Brief therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder - Stephen Bisbey

Therapists and counsellors, in training and practice, will welcomethis concise and practical introduction to the TIR approach forhelping clients with PTSD and other human traumas. The book isapplication-based, providing a step-by-step guide from initialassessment to the last counselling session, illustrated with manyexamples from actual sessions. TIR is a person-centred, structuredapproach which can
* achieve symptom resolution in a brief course of counselling(often about 20 hours)
* respect and value the client's experience and needs
* work alongside a variety of therapy methods in a holisticway
* minimise the risk of re-traumatisation
The authors provide a review of the major theories of stress andtrauma, and of other methods of working with clients that are mostuseful alongside the TIR approach, an approach that is useful for awide range of 'normal life' traumas, not just PTSD.