Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Complex Trauma and Dissociation in Children and Adolescents 2. The Neurobiology of Attachment and Trauma 3. Complex Trauma in a Clinical Setting 4. Attachment Theory and Attachment Focused Therapy 5. Phase Oriented Psychotherapy 6. Bringing It Together--The Treatment Frame 7. Phase 1 - Stabilization and Relationships 8. Beginning Phase 1 - First Session and Assessment 9. Phase 1 - Strategies and Interventions 10. Phase 2 - Trauma Processing and Integration 11. Phase 3: Moving Forward 12. External Systems. Appendix of Worksheets

About the Author

Niki Gomez-Perales, MSW, RSW, has over twenty-five years’ experience working with children and adolescents impacted by complex trauma and attachment. She is a child and adolescent therapist in Hamilton, Ontario, and is an active member of the International Association for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISST-D).

Reviews

"Attachment-Focused Trauma Treatment for Children and Adolescents is a great addition to the current literature on childhood traumatization. Developmental trauma remains an under-diagnosed and under-treated issue, and attachment disruption and dissociation often play a role in both trauma and its aftermath. In this book, Gomez-Peralez offers insight into the complex and often puzzling ways that trauma affects regulation, relating, and behavior. She provides numerous practical suggestions for stabilization and intervention that can be applicable not only to clinicians but also to caregivers and educators." —Na'ama Yehuda, MSC SLP, speech language pathologist in private practice in New York City, international consultant on developmental trauma and communication, and co-chair of the Child and Adolescent Committee of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation