helping kids and teens to recover from trauma: a guide to the lows, the highs and what children need from you

This groundbreaking handbook provides a clear and proven framework to enable children and adults to recover from trauma, no matter where they find themselves on the trauma continuum.

Grounded in trauma expert Betsy de Thierry’s pioneering Trauma Recovery Focused Model (TRFM(R)), the Handbook clears a way through the thicket of trauma theory and jargon, leading professionals, parents, and carers alike to a united language and framework, towards lasting recovery. The book explores each stage of the recovery process; from understanding the impact of trauma and building safety and stability, to empathetic interventions and navigating the healthcare system, before offering methods on how to progress through the different stages of recovery. It equips you with the tools for action with your child’s unique needs at the forefront, and features exercises and reflective questions that gently lead all those involved forward in their care and support.

With over 30 years of experience in the field of complex trauma, Betsy recognizes the critical elements of the recovery journey in this Handbook and brings hope back into the picture for recovery.

Betsy de Thierry (Author)
Betsy de Thierry is a practising psychotherapist and with over 30 years of experience and knowledge within the field of Complex Trauma & navigating Trauma Recovery. She is the founder of Trauma Recovery Global, which provides training and consultancy and partnerships with select organisations and practitioners to licence her Trauma Recovery Focused Model (TRFM) in 34 nations. She is also the founder of the Trauma Recovery Centre (TRC), a charity specialising in recovery from complex trauma and the founder of CTRN (Childhood Trauma Recovery Network UK). Betsy is also a qualified primary school teacher and is a mum of four brilliant sons.