Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Interpersonal Trauma: STAIR Narrative Therapy
Empathize. Empower. Transform Lives. ‘Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Interpersonal Trauma: STAIR Narrative Therapy’ is more than just a book—it’s a guide for therapists ready to embark on a journey of healing with survivors. Gain a deep understanding of the impact of childhood trauma, and discover practical interventions rooted in STAIR Narrative Therapy. Together, let’s rewrite the story of resilience.
Now revised and expanded with 50% new content reflecting important clinical refinements, this manual presents a widely used evidence-based therapy approach for adult survivors of chronic trauma. Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) Narrative Therapy helps clients to build crucial social and emotional resources for living in the present and to break the hold of traumatic memories. Highly clinician friendly, the book provides everything needed to implement STAIR–including 68 reproducible handouts and session plans–and explains the approach’s theoretical and empirical bases. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. First edition title: Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse: Psychotherapy for the Interrupted Life.
New to This Edition
*Reorganized, simplified sessions make implementation easier.
*Additional session on emotion regulation, with a focus on body-based strategies.
*Sessions on self-compassion and on intimacy and closeness in relationships.
*Chapter on emerging applications, such as group and adolescent STAIR, and clinical contexts, such as primary care and telemental health.
*Many new or revised handouts–now downloadable.
*Updated for DSM-5 and ICD-11.
8 reviews for Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Interpersonal Trauma: STAIR Narrative Therapy
Rated 5 out of 5
Addict (verified owner)–
As a therapy grad student, I purchased this book because it was on the recommended list for a class I am taking on Adult Trauma Interventions. Even though the class has not yet begun, I have started Phase I from Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse with two new complex trauma clients I’m seeing. Already I am seeing the benefits. The text is well-written, easy to understand, and comes with handouts for clients at the end of the chapters. I would recommend this book to anyone working in the counseling field.
Rated 5 out of 5
An’s Review (verified owner)–
As a psychologist working with trauma survivors for many years, I have found this book to be my go-to for handouts that are clinically relevant to survivors of abuse, and a nicely organized (and evidence-based) approach to treating survivors.
Rated 5 out of 5
Sesamejane (verified owner)–
I have not finished reading this book, but i find it very helpful and informative. The work appears theory driven with good empirical support. It is a pleasure to read, well-organized. This will be one I go back to and one that I apply in my clinical practice.
Rated 5 out of 5
jane ratcliffe (verified owner)–
Very good quality book
Rated 5 out of 5
vsholloway (verified owner)–
This has been an enormously helpful book. It helped me to understand and to explain what happens to the adult survivor of abuse. I am a new therapist and this book has been unparalleled in the amount of helpful information and forms of constructive directions. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to get a clear understanding of the psychological and emotional processes that take place in an adult survivor of abuse.
Rated 5 out of 5
JH. (verified owner)–
Exactly what I was looking for fantastic book I feel this book can help many people willing to learn about their lives and how they have been effected by any kind of abuse to little to big the insight of this book will teach you the things that most self help books that aren’t able to revel the circle stops here and the journey begins.
John Harrison
Rated 5 out of 5
Mr. C. Tantrum (verified owner)–
I really like the way the book explains the complexity of trauma in childhood. It really helps the therapist and client come to an understanding of how this continues to be problematic in their adult life.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jose L. Negron Gaztambide (verified owner)–
Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) Narrative Therapy helps clients to build crucial social and emotional resources for living
Addict (verified owner) –
As a therapy grad student, I purchased this book because it was on the recommended list for a class I am taking on Adult Trauma Interventions. Even though the class has not yet begun, I have started Phase I from Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse with two new complex trauma clients I’m seeing. Already I am seeing the benefits. The text is well-written, easy to understand, and comes with handouts for clients at the end of the chapters. I would recommend this book to anyone working in the counseling field.
An’s Review (verified owner) –
As a psychologist working with trauma survivors for many years, I have found this book to be my go-to for handouts that are clinically relevant to survivors of abuse, and a nicely organized (and evidence-based) approach to treating survivors.
Sesamejane (verified owner) –
I have not finished reading this book, but i find it very helpful and informative. The work appears theory driven with good empirical support. It is a pleasure to read, well-organized. This will be one I go back to and one that I apply in my clinical practice.
jane ratcliffe (verified owner) –
Very good quality book
vsholloway (verified owner) –
This has been an enormously helpful book. It helped me to understand and to explain what happens to the adult survivor of abuse. I am a new therapist and this book has been unparalleled in the amount of helpful information and forms of constructive directions. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to get a clear understanding of the psychological and emotional processes that take place in an adult survivor of abuse.
JH. (verified owner) –
Exactly what I was looking for fantastic book I feel this book can help many people willing to learn about their lives and how they have been effected by any kind of abuse to little to big the insight of this book will teach you the things that most self help books that aren’t able to revel the circle stops here and the journey begins.
John Harrison
Mr. C. Tantrum (verified owner) –
I really like the way the book explains the complexity of trauma in childhood. It really helps the therapist and client come to an understanding of how this continues to be problematic in their adult life.
Jose L. Negron Gaztambide (verified owner) –
Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) Narrative Therapy helps clients to build crucial social and emotional resources for living