Introduction to the Journey

The book takes the therapist on a journey from "hello" to "congratulations, you completed treatment!". The journey starts with suggestions for creating a trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive office. This includes how to decorate and arrange a waiting room, training staff that also interact with clients, and how to organize a therapy session.

Exploring the Adaptive Information Processing Modal (AIP)

Then, you'll be introduced to four different ways to explain and illustrate the Adaptive Information Processing Modal (AIP). Via metaphors such as the "sandwich" analogy, you'll learn how our brain and body digest experiences, what can cause brain "indigestion", and ways to suggest therapies such as EMDR as a solution.

The Brain on Trauma

This leads us into a hearty exploration of the brain on trauma. Follow the clearly written and illustrated map of how the brain (limbic and cortexes), chemistry (serotonin, cortisol, etc.), and the nervous system (brain stem and polyvagal nervous systems) work together to help our body and brain know how to react or not react in different situations (Adaptive Information Processing or AIP).

History Taking and Treatment Planning

Then, on to history taking. An overall treatment approach and suggestions for mapping the road a client will follow after completing therapy. Look inside for much more!