Therapies & Healing Approaches
Plain-English guides to the therapies people are most often offered after trauma — what each one actually involves, who it may suit, and how strong the evidence really is. These approaches are not equivalent, and we say so on every page.
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Start Assessment →Educational only — not a diagnosis, clinical assessment or treatment recommendation.Recommended for PTSD in major clinical guidelines, with multiple randomised trials.
Well-established psychotherapy, but less trauma-specific trial evidence.
Promising and widely used, with a smaller or more mixed research base.
Trauma processing therapies
Structured therapies designed specifically to work with traumatic memory.
Body-based & nervous system approaches
Approaches that begin with the body and the nervous system rather than the story.
Cognitive & behavioural approaches
Working with thoughts, beliefs, behaviour and the meaning you've made of what happened.
Parts work & compassion-based approaches
Meeting the different parts of yourself, and building an inner tone that isn't harsh.
Relational & depth approaches
Understanding patterns, relationships and the past as it shows up in the present.
Recovery Trauma™ is a wellbeing and educational platform. It is not a crisis service, therapy, diagnosis, or medical treatment. These pages are psychoeducation — reading them is not the same as receiving psychotherapy from a qualified professional, and nothing here can tell you which therapy is right for you. If you need urgent support, please visit our Krisenressourcen Seite.
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