Trauma Tapes

Trauma Tapes with Victoria

In this first session of the Trauma Tapes, Prof. Dr. Berthold Gersons meets Victoria and her partner. He explains to them what PTSD is and how it has changed her view of herself, others and the world. 


-Dutch with English subtitles-

Trauma Tapes - Session 1 with Victoria

In this second session of the Trauma Tapes, Ruud Jongedijk draws the lifeline from birth to the present with Victoria in which both stones (traumas) and flowers (beautiful memories) have a place. At the end of the session they make a picture of this lifeline together. 


-Dutch with English subtitles-

Trauma Tapes - Session 2 with Victoria

In this third session of the Trauma Tapes, Ruud Jongedijk guides Victoria through a narrative exposure. Victoria tells about a traumatic experience of abuse by her father (a stone in her lifeline). Then she tells about her liberation (a flower), releasing a lot of emotion. Her grandmother turned out to be a very important source of support in her life.

-Dutch with English subtitles-

Trauma Tapes - Session 3 with Victoria

In this fourth session of the Trauma Tapes, you'll see Prof. Ad de Jongh apply EMDR to a traumatic experience of Victoria. He also helps change her self-blame, a common theme in traumatic experiences. It also provides insight into how quickly EMDR can be effective.  


-Dutch with English subtitles-

Trauma Tapes - Session 4 with Victoria

In this fifth session of the Trauma Tapes, you'll see how Prof. Dr. Ad de Jongh applies EMDR 2.0: an EMDR method based on working memory theory. In doing so, Ad de Jongh uses a variation of tasks aimed at increasing working memory load.

-Dutch with English subtitles-

Trauma Tapes - Session 5 with Victoria

In this sixth session of the Trauma Tapes, watch Ruud Jongedijk guide his second session with NET exposure. In doing so, he first listens to her life story and traumatic experience


-Dutch with English subtitles-

Trauma Tapes - Session 6 with Victoria

In this seventh session of the Trauma Tapes, Prof. Dr. Berthold Gersons zooms in on the emotion of grief and the first traumatic experience that forms the kink in Victoria's lifeline. Victoria came to her father in the Netherlands from Poland at a young age and was beaten with a belt while reading Dutch to him.

-Dutch with English subtitles-

Trauma Tapes - Session 7 with Victoria

In this eighth session of the Trauma Tapes, Prof. Dr. Agnes van Minnen explains the rationale of imaginary exposure and exposure in vivo to Victoria. In this session, she performs imaginary exposure about the first rape by Victoria's father. She does this imaginary exposure twice.

-Dutch with English subtitles-

Trauma Tapes - Session 8 with Victoria

In this ninth session of the Trauma Tapes, Prof. Agnes van Minnen adds exposure in vivo to imaginary exposure. For example, during the imaginary exposure she exposes Victoria to sounds of panting men and the smell of shag.

-Dutch with English subtitles-

Trauma Tapes - Session 9 with Victoria

In this tenth and final session of the Trauma Tapes, Prof. Berthold Gersons guides Victoria through a BEPP session focused on meaning-making.

-Dutch with English subtitles-

Trauma Tapes - Session 10 with Victoria

Director's Cut

Trauma Tapes - Director's Cut

In this director's cut, Ruud Jongedijk looks back at three NET sessions he had with both Hans and Victoria during the week of the Trauma Tapes. Ruud discusses the various elements of NET therapy, including the lifeline, working through stones and flowers and reading the traumatic story to the patient. The life line, working through flowers, reading the traumatic story aloud and the final reporting in a life booklet are unique elements of NET.

Director's cut: the expert's perspective - NET 

In this director's cut, Prof. Dr. Berthold Gersons looks back on his BEPP sessions with Hans and Victoria. He places the traumas of both in a broader life story, giving meaning to the traumas within the patients' life course. He zooms in on both patients' first traumatic experience that forms a kink in the life line and is accompanied by grief.

Director's cut: the expert's perspective - BEPP 

In this director's cut, Agnes van Minnen explains the rationale of imaginal exposure and exposure in vivo. She illustrates the protocol using the two sessions she had with Victoria. She shows that at the beginning and at the end of the session she is attentive to the feelings it evokes in the patients. During the imaginal exposure and exposure in vivo, she is primarily a coach on behavior to subvert the fear idea.

Director's cut: the expert's perspective - IE

Prof. Ad de Jongh looks back on his sessions with Victoria in this director's cut.  Ad shows exactly what he does, explaining his choices during the sessions. Ad de Jongh also talks about the similarities and differences between EMDR and EMDR 2.0, and the importance of working memory theory in the latter.

Director's cut: the expert's perspective - EMDR

The Grief Tapes

The Grief Tapes 1

During the Grief Tapes, we focus on recognizing and treating grief. In this studio series you will see how Dr. Geert Smid treats a patient live and applies grief therapy (BEPP-TG).

The Grief Tapes 1 - Introduction

During the Grief Tapes we focus on recognizing and treating grief. In this studio series you will see how Dr. Geert Smid treats a patient live and applies grief therapy (BEPP-TG). 

