Neurobiologically Informed Trauma Therapy with Children and Adolescents: Understanding Mechanisms of Change

Nonverbal interactions are applied to trauma treatment for more effective results.

The model of treatment developed here is grounded in the physical, psychological, and cognitive reactions children have to traumatic experiences and the consequences of those experiences. The approach to treatment utilizes the integrative capacity of the brain to create a self, foster insight, and produce change. Treatment strategies are based on cutting-edge understanding of neurobiology, the development of t...