Seeking Safety

<b>This manual presents the most widely adopted evidence-based treatment for co-occurring trauma and addiction.</b> For clients facing one or both of these issues the most urgent clinical need is to establish safety--to reduce addictive behavior build healthy relationships manage symptoms such as dissociation and self-harm and restore ideals that have been lost. <i>Seeking Safety</i> focuses on coping skills in the present; it can be implemented with individuals or groups by any provider as well as by peers. It offers 25 topics such as <i>Asking for Help</i> <i>Taking Good Care of Yourself</i> <i>Setting Boundaries in Relationships</i> <i>Healing from Anger</i> <i>Honesty</i> and <i>Coping with Triggers</i>. The model is highly flexible practical and engaging and can be conducted with any other treatment including the author's past-focused model <i>Creating Change</i>. The book has a large-size format and features reproducible client handouts that can be photocopied or downloaded. <p/> See also <i>Creating Change: A Past-Focused Treatment for Trauma and Addiction</i> and the self-help guide <i>Finding Your Best Self Revised Edition: Recovery from Addiction Trauma or Both</i> an ideal client recommendation.