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Originally Posted by farmergirl
I've done some trauma processing, but my t had us move on fairly quickly. He is of the belief that going over and over the trauma generally is retraumatizing. Instead, we work on the present, referencing the past as it applies to what is going on in the here and now. For me, what is important is that I recognize how old messages I learned in the past still affect me today and that I learn how to counter those old messages so I don't keep falling into the same old holes of belief.
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Farmergirl,
I like the way your t approached trauma processing. You did touch on it, and learned how it influences you today and what to do about it. But you did not dwell needlessly in the past. I'm guessing your t might use CBT, whereas mine is, I think, is psychodynamically based. She's not rigid though, and has at times deviated from that theoretical model. Maybe i should tell her I'd like to try a more cognitive approach. She has also told me she thinks i would benefit from Somatic Experiencing Therapy, which is more body based/physiological, rather than focusing on emotional experiences and traumas in the past. But she is not trained in it, and I can't bring myself to leave her as my t. We've been working together too long, and it has taken me forever to learn to trust her.