Trauma
Healing Developmental Trauma
At our agency, we specialize in the treatment of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)—a condition rooted in chronic, early-life trauma that disrupts the brain’s natural developmental trajectory. The first three years of life are critical: during this time, the brain forms up to 90% of its neural pathways, shaping how we connect, regulate, and respond to the…
Read MoreTrauma and Hospitalizations
The Center uses play therapy to aid children’s work through traumatizing events. Recently we experienced a child close to our family having been hospitalized for an extended time. This made me wonder if hospitals ever use play therapy to help children during hospital stays. I came across a journal article titled “Play Therapy as an…
Read MoreTrauma and the Polyvagal theory
In our treatment of children and adults that have experienced trauma we have come to see the importance of the polyvagal theory in understanding triggers and responses that occur in daily life. These triggers are autonomic responses based on earlier experiences. A young child may find the touch of a parent frightening because he/she was…
Read MoreBeyond Behaviors
I have recently become exposed to the work of Mona Delahooke, PhD who has written two books. Both are about dealing with children’s behaviors. (Beyond Behaviors and Brain Body Parenting.) I will be writing a series of blogs about the valuable concepts that she details. In work with children recovering from early trauma I quickly…
Read MoreDr. Perry’s Model
I thought this month I would share with you a positive story from Dr. Perry’s model (Neuro-sequential Model of Therapeutics) for children who have experienced trauma. “As an adoptive mom and child welfare professional, I have seen firsthand the incredible power of Dr. Bruce Perry’s groundbreaking insight into trauma treatment. On a stifling hot June…
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