

Dr Helen Kennerley works as a consultant at the highly regarded Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre. In 2002 she was shortlisted by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies for the award of most influential female cognitive therapist in Britain. She is the author of Overcoming Anxiety, Overcoming Childhood Trauma and How to Beat Your Fears and Worries.
Dr Helen Kennerley is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist working with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and a Senior Associate Tutor with the University of Oxford. She is a founder member of the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC), where she was formerly the Lead for the OCTC Clinic and Director of Advanced Cognitive Therapy Studies courses & MSc. She now leads the University of Oxford Postgraduate Certificates in Psychological Trauma & Personality Development and in Supervision & Training. She has practised CBT for over thirty years, having trained in Oxford and the US. She has specialised in helping those with a history of personal adversity and, with OCTC colleagues, developed a therapy programme in the 1980s which is still being used today. She has also written several popular cognitive therapy self-help books and academic texts, some of which have been commended by the British Medical Association. She was shortlisted for the BABCP award of most influential female cognitive therapist in Britain at their thirtieth anniversary celebrations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

About This Book ix

Part 1 Childhood Trauma and its Aftermath 1

1 What Is Childhood Trauma? 3

2 What Problems Might Childhood Trauma Cause? 7

3 Why Don't Some Problems Go Away? 14

Part 2 Coping with the Problems 21

4 Preparing for Change, Building Strengths and Resilience 23

5 Deciding What You Want and Spotting 'Roadblocks' to Recovery 28

6 Building a 'Toolbox' of Coping Skills 35

7 Getting a Balanced Perspective 52

8 Managing Problem Images and Recollections 65

Part 3 Working Through Key Issues 71

9 Understanding Blame and Shame 73

10 Anger: Feeling It and Dealing with It 79

11 Communicating Your Feelings 90

12 Dealing with Difficult Relationships 97

13 Coping in the Long Term 111

Other Things That Might Help 115