Complex Trauma
Because complex trauma results from prolonged or repeated traumatic events, it can fundamentally alter development, attachment, and sense of self in clients. It often involves pervasive relational wounds, fragmented identity, and emotional dysregulation. Understanding the invisible legacies of complex trauma requires moving beyond symptom management to address how early relational violations shape every aspect of functioning. These articles explore complex PTSD, dissociative identity disorder, intergenerational trauma, and more. Read more to discover approaches for healing deeply embedded relational wounds.
When his wife texts to say she’s running late to pick him up at the airport, a renowned trauma expert reexperiences a life-altering moment from his past. Read more
Author Stephanie Foo discusses how she and other C-PTSD survivors have learned to adapt and even thrive. Read more
Watch this special invitation to her Networker Master Class, and discover how Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can be woven into interventions you’re already... Read more
An urban school psychologist discovers the power of her own story of childhood trauma to inspire the kids she serves. Read more
In our own small way, the Networker has tried to revive the ancient, tribal practice of storytelling. At our third annual Symposium storytelling event, Kirsten... Read more
Imagine the helplessness of being unable to distinguish painful past experiences from present ones. According to Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps... Read more
Most therapists find it relatively easy to feel empathy for the usual hyperaroused, vulnerable trauma client. But it can be a lot tougher to remain... Read more
With the U.S. Army suicide rate at an all-time high, there’s a greater need than ever to understand the struggles of soldiers returning from war zones and... Read more
Do childhood trauma and a chaotic family environment cause adult borderline personality disorder (BPD)? Common clinical wisdom says yes, but new results are... Read more
Attending to clients' mental health issues as part of a behavioral health team can be both stressful and exhilarating. Read more
When your day-to-day life keeps immersing you in the most burtal side of the human experience, you must learn what it means to resist. Read more
In our treatment of survivors over the past two decades, the therapeutic pendulum has swung from complete denial to an overfocus on the wounded inner child... Read more
In the "talking cure" of therapy, silence is usually associated with resistance, denial and shame. But silence may also be a recognition that ordinary language... Read more
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