Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Therapy
“Moment to moment non-judgmental awareness.” Kabat-Zinn, 1997
What is Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Therapy?
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Therapy is Mindfulness Therapy practiced through the lens of trauma. Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, or MBCT or Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention, MBRP, are designed for people who suffer from repeated bouts of depression or chronic unhappiness. It combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. Mindfulness is about learning to pay attention with compassionate curiosity rather than self-judgment.
Recent research has shown that people who have been clinically depressed three or more times in their life find that learning mindfulness-based skills help to considerably reduce their chances of depression returning.
What does Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Therapy help treat?
- Depression and anxiety
- Food and eating issues
- Low mood and negative thoughts
- Body sensations such as weariness and sluggishness
- Addiction Recovery
If you can relate to any of the above issues, Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness Therapy can support you in your healing journey. Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Therapy helps people observe their thoughts, emotions, moods, and body sensations; it teaches them how to recognize their sense of being. It also aims to give participants the necessary tools to combat depressive symptoms as they arise.
Evidence indicates that Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Therapy may reduce the rate of depressive relapse by 50%. If you or someone you know may benefit from Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Therapy, please contact me today for a Complimentary 15 Minute Consultation. I would be happy to speak with you about how I may be able to help.
“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.”
― Pema Chödrön