Making Meaning of the Trauma(s) and End of Therapy
Phase 3 capitalizes on the couple’s improved communication skills and their new tendency to approach rather than avoid by examining trauma-related beliefs that they may each hold that contribute to PTSD symptoms and relationship discord. Discussions focus first on the resolution of problematic meaning-making regarding the historical aspects of the trauma and then proceed to overgeneralized couple-specific problematic core beliefs that maintain PTSD and relationship discord in the domains of trust, power and control, emotional closeness, and physical intimacy. Treatment culminates with a discussion of the potential for benefit-finding and posttraumatic growth and ends with a review of gains made in therapy and challenges expected in the future.
- Session 8 Acceptance
- Review Out-of-Session Assignments
- Introduction of Stage 3: Meaning Making
- Introduction to Acceptance: Barriers to Acceptance
- In-session Practice: U.N.S.T.U.C.K. to promote acceptance
- Shrinking PTSD Through Approach
- Out-of-Session Assignments
- Check out
- Session 9 Blame
- Review Out-of-Session Assignments
- Introduction to Blame: Getting U.N.S.T.U.C.K. regarding Blame
- In-session Practice: U.N.S.T.U.C.K. regarding Blame and other Stuck Points
- Shrinking PTSD Through Approach
- Out-of-Session Assignments
- Check out
- Session 10 Trust
- Review Out-of-Session Assignments
- Introduction to Trust: Getting U.N.S.T.U.C.K. regarding Trust
- In-session Practice: U.N.S.T.U.C.K. regarding Trust and other Stuck Points
- Shrinking PTSD Through Approach
- Out-of-Session Assignments
- Check out
- Session 11 Control
- Review Out-of-Session Assignments
- Introduction to Control: Getting U.N.S.T.U.C.K. regarding Control
- In-session Practice: U.N.S.T.U.C.K. regarding Control and other Stuck Points
- Shrinking PTSD Through Approach
- Out-of-Session Assignments
- Check out
- Session 12 Emotional Closeness
- Review Out-of-Session Assignments
- Introduction to Emotional Closeness: Getting U.N.S.T.U.C.K. regarding Emotional Closeness
- In-session Practice: U.N.S.T.U.C.K. regarding Emotional Closeness and other Stuck Points
- Shrinking PTSD Through Approach
- Out-of-Session Assignments
- Check out
- Session 13 Physical Intimacy
- Review Out-of-Session Assignments
- Introduction to Physical Intimacy: Getting U.N.S.T.U.C.K. regarding Physical Intimacy
- In-session Practice: U.N.S.T.U.C.K. regarding Physical Intimacy and other Stuck Points
- Shrinking PTSD Through Approach
- Out-of-Session Assignments
- Checkout
- Session 14 Post-traumatic Growth
- Session 14 Post-traumatic Growth
- Review Out-of-Session Assignments
- Introduction to Posttraumatic Growth
- In-session Practice: U.N.S.T.U.C.K. regarding Posttraumatic Growth and other Stuck Points
- Shrinking PTSD Through Approach
- Out-of-Session Assignments
- Check-out
- Session 15 Review and Reinforcement of Treatment Gains
- Review Out-of-Session Assignments
- Pre- and Post-treatment Trauma Impact Question (TIQ) Comparisons
- Review of What Have We Learned? and Lapse Planning