← Tags

Childhood trauma

5 techniques · 4 approaches
CFT
Compassionate Imagery Rescripting
Compassionate Imagery Rescripting
An imagery technique for working through painful memories: the adult "compassionate self" "enters" the memory and supports the child who was…
IFS
Do-Over / Reparenting
Do-Over / Reparenting
After witnessing, the Self offers the Exile what was missing back then: protection, comfort, love, fairness. This is not a change of the mem…
IFS
Witnessing the Exile
Witnessing the Exile
Witnessing is the first and most important step of work with an Exile, after permission has been granted by the Protectors. The client's Sel…
Jung
Working with the Self-Care System (Kalsched) / Archetypal Defenses of the Personal Spirit
Working with the Self-Care System (Kalsched) / Archetypal Defenses of the Personal Spirit
Donald Kalsched extended the Jungian approach to work with early childhood trauma. His concept of the "self-care system" — archetypal psychi…
Schema
Diagnostic Imagery / Imagery Assessment
Diagnostic Imagery / Imagery Assessment
The client closes their eyes and recalls a difficult childhood experience — a concrete scene in full detail. The image activates the origina…
Materials are informational and educational and summarize publicly available scientific sources. They are not medical or psychological advice, are not intended for self-diagnosis or self-treatment, and do not replace consultation with a qualified professional.