Category: Trauma

How to Talk to Children about Flight, Fight and Freeze
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How to Talk to Children about Flight, Fight and Freeze Guide for Parents & Professionals

“How to Talk to Children about Flight, Fight, and Freeze” by Billy Brodovsky and Kate Kiernan is a comprehensive guide aimed at helping children become trauma-informed. It shifts the perspective…

IMPROVE the Moment DBT Skill for Difficult Emotions
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IMPROVE the Moment – DBT Skill for Difficult Emotions

In everyday practice, the IMPROVE skill can give clients a simple DBT distress tolerance framework to use when emotions feel intense and immediate problem-solving is not possible. The handout focuses…

Child development and trauma guide
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Child development and trauma guide

The Child Development and Trauma Guide provides foster carers, adoptive parents, and professionals working with children critical information about typical childhood development pathways and potential indicators of trauma at different…

Self Care Worksheets
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Free Printable Self-Care Worksheets and Coping Skills Worksheets PDF

Stronger everyday wellbeing routines are easier to build when people can see their habits, coping skills, gratitude practice and support network on paper. Here you’ll find printable self-care worksheets, mental…

A Terrible Thing Happened: A Child's Story About Overcoming Trauma
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A Terrible Thing Happened: A Child’s Story About Overcoming Trauma

“A Terrible Thing Happened” is a powerful and compassionate children’s story that addresses the impact of trauma. Through the experiences of Sherman Smith, the book explores the emotional struggles faced…

Developmental Trauma Close Up Information Booklet
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Developmental Trauma Close Up Information Booklet

The booklet is a valuable resource for parents, caregivers, professionals, and adults supporting children who have experienced childhood trauma or loss. It provides insights and guidance to help understand and…

Inner Child Coping Patterns Poster Understanding Trauma Responses, Overthinking and People Pleasing
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Inner Child Coping Patterns Poster Understanding Trauma Responses, Overthinking and People Pleasing

This free printable PDF poster explains how behaviours like overthinking, people pleasing, staying quiet, hiding feelings and blaming yourself can develop as ways to cope when you did not feel…

Free Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Stretch It Shape It Book
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Free Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It Book

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain is an inspiring and educational book designed to help children understand how their brains work and how they can shape their own intelligence through learning and effort….

DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets pdf
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Free Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Books for Therapists, Parents, Adults, Teens & Children

DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets The “DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets” manual is a comprehensive resource that includes various handouts and worksheets developed for Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)….

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PACE Approach for Trauma and Attachment – Poster

This free PACE poster is a clear, trauma-informed guide to supporting children and young people whose behaviour is driven by big emotions rather than deliberate choice. It is based on…

The Courage to Be Disliked PDF Free Download Book
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Free The Courage to Be Disliked PDF Download Book

The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga is a bestselling self-help book that introduces the principles of Adlerian psychology through a conversation between a philosopher and…

Body Based Worksheets
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Free DBT Coping Skills Worksheets PDF – TIPP, Self-Soothing, Mindfulness & Relaxation

In therapy rooms, school counselling spaces, DBT skills groups or at the kitchen table after a hard day, printable DBT and nervous system regulation tools can make coping skills easier…

Dealing with Trauma: A TF-CBT Workbook for Teens
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Dealing with Trauma: A TF-CBT Workbook for Teens

The Dealing with Trauma: A TF-CBT Workbook for Teens is a valuable resource designed to assist therapists in working with teenagers who have experienced one or more traumatic events. This…

Free Window of Tolerance Diagram
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Free Window of Tolerance Diagram

This downloadable PDF is a visual guide that explains the Window of Tolerance in a simple, accessible and child friendly way. It helps young people and adults understand how emotions…

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies A Comprehensive Guide to CBT Techniques
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Free Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies – A Comprehensive Guide to CBT Techniques

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies by Rob Willson and Rhena Branch is a practical and accessible introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). It provides an in-depth look at how CBT…

Caring for Kids after Trauma, Disaster and Death: A guide for parents & professionals
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Caring for Kids after Trauma, Disaster and Death: A guide for parents & professionals

