Subject Area: PTSD and trauma

Car Crash

Denise Winn describes how the rewind technique helped with a mother and son’s complex responses to his near-fatal injury.

An HG lens on Bereavement

Julia Welstead looks at the impact of bereavement and grief

Beautiful outside and in

Lee Pycroft describes how a beauty makeover can trigger self-care and self-respect in vulnerable or traumatised women.

PTSD: why some techniques can work so fast

Joe Griffin suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder treatments that can yield immediate success share an underlying mechanism, which explains their effect.

A fast treatment for trauma and phobias: evidence for the rewind technique

How a Faulklands war veteran overcame the severe flashbacks and panic attacks he suffered for 20 years after a horrifically traumatising experience during his service in the navy.

A fast treatment for trauma and phobias – evidence for the rewind technique

Counsellors who use it know that the rewind technique is fast, safe, painless and effective for dealing with trauma. Keith Guy and Nicola Guy devised a study to test it.

7:11 breathing: how does deep breathing make you feel more relaxed?

Breathing techniques are not just 'mind tricks; they produce a bodily response that lowers your anxiety in a very physical way.

Podcast Episode 30: How untreated trauma can cast a shadow over your future

Suffering from trauma can have a significantly detrimental impact on a person’s mental and physical health, and quality of life. It can also greatly affect the lives of those around them.

The therapist’s account

Mike Beard's therapist account of Nina's treatment.