The PTSD Workbook for Teens: Simple, Effective Skills for Healing Trauma

Instant Help Book for Teens

by Libbi Palmer

If you have traumatic memories from an extremely upsetting, stressful, or painful experience in your life, you are not alone. In fact, many young people have been exposed to traumatic events. As a result, you might have lingering flashbacks, trouble sleeping, or a constant feeling that you are in danger. These are common symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Based in cognitive behavioral therapy, this user-friendly workbook for teens with PTSD and other trauma-related difficulties will help you work through your experience and make sense of your thoughts and feelings. The book includes worksheets and activities to help you reestablish a sense of safety, gain control over your emotions, make peace with your traumatic experience, and reconnect with a positive sense of self. If you are ready to start recovering from traumatic memories and take back your life, the PTSD Workbook for Teens will show you the way.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mental Health, Social Work, Parenting

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Grace Masters · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this up because I'm trying to heal and even though it's for teens (which I am not), I thought, "Let's start here." Knowing it wouldn't be overly complicated, the style and exercises are extremely helpful for someone who is just navigating trauma healing, whether they be adult or teen. It did give me a few good ideas and things to chew on mentally; what this book did do for me, was help me realize how much I've already healed and I was on the right track without even knowing it.

[Clackamas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent CBT workbook for PTSD. I particularly like that it is targeted toward teens and seems like the author actually works with teens. Most of the PTSD workbooks I've come across are geared for vets or poorly adapted for other groups (like teens) from source material meant for vets.

[Susan]

4 11 16. thumbed through jessica lindsey's copy today. she loves the series. looks like good stuff with a lot of exercises including scaling intensity of emotions. [see concern notes re anger mgt one.] think she said a lot of brain science in these.