“Caring for Kids after Trauma, Disaster and Death” is an invaluable guide for parents and professionals seeking to support children in the aftermath of traumatic events. This comprehensive resource provides…

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Free An Introduction to Counselling Book by John McLeod

The book An Introduction to Counselling (Fifth Edition) by John McLeod is a comprehensive guide that explores both the theory and practice of counselling. This latest edition has been updated…

Letting Go Of Control - Mental Health And Wellbeing Poster For Adults And Teens
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Letting Go Of Control – Mental Health And Wellbeing Poster For Adults And Teens

The “Try this” section gives a clear step-by-step prompt for noticing what someone is trying to control, asking whether it is actually within their control, focusing on what they can…

Trauma Worksheets
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Free Trauma Worksheets PDF – Printable Therapy and PTSD Resources

When trauma work needs more than a blank journal page, printable trauma recovery worksheets can give adults, older teenagers and practitioners a steadier way to explore triggers, PTSD reminders, self-care, shame,…

Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Worksheets
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Free Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Worksheets

Print the worksheets for use at home, in counselling, during domestic abuse support, or before a difficult conversation when it would help to organise thoughts on narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, coercive…

DBT Skills Workbook for Emotion Regulation Exercises
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Free The Dialectic Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises PDF

Everyday DBT practice becomes easier when mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness skills are laid out as exercises rather than left as ideas to remember in a crisis….

Developmental trauma - easy read explanation guides for carers, older children & schools
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Developmental trauma – easy read explanation guides for carers, older children & schools

The Developmental Trauma Easy Read Explanation Guides are invaluable resources designed to provide clear and concise information about developmental trauma to carers, older children, and schools. These guides aim to…

What Is Complex Trauma: A Resource Guide for Youth and Those Who Care About Them
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What Is Complex Trauma: A Resource Guide for Youth and Those Who Care About Them

“What Is Complex Trauma: A Resource Guide for Youth and Those Who Care About Them” is a comprehensive booklet that delves into the topic of complex trauma and its effects…

Understanding Intergenerational Trauma Free Self-Help Workbook
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Understanding Intergenerational Trauma Free Self-Help Workbook

Readers can use the workbook to name family patterns that may have shaped emotional wellbeing, relationships, parenting and coping over time. The opening pages explain how trauma can affect individuals…

Self Esteem Worksheets
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Free Printable Therapy Worksheets for Boundaries, Feelings and Self-Esteem

Self-compassion, emotional awareness and healthy boundaries sit at the heart of this practical library of printable mental health worksheets, therapy PDFs, counselling handouts and self-care activities for adults and older…

CBT With Older Adults: Geriatric Mental Health PDF
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Free CBT With Older Adults: Innovations Across Care Settings PDF

Clinicians can use the structure of this book to locate cognitive behavioural therapy approaches for common later-life mental health presentations, including depression, bipolar disorder, suicide risk, anxiety, PTSD, dementia-related needs,…

Healing Is Not Forgetting - Trauma Recovery Printable
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Healing Is Not Forgetting – Trauma Recovery Printable

In everyday trauma-informed practice, a clear visual affirmation can help open reflection, calm a difficult moment or reinforce a conversation about recovery. Healing Is Not Forgetting – Trauma Recovery Printable…

The Body Keeps the Score PDF Trauma Healing Book
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Free The Body Keeps the Score PDF Book: Brain, Mind and Body in The Healing of Trauma

Use it as a reference when preparing trauma-informed therapy sessions, studying PTSD and complex trauma, or trying to understand why traumatic experiences can remain held in the body long after…

PSDP Resources and Tools Using visual metaphors to respond to stress and trauma
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PSDP Resources and Tools: Using Visual Metaphors to Respond to Stress and Trauma

Using Visual Metaphors to Respond to Stress and Trauma is a unique and engaging resource designed to help individuals, particularly children and teens, process difficult emotions through imagery and creative…

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Understanding post-traumatic stress disorder booklet

This booklet is for anyone who experiences post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It explains what PTSD is and the different types of treatment available. It also suggests ways you can help yourself, and what friends…