Healing the invisible wounds of trauma: A qualitative analysis

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy

Volume

2

Issue

2

First Page

151

Last Page

170

Publication Date

9-2011

Abstract

Children and adolescents are the primary victims of sexual abuse and exploitation. The present study is a qualitative exploration of their trauma experiences and trauma healing. Five female adolescents joined a trauma-focused, cognitive behaviour therapy session. Findings through interpretative phenomenological analysis showed that female adolescents’ experience of affective dysregulation, cognitive distortions, sense of betrayal and self-degradation influenced their capacity to live a meaningful life. Healing process themes such as resistance, re-experience of trauma, struggles and therapeutic changes are evident. This study shows the complexity of healing traumatic experiences specifically for adolescents as it contributes to a lived experience of trauma.

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Disciplines

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Keywords

Psychic trauma; Mental healing

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