Trauma and PTSD
Approaches commonly used for trauma processing, PTSD symptoms, and nervous-system recovery.
Approaches
Related answers
Often overlaps with Trauma & grief; see the Trauma & grief hub
Treatment approaches
How therapy actually works
A guided atlas of therapy approaches: what each one is for, how sessions tend to work, and what the evidence says.
Coverage
Structured modality guides
Evidence summaries, session expectations, conditions treated, and related answers, organized so you can compare approaches before choosing a therapist.
Wayfinding
Not sure where to start?
If you know the concern but not the therapy name, use the concern map below; each module pairs approaches with related answers. If you already have a modality in mind, jump to the A–Z index.
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Most searched therapy approaches
EMDR
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy that helps…
CBTCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured, evidence-based form of psychotherapy that helps people…
DBTDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a structured, skills-based therapy that teaches people to manage…
IFSInternal Family Systems (IFS) is a structured therapy model that understands the mind as made up of distinct…
EFTEmotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a structured, evidence-based approach that helps people identify and…
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Emotion regulation and distress tolerance
Structured therapies for intense emotions, impulsivity, and building skills between sessions.
Couples and attachment
Relationship-focused and attachment-informed approaches for partners and connection patterns.
Approaches
Body-based and somatic
Therapies that work with bodily sensation, nervous-system states, and non-verbal trauma memory.
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Choosing the right approach
Start here if you are comparing modalities or deciding what to ask a new therapist.
Approaches
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Often overlaps with Therapy types; see the Therapy types answer
All modalities
A–Z index
Every therapy approach on Deeper Global, alphabetically, with alternate names where helpful.
A
B
- Brainspotting — BSP
C
D
- DBT — Dialectical Behavior Therapy
E
I
- IFS — Internal Family Systems
- Imago Therapy
M
- MBSR — Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
N
P
- Prolonged Exposure — PE therapy
- Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy — PAT