This self-access class provides an overview of the current research and recommended treatment models for Complex PTSD (CPTSD) and will introduce some therapeutic techniques for working with people with complex trauma histories.
Topics covered include what makes PTSD complex, how repeated interpersonal trauma impacts on the brain and body, the symptoms typical of CPTSD and the current recommended ways of working with CPTSD.
Case material is used during the session to illustrate therapeutic techniques, which can be utilised and adapted to treat people with complex trauma histories.
This is an edited recording of the live seminar in April 2023.
Topics:
- Understanding Complex Trauma and the Brain
- An Overview of the Symptoms of CPTSD
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- An Overview of Phase-Based Approach to CPTSD
- Case Studies
- The Challenges of Adapting Trauma-Focused Therapy for CPTSD
- Imagery Rescripting
About the Trainer
Dr Georgina Clifford is Director of the London Trauma Specialists’ clinic. She is a Trauma Specialist and experienced Clinical Psychologist who worked in specialist trauma services in the NHS for several years.
She qualified with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) from Royal Holloway, University of London and has recently completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge: Emotion, memory and the self in complex post-traumatic stress following repeated interpersonal trauma.
Dr Clifford adopts an integrative approach to treatment, using Trauma focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Compassion-Focused Therapy and Narrative approaches. She has experience and expertise in treating psychological presentations in the aftermath of traumatic experiences, including: accidents; rape and sexual assault; childhood abuse; domestic violence; trafficking, war and torture. She has a special interest and growing expertise in the area of birth trauma.
Dr Clifford takes instruction for expert witness work for the court and her opinion has been accepted in a range of courts, including the Central Criminal Court
