Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is for children and adolescents that experienced trauma like sexual abuse, physical abuse, maltreatment, or neglect. Counselors use it in an individual or a group setting.
TF-CBT is highly structured with specific goals for each session, lasting anywhere from eight to 25 sessions. It also includes non-offending parents and caregivers to help the child continue the work they learn during and increase positive behaviors at home, at school, and in the rest of their lives.
TF-CBT helps children and adolescents understand the connection between thoughts and feelings. Additionally, TF-CBT uses the trauma narrative process, where children or adolescents retell the therapist their trauma experience. Then, the child and counselor process the trauma. These phases are crucial to TF-CBT’s goal, which is to allow the child to live a healthier life post-trauma ultimately.
Therapists Who Specialize in Using Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dr. Jennifer Rodriguez earned her master’s and doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University – San Francisco Bay Area. She completed her internship at the Portia Bell Hume Center for Behavior Health and Training, a community mental health clinic in Northern California. She completed rotations in both the school-based early...
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Christine Myers is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in working with individuals, couples, and families. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from East Carolina University. Christine also possesses training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral...
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