Self-soothing after trauma

Beaumont, EA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8259-5858 2012, 'Self-soothing after trauma' , Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, 12 (3) , pp. 18-22.

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Abstract

Individuals who have been involved in a traumatic experience often feel significant levels of shame and/or guilt. Whilst cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) may be effective in reducing other symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), these individuals may also benefit from using self-soothing techniques, such as developing empathy, loving kindness and compassion for themselves, in a nonjudgmental way1. This might be described in everyday, non-technical language, as encouraging the client to consider ‘being kinder to myself’, as an aid to therapeutic recovery, following a traumatic incident.

Item Type:	Article
Schools:	Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Health Sciences Research
Journal or Publication Title:	Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal
Publisher:	British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	1475-0724
Depositing User:	S Rafiq
Date Deposited:	09 Jul 2014 17:21
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2022 18:34
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/32027

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