What is Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or TF-CBT, is an evidence-based treatment shown to be effective in reducing symptoms related to trauma in children and  adolescents. TF-CBT is effective in treating children and adolescents who have experienced a single trauma or even multiple traumas.

TF-CBT includes three phases of treatment:

• Stabilization
• Trauma Narration and Processing
• Integration and Consolidation

Within these three phases lie eight components:

• Psychoeducation and Parenting Skills
• Relaxation Skills
• Affective Regulation
• Cognitive Processing Skills
• Trauma Narration and Processing
• In Vivo Mastery
• Conjoint Parent-Child Sessions
• Enhancing Safety