What is Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

Home » Treatment Therapies » Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) » Page 14

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

Chelsea Kuehl, MA, LMFT, CATC-IV

Los Angeles

California

Chelsea utilizes evidenced based practices to teach clients the skills to more fully engage in their life.  As part of this, Chelsea works with clients to balance acceptance and change.  Balancing acceptance and change assists clients to navigate facts of their lives while working to problem solve areas where change is desired.  As part of this, there is a focus on becoming more skillful in emo...
Sol Therapy is a 100% teletherapy practice offering video and phone sessions. I believe therapy should be accessible to EVERYONE. Therefore, I offer a “Pay What You Can” Scale. After the initial consultation call, if it’s deemed that we are a good fit and you are committed to coming to therapy and working on your goals, then we will work together to find an option that works for you!
Stephanie L. Sullivan is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of New Jersey. Clients can be seen at Sullivan Counseling Services either in-person at our office in Howell, NJ or via Telehealth services. Stephanie is certified in both Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and trained in play therapy.

Jose Btesh

Delray Beach

Florida

I was born and raised in Argentina. I am a trilingual (Spanish- English- Portuguese) Licensed Mental Health Counselor, specializing in several areas. I have worked for over 30 years providing counseling to children, adolescents, and adults suffering from a variety of Life Issues, occurring to every human being. In my current practice, I focus on helping individuals resolve, eliminate, and…
Specifically, Lauren has experience working with emotional and behavioral problems, adoption and foster care issues, learning disabilities, anger issues, communication/family relational problems, and parenting concerns. Lauren also has experience working with mood disorders (such as anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder), grief/loss, emerging adults and phase of life issues related to the...
Sometimes life brings you challenges that may wear you down and keep you standing still. You want to move forward but, you just can't seem to take that first step. You might be experiencing an array of emotions such as anxiety, fear, depression, or low self esteem that have become too heavy and overwhelming to handle on your own. This is where the counseling process may help find the hope,...
We are a compassionate results driven mental health practice utilizing a precision-based model of care with a top-notch administrative staff providing the highest level of personalized concierge service from the time of initial inquiry throughout the entirety of the therapeutic process. Our team of exceptionally skilled licensed therapists provide individual, family, and couples counseling bri...