Treating Survivors of Sexual Trauma

Treating Survivors of Sexual Trauma is one of few books to focus on the relationship between sexual trauma and shame. It takes a critical a critical look at the impact of trauma and shame on capacities for affect regulation and attachment unique to survivors of sexual violence, including childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sex trafficking. Chapters offer a comprehensive integration of theoretical perspectives as well therapeutic approaches that are unique to working with survivors of sexual trauma. Author Grace Tomas-Tolentino also shows clinicians how survivors’ experiences, strengths, and needs can help guide clinicians’ own work.