Trauma & PTSD:  Books for Professionals

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Body Bears the Burden
The Body Remembers
The Body Remembers Casebook
Counselling And Psychotherapy With Refugees
Counselling & Therapy with Refugees & Victims Of Trauma
Counselling For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
EMDR : Basic Principles
Memory And Abuse		 Psychodrama With Trauma Survivors
Trauma : A Practitioner's Guide
Trauma & Recovery
Trauma and The Body
Trauma, The Body & Transformation
Traumatic Stress
Understanding Trauma & Dissociation

The Body Bears the Burden : Trauma Dissociation and Disease
image by Robert C. Scaer, MD
 £

This book identifies the ways that the sudden helplessness and terror of trauma induce changes in brain function, and the effects these changes can have on muscles, digestion, blood pressure, and many other bodily systems. It gives doctors, counsellors and other workers the information to offer new hope to anyone suffering from whiplash, PTSD or a history of abuse. Written for professionals, but of interest to survivors too.

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The Body Remembers : The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment
image by Babette Rothschild
 £

Relates the impact of trauma on the body to the phenomenon of somatic memory, and illuminates the value of understanding the psychophysiology of trauma, for both therapists and their clients. Written in concise language, it progresses from relevant theory to applicable practice. Hardback. 

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The Body Remembers Casebook : Unifying Methods and Models in the Treatment of Trauma and PTSD
image by Babette Rothschild
 £

"The main goal of this book is to inspire psychotherapists working with traumatized individuals to learn as much as possible about theory, tools and treatment so that they can be well-equipped in working with the unpredictability of trauma and the diverse needs of clients... applying a variety of methods in combinations tailored to the specific needs of each client. A further goal is for therapists to learn to trust and use their own common sense". 

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Counselling And Psychotherapy With Refugees
image by Dick Blackwell
 £

A concise tool to help psychotherapistsunderstand and engage with the experiences of persecution, violence and exile often faced by refugees. It offers a flexible approach to the special circumstances of displaced and traumatized clients from different cultural and political backgrounds. He also includes practical information on advocacy, supervision and working with interpreters.

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Counselling & Therapy with Refugees & Victims Of Trauma : Psychological Problems of Victims of War,
imageTorture & Repression
by Guus van de Veer
 £

2nd Edition. A comprehensive text for the many professionals now coming into contact with refugees, many of whom are suffering mental health problems as a result of their experiences of war and torture. Includes a chapter on working with victims of sexual violence. 

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Counselling For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
image by Michael J. Scott  &  Stephen G. Stradling
 £

A comprehensive book covering the spectrum of post-traumatic states, including diagnostic criteria, client assessment and the development of PTSD. Using case studies it outlines a range of techniques for counselling clients, whether their trauma was recent or in the past. Includes the cognitive-behavioural approach. 

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Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing : Basic Principles Protocols & Procedures
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing by Francine Shapiro
 £

Although this book provides the necessary written instructions to begin using EMDR, it should be used in conjunction with appropriate supervision and training... Along with step-by-step directives, this text offers clinicians a new way of thinking... and a comprehensive set of therapeutic alternatives that have evolved from clinical applications consistent with the theory."    Hardback.

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Memory And Abuse : Remembering and Healing the Effects of Trauma
Memory And Abuse  by Charles L. Whitfield
 £

Following the threat posed to both survivors and therapists by cries of "false memory syndrome", Whitfield examines this critical issue and provides vital information for anyone affected by a traumatic experience. Thorough and insightful.

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Psychodrama With Trauma Survivors : Acting Out Your Pain
imageby Peter Felix Kellerman & M.K. Hudgins
 £

International experts "describe their experiential practice and present some of their therapeutic results... Together [they] provide a forceful documentation of how psychodrama may be successfully utilized with a great variety of traumatized populations... Final chapters describe how psychodrama is used to alleviate the suffering of secondary survivors, the spouses, descendants and caregivers to whom a hidden trauma may be transmitted."

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Trauma : A Practitioner's Guide to Counselling
image Edited by Thom Spiers
 £

A well-rounded book that includes details of the latest techniques, such as EMDR, within a gentle, client-centred approach. "What this book seeks to do is to move away from a cognitive or verbal practice alone and provide insight into how traumatic responses may be worked with in mind, body and soul." 

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Trauma & Recovery : The Aftermath of Violence from Domestic Abuse & Political Terror
IMAGE by Judith L. Herman
 £

NEW EDITION    "The first part of this book delineates the spectrum of human adaptation to traumatic events and gives a new diagnostic name to the psychological disorder found in survivors of prolonged, repeated abuse....The second part...develops an overview of the healing process and offers a new conceptual framework for psychotherapy with traumatised people."  Based on 20 years clinical work with victims of incest and sexual & domestic violence, and the growing body of research on war veterans, etc. Written for professionals, but of interest to survivors too.    £10.99

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Trauma and The Body : A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy
Trauma and the Body by Pat Ogden, Kekuni Minton & Clare Pain
 £

Psychological trauma profoundly affects the body, often disrupting normal physical functioning when left unresolved. This book offers a detailed review of research in neuroscience, trauma dissociation and attachment theory, which point to the need for an integrative mind-body approach to trauma. It includes detailed instructions on practical techniques that can help clients deal with trauma.   

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Trauma, The Body & Transformation : A Narrative Inquiry
image Edited by Kim Etherington
 £

"Childhood trauma creates chaos in many people's lives and chaos can leave us speechless, voiceless and silenced... Without a voice our body finds other ways to speak for us; our spirit survives and transcends our physical body. This book is full of stories about survival and transformation."
The style is a bit academic. 

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Traumatic Stress : The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind Body and Society
 imageEdited by van de Kolk, McFarlane & Weisaeth
 £

"Despite the human capacity to survive and adapt, traumatic experiences can alter people's psychological, biological, and social equilibrium... We discuss what makes people vulnerable to developing a fixation on trauma, and what can help them overcome it... The introduction of the PTSD diagnosis has opened a door to the scientific investigation of the nature of human suffering." 

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Understanding Trauma & Dissociation : A Guide for Patients, Therapists and Loved Ones
 imageby Lynn Karjala
 £

This book aims to unravel the mystery of dissociation for trauma survivors and their loved ones, and for psychotherapists who treat the after-effects of trauma, In simple and clear language, it explains the connections between dissociation, trauma, and the devastating physical and psychological symptoms that stem from them.

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