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Trauma
Stay informed about trauma and related conditions with news and updates from clinical experts. Scientific information, evidence-based treatments, and more.


Teen Trauma Therapy or a Residential Program? How to Decide
How to tell whether your teen needs weekly trauma therapy or a higher level of care in Tennessee — what clinicians ask, and what the evidence shows.

Kiesa Kelly
4 days ago13 min read


CBT for Trauma: What the Work Looks Like, Session by Session
A session-by-session look at CBT for trauma: how the work is structured, what the early sessions involve, how long it takes, and how it compares to EMDR.

Kiesa Kelly
5 days ago13 min read


Religious Trauma Therapy: How to Know If It's What You Need
How to tell whether religious trauma therapy fits your situation: what the work involves, when it helps, when another approach is better, and how to start.

Kiesa Kelly
6 days ago12 min read


What to Expect from Birth Trauma Therapy, and When It Helps
What birth trauma therapy involves after a traumatic birth, how it differs from postpartum depression care, and how to tell if it is working.

Kiesa Kelly
Sep 717 min read


What to Expect from ACT for Trauma, and When It Fits
What a course of ACT for trauma involves, who it fits, and when a trauma-focused therapy like CPT, PE, or EMDR is the better first step.

Kiesa Kelly
Sep 615 min read


Imaginal vs In Vivo Exposure: What Actually Happens in PE Therapy for PTSD
Prolonged exposure uses two kinds of exposure — imaginal and in vivo. Here's what each one is, why PE uses both, and what a session actually contains.

Kiesa Kelly
Sep 514 min read


Teen Trauma Therapy in Nashville: What Changes When the Client Is a Teenager
Teen trauma treatment in Nashville: what changes when the client is a teenager — the evidence, consent, and what first sessions look like.

Kiesa Kelly
Sep 512 min read


Childhood Trauma Therapy in Nashville: Why Adult Care Differs From Single-Incident PTSD
Childhood trauma is treatable in adulthood, but the plan is not the one used after a single traumatic event. What differs, what the evidence says about sequencing, and what to ask a provider.

Kiesa Kelly
Sep 412 min read


How Much Does Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD Cost in Tennessee?
What drives the cost of prolonged exposure therapy in Tennessee: 90-minute sessions, a fixed course length, insurance parity, and how to get a real number.

Ryan Burns
Sep 411 min read


Is Prolonged Exposure for Trauma the Right Fit? What to Consider
Prolonged exposure is a top-recommended PTSD treatment, but not the only one. What PE asks of you, when it fits, and when another therapy fits better.

Kiesa Kelly
Sep 213 min read


Do You Have to Talk About It? EMDR When You Can't or Don't Want to Describe the Details
Do you have to describe your trauma in EMDR? What Phase 3 really asks for, the Blind to Therapist protocol, and how to ask before you start.

Kiesa Kelly
Sep 113 min read


How Prolonged Exposure for Trauma Works, Step by Step
Prolonged exposure for PTSD, step by step: what imaginal and in vivo exposure involve, the 8 to 15 session course, and what to ask before you start.

Kiesa Kelly
Aug 2512 min read


Getting Started with CBT-I for Trauma-Related Insomnia: When Going to Bed Is the Trigger
Most sleep advice assumes the problem is your habits. When trauma has made bedtime the trigger, CBT-I still works - but stimulus control and sleep restriction have to be delivered differently. Here is what that looks like, and how to tell whether a provider does it.

Kiesa Kelly
Aug 2513 min read


Grief After Pregnancy Loss: Why It Is Often Grieved Alone, and How Therapy Helps
Grief after pregnancy loss is real, expected, and often carried alone. What it looks like, when to get help, and how therapy in Tennessee works.

Kiesa Kelly
Aug 2313 min read


Online Prolonged Exposure Therapy: What to Expect from Virtual PTSD Treatment
What virtual prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD involves in Tennessee — session structure, in-vivo homework at home, and how it compares to EMDR.

Kiesa Kelly
Aug 2212 min read


Betrayal Trauma: Why Harm From Someone You Trusted Lands Differently
Harm from someone you trusted is processed differently. A psychologist on betrayal trauma: the mechanism, how it differs from PTSD, and what helps.

Kiesa Kelly
Aug 2112 min read


Internal Family Systems for Complex Trauma: What Parts Work Actually Involves
What IFS parts work actually involves for complex trauma: what happens in a session, what the evidence really shows, and who should go carefully.

Kiesa Kelly
Aug 1914 min read


ACEs in Adulthood: What an Adverse Childhood Experience Score Does and Doesn't Predict
An ACE score describes population-level risk, not your personal future. What it does and does not predict for adults, and what actually helps.

Kiesa Kelly
Aug 1813 min read


Brainspotting in Nashville: What Your First Session Is Like
Booked Brainspotting in Nashville? What to decide beforehand, how our Elm Hill Pike office setup differs from telehealth, and how to plan the day after.

Ryan Burns
Aug 1511 min read


Trauma Therapy in Nashville: Choosing Between CBT, ACT, and Brainspotting
Comparing trauma therapy in Nashville? How CBT, ACT, and Brainspotting differ, which fits which problem, and how in-person and telehealth compare.

Ryan Burns
Aug 1512 min read
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