Integrative Dbt for Complex Trauma Recovery: A Skills-Based Guide for Treating Emotional, Cognitive, Somatic, and Relational Dysregulation - Paperback

by Lane Pederson (Author)

Trauma treatment doesn't have to start with reliving the past--it can begin by creating stability in the present.

Trauma affects our whole being--disrupting our emotions, thoughts, nervous system, memory, behavior, relationships, and even identity. When dysregulation shows up everywhere, where do you start?

With Integrative DBT for Complex Trauma Recovery, clinicians have a clear, structured, actionable road map for recovery. Developed and field-tested by world-renowned DBT expert Dr. Lane Pederson, and grounded in his Dialectical Trauma Recovery Model (DTRM), this approach addresses trauma's impact across mind, body, behavior, and relationships--without asking clients to relive painful memories.

Guided by an integrated theory of trauma and grounded in the familiar DBT modules--dialectics, mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness--the skills-based strategies inside will allow you to:

• Stabilize symptoms before, or as an alternative to, trauma processing
• Identify how dysregulation manifests, whether emotionally, cognitively, behaviorally, or somatically
• Target confusing symptoms and triggers as they arise
• Transform fragmentation and dysregulation into balance, integration, and coherence

It is possible to build a life worth living after trauma, one DBT skill at a time.

Author Biography

Dr. Lane Pederson is an internationally recognized DBT expert, an award-winning author, and the originator of the Dialectical Trauma Recovery Model (DTRM). He has trained more than 40,000 professionals worldwide in the implementation of DBT across healthcare, military, forensic, correctional, and community mental and chemical health systems.

His clients have included Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Armed Forces, the Canadian Department of Defense, and major public and private behavioral health systems throughout the United States and abroad.

Dr. Pederson is the author of numerous influential DBT publications, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Contemporary Guide for Practitioners, the bestselling The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual, The DBT Deck for Clients and Therapists, and The DBT Flip Chart.

A real-world clinician and program developer, he co-owns Mental Health Systems, Inc. (MHS), one of the largest DBT-specialized practices in the United States, where he has developed and implemented comprehensive DBT programs for diverse and complex clinical populations.