How To Support Family Struggling With Trauma

Sarah Douglas, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, discusses how family members can support loved ones who are struggling with trauma. Click in and listen for her clinical perspective on how to speak with a family member who needs a higher level of care to support their mental health and wellbeing.

SARAH DOUGLAS, LMFT BIO

UNIVERSITIES + DEGREES: Chapman University [MA, Psychology, emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy], Trent University [BA, Psychology]

Originally from Ontario, Canada, Sarah Douglas joined The Mental Health Collective team in 2019 after working at the Veteran Affairs Healthcare System for 10+ years. Since 2009, Sarah has specialized in providing clinical care to individuals who have experienced trauma and the resulting symptoms including complex PTSD, PTSD, personality disorders, depression, anxiety, and relational distress. Sarah’s extensive training and experience in treating trauma make her the perfect fit to oversee the trauma program at the Collective. Sarah’s approach to treatment is integrative drawing upon multiple evidence-based treatments to create a truly customized treatment plan for clients. Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), and Holographic Reprocessing are some of the evidence-based interventions Sarah is both trained and experienced in utilizing. This wide breadth of knowledge allows Sarah to address the often-complex symptom presentation our clients present with. Sarah is also comprehensively trained and experienced in facilitating Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and relies upon this versatile skill set to aid clients in becoming the best versions of themselves.

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