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Children

20 techniques · 5 approaches
EMDR
Butterfly Hug
Butterfly Hug
The client crosses their arms on their chest, the tips of the middle fingers placed under the collarbones, fingers pointing up toward the ne…
EMDR
Four Elements Exercise
Four Elements Exercise
A four-step stress management exercise developed by Elan Shapiro. Each element addresses a separate self-regulation parameter: Earth — groun…
EMDR
Safe/Calm Place
Safe/Calm Place
The client builds a mental image of a place of complete safety — real, imagined, or a mix. The image is filled in with sensory detail: color…
EMDR
Tapping / Tactile BLS
Tapping / Tactile BLS
An alternative method of bilateral stimulation: alternating light taps on the knees, shoulders, or hands. It can be performed by the therapi…
Jung
Sandplay Therapy (Jungian Sandplay)
Sandplay Therapy (Jungian Sandplay)
A non-verbal therapy method created by Dora Kalff on the basis of Jungian theory, Margaret Lowenfeld's "World Technique", and Buddhist philo…
SFBT
Three Houses
Three Houses
A visual technique that helps a child and a family talk about themselves through the metaphor of houses: "The house I live in", "The house o…
Sandplay
Sandplay with Children
Sandplay with Children
Adaptation of Sandplay for children: fewer words, more play, the child's native language. The therapist is the safe adult who "sees" the chi…
TF-CBT
Affect Regulation Toolkit / Coping Toolbox
Affect Regulation Toolkit / Coping Toolbox
A TF-CBT technique for helping a child or adolescent process trauma with developmentally appropriate skills, caregiver support, and gradual …
TF-CBT
Cognitive Triangle / Thoughts-Feelings-Behaviors Connection
Cognitive Triangle / Thoughts-Feelings-Behaviors Connection
A TF-CBT technique for helping a child or adolescent process trauma with developmentally appropriate skills, caregiver support, and gradual …
TF-CBT
Diaphragmatic / Belly Breathing
Diaphragmatic / Belly Breathing
A TF-CBT stabilization technique that teaches the child a concrete regulation skill before trauma narrative work begins.
TF-CBT
Enhancing Personal Safety Skills
Enhancing Personal Safety Skills
A TF-CBT safety technique for strengthening protection, help-seeking, body boundaries, and future-oriented coping after trauma.
TF-CBT
Feelings Identification / Feelings Vocabulary
Feelings Identification / Feelings Vocabulary
A TF-CBT technique for helping a child or adolescent process trauma with developmentally appropriate skills, caregiver support, and gradual …
TF-CBT
Healthy Sexuality Psychoeducation
Healthy Sexuality Psychoeducation
A TF-CBT technique for helping a child or adolescent process trauma with developmentally appropriate skills, caregiver support, and gradual …
TF-CBT
Positive Activities / Pleasurable Events Scheduling
Positive Activities / Pleasurable Events Scheduling
A TF-CBT technique for helping a child or adolescent process trauma with developmentally appropriate skills, caregiver support, and gradual …
TF-CBT
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) for Children
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) for Children
A TF-CBT stabilization technique that teaches the child a concrete regulation skill before trauma narrative work begins.
TF-CBT
Psychoeducation about Trauma and PTSD
Psychoeducation about Trauma and PTSD
A TF-CBT technique for helping a child or adolescent process trauma with developmentally appropriate skills, caregiver support, and gradual …
TF-CBT
Psychoeducational Bibliotherapy
Psychoeducational Bibliotherapy
A TF-CBT technique for helping a child or adolescent process trauma with developmentally appropriate skills, caregiver support, and gradual …
TF-CBT
Safe Place / Calm Place Visualization
Safe Place / Calm Place Visualization
A TF-CBT stabilization technique that teaches the child a concrete regulation skill before trauma narrative work begins.
TF-CBT
Therapy Closure and Relapse Prevention
Therapy Closure and Relapse Prevention
A TF-CBT technique for helping a child or adolescent process trauma with developmentally appropriate skills, caregiver support, and gradual …
TF-CBT
Traumatic Grief Processing
Traumatic Grief Processing
A TF-CBT technique for helping a child or adolescent process trauma with developmentally appropriate skills, caregiver support, and gradual …
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