Trauma causes people to become stuck in a challenging experience. Their thoughts often remain focussed back to a difficult life event, which causes anxiety symptoms in the present.
Talking therapy can play an important role in supporting patients to recover from trauma, helping them identify and understand their triggers and manage symptoms when they arise.
In this video, Dr Andrea Pickering explains how trauma-focussed cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps patients refocus their thought patterns to the present and re-instil a sense of safety, enabling them to feel calmer day-to-day and become more positive about their future.
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