Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Christie and Melissa are nationally roster clinicians in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) through the North Carolina Child Treatment Program (NC CTP). TF-CBT is an evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents impacted by trauma. It is a components-based treatment model that incorporates trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive behavioral, family, and humanistic principles and techniques. TF-CBT has proved successful with children and adolescents (ages 3 to 18) who have significant emotional problems (e.g., symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, fear, anxiety, or depression) related to traumatic life events. The treatment can be used with children and adolescents who have experienced a single trauma or multiple traumas in their lives and is best successful when provided alongside their parents and caregivers. 

Trauma Types Include

• Community Violence

• Domestic Violence

• Emotional Abuse

• General

• Neglect

• Physical Abuse

• Sexual Abuse

• Traumatic Grief

additional information

To learn more about TF-CBT visit: www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/interventions/tfcbt_fact_sheet.pdf

Additional information on The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, visit the following site: www.nctsn.org