Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems

11 reviews for Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems

1. moshe friesel

   Rated 5 out of 5

   June 25, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars It's a fantastic book and one of the best books for Trauma!

   It's a fantastic book and one of the best books for Trauma!

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   Liz

   Rated 5 out of 5

   April 2, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars A useful tool for helping client manage the aftermath of relational trauma

   Frank Anderson writes in such an engaging style and presents the information in a thoughtful and organized way.

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   Lisa Runzo

   Rated 5 out of 5

   November 20, 2022

   5.0 out of 5 stars Extreme,y Helpful

   This book was extremely helpful in putting IFS into tangible terms for a therapist to bring into the therapy space with clients. The diagrams were awe...More

   This book was extremely helpful in putting IFS into tangible terms for a therapist to bring into the therapy space with clients. The diagrams were awesome for those of us who are more visual, and Dr. Andersons’s vulnerability in sharing his own stories (even the ways he feels that he’s made mistakes with his own clients) gives permission for the therapist to be human and on their own journey in addition to trying to facilitate healing for others. This is a book I will open again and again and again. Thank you!

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   Carol Arshad

   Rated 5 out of 5

   September 30, 2022

   5.0 out of 5 stars great for finishing dissertation for Phd

   great for finishing dissertation

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   Carmen Jimenez-Pride<span class="a-icon a-profile-verified-badge"><span class="a-profile-verified-text"></span></span>

   Rated 5 out of 5

   October 1, 2021

   5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful resource for a trauma therapist

   As a psychotherapist, this book is a wonderful resource to gain a more in-depth view of working within the IFS model with clients exposed to trauma.

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   SJ Plone

   Rated 5 out of 5

   August 20, 2021

   5.0 out of 5 stars Expertise, Courage and Compassion

   As a clinician, it is not always easy to find an author/teacher who offers both ground-breaking clinical expertise along with being personally courage...More

   As a clinician, it is not always easy to find an author/teacher who offers both ground-breaking clinical expertise along with being personally courageous and deeply compassionate. Frank Anderson offers the reader all of that, and more, with this book.

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   Nancy L. Morgan

   Rated 5 out of 5

   August 16, 2021

   5.0 out of 5 stars Hopeful, informative, and insightful.

   For nearly 30 years I have worked with adults burdened with pain from the neglect and abuse they experienced in childhood. It is challenging work as t...More

   For nearly 30 years I have worked with adults burdened with pain from the neglect and abuse they experienced in childhood. It is challenging work as trauma survivors' behaviors are routinely labeled, stigmatized, and pathologized and because those behaviors are often extreme they are also deeply misunderstood. Few know this better than IFS therapist, trainer, and researcher Dr. Anderson. For nearly four decades IFS has offered therapists a non-pathologizing, novel, and compassionate approach to healing trauma, their own and that of their clients. Dr. Anderson's contribution is a long-awaited addition to the IFS compendium of resources. His book provides valuable information on advances in trauma research, neuroscience, and reminders that one size does not fit all. Dr. Anderson's message is straightforward. He asks us to meet clients where they are, to know that despite the degree of pain there is also the innate capacity to heal and that this is a journey we take together. His offering is hopeful, informative, insightful, and very much appreciated.

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   Chris Morrison

   Rated 5 out of 5

   August 6, 2021

   5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtfully handles complicated material

   I am a clinical social worker and, although I am not trained in IFS, I am very curious about it's use for trauma survivors. Dr. Anderson's descriptio...More

   I am a clinical social worker and, although I am not trained in IFS, I am very curious about it's use for trauma survivors. Dr. Anderson's description and use of IFS theory in this resource was accessible to me and hopefully for others not trained as IFS clinicians. His intelligent and heartfelt style is very compelling and comes thru in the text.

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   Amy Banks

   Rated 5 out of 5

   August 1, 2021

   5.0 out of 5 stars So clear, provides a roadmap for working with complex trauma and dissociation

   As a psychiatrist who has worked with complex trauma for over 30 years, I found Dr. Anderson's book an extremely helpful roadmap for the work. Though ...More

   As a psychiatrist who has worked with complex trauma for over 30 years, I found Dr. Anderson's book an extremely helpful roadmap for the work. Though I have not trained in IFS, there is enough information here to help clinicians navigate the landmines of the treatment relationship and help keep the therapy moving forward towards integration. Sharing his on trauma history throughout gave the book a more personal feeling and allowed me to hear his suggestions and guidance as coming from an integrated professional/personal experience.

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   Amy O.

   Rated 5 out of 5

   June 28, 2021

   5.0 out of 5 stars This book is awesome

   Succinct, well informed, and organized direction to therapists utilizing this method. I’m grateful

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   Marco Galvan

   Rated 5 out of 5

   May 30, 2021

   5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece -Wonderful!

   I’ve read most of Dr. Anderson's books and articles, his writing style is easy to follow without talking down to the reader. In his latest book, Dr. A...More

   I’ve read most of Dr. Anderson's books and articles, his writing style is easy to follow without talking down to the reader. In his latest book, Dr. Anderson tackles a complex subject with mastery and state-of-the-art information.
   A must-read for those interested in Trauma healing
   A Masterpiece

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