The Sexual Trauma Workbook for Teen Girls: A Guide to Recovery from Sexual Assault and Abuse

The Sexual Trauma Workbook for Teen Girls: A Guide to Recovery from Sexual Assault and Abuse

The Sexual Trauma Workbook for Teen Girls: A Guide to Recovery from Sexual Assault and Abuse

The Sexual Trauma Workbook for Teen Girls: A Guide to Recovery from Sexual Assault and Abuse

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Overview

The Sexual Trauma Workbook for Teen Girls offers healing, real-life stories from survivors and powerful, evidence-based tools to help you reclaim your life after sexual abuse or trauma.

If you’ve been sexually abused or experienced sexual trauma, you may feel confused, angry, ashamed, and unable to move forward emotionally. You're not alone. Like many teens who’ve been abused, you may be tempted to keep the secret locked deep inside and feel uncomfortable discussing your struggles with others. If so, this book can help you find your voice.

This empowering workbook will help you move past your trauma and serve as a comforting reminder that you are strong and resilient. Healing is possible—and with healing, comes victory. In this book, you’ll find true stories from other teen survivors, and in reading the stories you’ll find reassurance in knowing you aren’t alone in your experiences. You’ll also find practical and proven-effective strategies and exercises to help promote emotional healing and reclaim your sense of self.

Sexual abuse or trauma may be a part of your past, but it doesn’t need to define who you are now. This book will help you as you start on the path toward healing so you can move forward with confidence.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626253995
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication date: 06/01/2016
Series: Instant Help for Teens Series
Pages: 200
Sales rank: 113,869
Product dimensions: 7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, PhD, LPC, is a national board-certified and licensed counselor. Raychelle has worked as a clinician and a school counselor at middle and high school levels, and has helped hundreds of teens deal with feelings of frustration and anger. She has participated in and conducted extensive research on anger and aggression, and specializes in individual and group counseling for anger management. She is author of The Anger Workbook for Teens, and coauthor of The Bullying Workbook for Teens and The Sexual Trauma Workbook for Teen Girls. She also writes the Psychology Today blog Teen Angst, and is a regular parenting contributor for U.S. News & World Report.


Sheela Raja, PhD, is an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She completed postdoctoral training at the National Center for PTSD, and is a nationally recognized expert on the health effects of trauma and trauma-informed health care approaches. Her other books include Overcoming Trauma and PTSD, The PTSD Survival Guide for Teens, and The Sexual Trauma Workbook for Teen Girls.

Table of Contents

Letter from the Authors vii

Activity 1 Knowing When to Get Help 1

Activity 2 Where to Find Help 8

Activity 3 Personal Safety Plan 12

Activity 4 Circle of Support 18

Activity 5 Why Me? 23

Activity 6 Sharing Your Story 28

Activity 7 Taking Care of Yourself 31

Activity 8 Learning to Breathe 35

Activity 9 Sleep 39

Activity 10 Exercise 48

Activity 11 Nutrition and Well-Being 52

Activity 12 Emotional Weil-Being 59

Activity 13 Acceptance 66

Activity 14 Self-Soothing Behaviors 71

Activity 15 Healing through Writing 76

Activity 16 Progressive Muscle Relaxation 80

Activity 17 Engaging in Mindfulness 84

Activity 18 Guided Imagery 89

Activity 19 Life Scripts 94

Activity 20 Choosing Healthy Coping Skills 99

Activity 21 Coping with Nightmares 106

Activity 22 Coping with Flashbacks 110

Activity 23 Overcoming Emotional Detachment 115

Activity 24 Noticing and Coping with Anger 120

Activity 25 Constructive and Destructive Guilt 126

Activity 26 Conquering Shame 131

Activity 27 Identifying Depression 138

Activity 28 PTSD 143

Activity 29 Facing Your Fears 151

Activity 30 Identifying Anxious Patterns 156

Activity 31 Responding to Love and Joy 162

Activity 32 Empowerment through Affirmations 168

Activity 33 Respecting and Nurturing Yourself 173

Activity 34 From Beginning to End-Telling Your Story 178

Acknowledgments 181

Additional Resources 183

Interviews

Lohmann resides in Morrisville, NC; Raja resides in Oak Park, IL.

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