Surviving the Valley: Trauma and Beyond

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be a confusing and debitilitating injury - not only for those who are struggling with it themselves, but also for those around them.  This easy-to-read book explains how trauma can affect the mind and body and provides practical evidence-based coping strategies to help to manage distress. The metaphor of the valley of the shadow of death is used to explain the experience of trauma and the stages of healing.   This book was written to be applicable to diverse traumatic experiences - as trauma affects people in many of the same ways regardless of the type of trauma.  This book is a must-have resource for survivors of trauma, their loved ones, and the professionals and associations who support them. 

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Surviving the Valley: Trauma and Beyond

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be a confusing and debitilitating injury - not only for those who are struggling with it themselves, but also for those around them.  This easy-to-read book explains how trauma can affect the mind and body and provides practical evidence-based coping strategies to help to manage distress. The metaphor of the valley of the shadow of death is used to explain the experience of trauma and the stages of healing.   This book was written to be applicable to diverse traumatic experiences - as trauma affects people in many of the same ways regardless of the type of trauma.  This book is a must-have resource for survivors of trauma, their loved ones, and the professionals and associations who support them. 

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be a confusing and debitilitating injury - not only for those who are struggling with it themselves, but also for those around them.  This easy-to-read book explains how trauma can affect the mind and body and provides practical evidence-based coping strategies to help to manage distress. The metaphor of the valley of the shadow of death is used to explain the experience of trauma and the stages of healing.   This book was written to be applicable to diverse traumatic experiences - as trauma affects people in many of the same ways regardless of the type of trauma.  This book is a must-have resource for survivors of trauma, their loved ones, and the professionals and associations who support them. 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780995084612
Publisher: Shirley Porter
Publication date: 12/21/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Shirley Porter, M.Ed. (Counselling) RP, has been a psychotherapist for more than 30 years. During that time, her clinical practice has focused extensively on youth and adults dealing with traumatic stress and mental illness. She has been a clinical internship supervisor and lecturer for the M.A. (Counselling Psychology) program at Western University, London, Canada. Shirley is the Clinical Director of Shirley Porter and Associates Psychotherapy. She is also the author of Treating PTSD: A compassion-focused CBT approach (Routledge Press).
Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry is the director of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Western Ontario. She established the Traumatic Stress Service and the Traumatic Stress Service Workplace Program, services that specialize in the treatment and research of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related comorbid disorders. She currently holds the Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine&Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario. Her research interests focus on studying the neurobiology of PTSD and treatment outcome research examining various pharmacological and psychotherapeutic methods.
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