The C-PTSD Recovery Workbook
eBook - ePub

The C-PTSD Recovery Workbook

Integrating DBT and ACT Skills for Emotional Regulation and Reclaiming Your Life

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eBook - ePub

The C-PTSD Recovery Workbook

Integrating DBT and ACT Skills for Emotional Regulation and Reclaiming Your Life

About this book

The C-PTSD Recovery Workbook: Integrating DBT and ACT Skills for Emotional Regulation and Reclaiming Your Life

Find practical tools and compassionate guidance for healing from complex trauma. This workbook uniquely integrates skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help you navigate the challenges of C-PTSD and build a more meaningful life.

Living with the effects of prolonged or repeated trauma often involves overwhelming emotions, difficult relationships, a negative self-image, and feeling disconnected. This workbook provides a clear path forward, focusing on skill-building for real change. Learn effective strategies for:

Understanding Complex Trauma: Make sense of your experiences and their impact on your nervous system and sense of self.

Mastering Emotional Regulation: Develop DBT skills to manage intense feelings, reduce emotional reactivity, and increase your window of tolerance.

Surviving Crises Safely: Utilize Distress Tolerance techniques (like TIPP and grounding) to navigate overwhelming moments without making things worse.

Unhooking from Painful Thoughts: Practice ACT defusion techniques to reduce the power of negative thoughts and self-criticism.

Making Room for Discomfort: Learn acceptance skills to handle difficult feelings and sensations without letting them control your life.

Connecting with Your Values: Discover what truly matters to you and use it as a compass for your healing journey.

Taking Meaningful Action: Set value-driven goals and take committed steps toward reclaiming your life.

Healing Relationships: Apply Interpersonal Effectiveness skills to build healthier connections and set boundaries.

Cultivating Self-Compassion: Develop essential kindness and understanding toward yourself throughout the recovery process.

Filled with clear explanations, relatable case examples (anonymized), step-by-step exercises, and reflective prompts, this workbook is designed for adults actively engaged in their recovery journey. It also serves as a valuable resource for mental health professionals seeking supplementary tools for clients healing from C-PTSD, childhood trauma, or related conditions. Start building resilience, regulating emotions, and reclaiming your life today with this practical guide to integrating DBT and ACT skills for complex trauma recovery.

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Table of contents

  1. The C-PTSD Recovery Workbook
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction: Welcome and Workbook Overview
  5. Overview of Complex Trauma (C-PTSD)
  6. Introducing DBT & ACT
  7. Integrating DBT & ACT for C-PTSD
  8. Setting Intentions for Your Healing Journey
  9. Part 1:  Building a Foundation of Awareness
  10. Chapter 1: Making Sense of Complex Trauma
  11. Chapter 2: The Power of the Present Moment
  12. Chapter 3: Safety First - Creating Stability
  13. Part 2: Skills for Intense Emotions & Crises
  14. Chapter 4: Riding the Emotional Waves
  15. Chapter 5: Crisis Survival Skills
  16. Chapter 6: Radical Acceptance
  17. Part 3: Unhooking from Difficult Thoughts & Feelings
  18. Chapter 7: Observing Your Thoughts
  19. Chapter 8: Making Room for Discomfort
  20. Chapter 9: Connecting with Your Observer Self
  21. Part 4: Reconnecting & Reclaiming - Building a Meaningful Life
  22. Chapter 10: Discovering What Matters Most
  23. Chapter 11: Taking Steps That Count
  24. Chapter 12: Healing Relationships
  25. Part 5: Integration & Moving Forward
  26. Chapter 13: Cultivating Self-Compassion
  27. Chapter 14: Building Resilience & Looking Ahead
  28. Part 6: Worksheets
  29. 1 Challenging Trauma-Based Thoughts
  30. 2. Window of Tolerance Mapping
  31. 3. Survival Mode Inventory (Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn)
  32. 4. My Values Compass
  33. 5. Safety Plan for Emotional Crises
  34. 6. Thought Defusion Practice
  35. 7. Mindful Moments Log
  36. 8. Grounding Skills Inventory
  37. 9. Inner Critic to Inner Coach
  38. 10. Triggers and Responses Journal
  39. Appendices
  40. Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
  41. Appendix B: Recommended Reading & Resources
  42. Appendix C: Note to Therapists
  43. References