With Geert Smid, Mr. Moto and Bram van der Boom

The Grief Tapes 2 - Exposure and meaning attribution

The Grief Tapes 3 - Cultural aspects and rituals

The Grief Tapes 2

During the Grief Tapes, we focus on recognizing and treating grief. In this studio series, Prof. Paul Boelen explains what prolonged grief means and what reactions grief can cause.

The Grief Tapes 4 -  Therapy for traumatic Grief

During the Grief Tapes we focus on recognizing and treating grief. In this studio series you will see how Prof. Dr. Paul Boelen treats a patient and how exposure can help with grief.

The Grief Tapes 5 -  Exposure to the story and reality of the loss

During the Grief Tapes we focus on recognizing and treating grief. In this studio series, you'll see how Prof. Dr. Paul Boelen treats a patient and how cognitive restructuring can help process her loss and reduce her feelings of guilt.

The Grief Tapes 6 - Cognitive restructuring

During the Grief Tapes, we focus on recognizing and treating grief. In this studio series, you will see how Prof. Dr. Paul Boelen treats a patient and how an imaginary conversation with her son can help her process her loss.

The Grief Tapes 7 - Imaginary conversation with the deceased

Grief Tapes

Expert's Perspective

Sessions with Lisanne

During this session, Laurian Hafkemeijer gives you more insight into her choices as a therapist, illustrated by clips of important tipping points in the therapy sessions with Lisanne. 

Director's Cut: the Expert's Perspective - Laurian and Lisanne

In this case conceptualisation, Prof. Dr. Ad de Jonge and Laurian Hafkemeijer go over Lisanne's background, complaints and traumatic memories. Ad and Laurian make an inventory of the traumatic memories and place them in a hierarchy of how disturbing these memories are for her currently. 

Lisanne Session 1 - Case Conceptualisation 

During this session, prof. dr. Ad de Jongh gives you more insight into his choices as a therapist, illustrated by a selection of clips showing important tipping points in the therapy sessions with Lisanne. 

Director's Cut: the Expert's Perspective - Ad and Lisanne

During this second session, Laurian and Lisanne go deeper into the traumatic memories and images. Central to these memories is a sense of of powerlessness. The SUD decreases gradually, and by the end of the session Lisanne is even able to say: "I can handle it".


Lisanne Session 2 - From powerlessness to control

In this third session, Laurian and Lisanne continue to work on three other traumatic memories related to injuries and violence. After working through these memories, Lisanne experiences more self-confidence and is able to say: 'I am OK as a person', and 'I have the right to have an opinion'.


Lisanne Session 3 - I am wanted

In this fourth session, Ad first briefly goes through the traumatic memories with Lisanne, to see what the current SUD scores are. From fierce arguments to abuse, every traumatic memory is dealt with and by the end Lisanne is able to convincingly say: “I can handle it” and “I'm worth it”.

Lisanne Session 4 - Restoring trust 

In this session, Ad and Lisanne focus on four memories: two memories related to her boss, including a pregnancy, and two other traumatic memories. Lisanne realizes that she does matter and that she is OK as she is.

Lisanne Session 5 - From powerlessness to 'I can handle it' 

In the sixth session, Laurian and Lisanne go through a few more memories and look together at the current SUD scores of her memories. Further in the session, Lisanne realizes that she is actually the director of her life.

Lisanne Session 6 - From crossed boundaries to 'in control of my life'

Ad and Lisanne review the memories they worked on in the previous sessions. The SUD of these memories have decreased remarkably. Next, they focus on the memories related to a negative self-image, such as the belief “I am not okay”. Together they can conclude positively with “I am self-aware”.

Lisanne Session 7 - From unwanted to 'I matter' 

In the eighth session, the focus is on setting new goals: becoming aware of new behavior when Lisanne encounters old patterns. Lisanne and Laurian discuss new memories and conclude with “I am realistic, I am brave”.

Lisanne Session 8 - From rejection to self-worth

In session 9, Laurian and Lisanne delve deeper into additional traumatic memories related to her previous boss and her mother. The powerlessness that Lisanne experienced earlier changes into “I determine my own life, I am the director of my life”.

Lisanne Session 9 - Beyond the opinion of others

After a full week of healing sessions, Ad and Lisanne sit down together for the 10th session. With a short review of all Lisanne has accomplished so far and memories that are recalled during this session, Lisanne notices that a great awareness has arisen. She comes into her own strength and discovers her self-confidence.

Lisanne Session 10 - From rejection to inherent strength

In this last session, Laurian, Ad and Lisanne sit together once more to summarize the week. What feelings come up? How does Lisanne see the past, discussed memories? Did she achieve the goals she set at the beginning of this journey?

Lisanne Session 11 - Treatment evaluation and self-compassion

EMDR Tapes with Lisanne

Integrating EMDR and Schema Therapy

Chris Lee shares his journey from Perth to Amsterdam and explores the integration of schema therapy with EMDR. He discusses memory mapping as a technique to help clients distance themselves from experiences and compares assessment phases in both therapies. Lee highlights the IRM study's findings on treating PTSD, showing significant improvements. He emphasizes the benefits of combining these therapies for better clinical outcomes.

Integrating EMDR and Schema Therapy - Introduction 

The discussion highlights the journey of self-discovery and emotional healing. It covers the impact of a difficult childhood marked by abuse and emotional constriction. Alice & Chris Lee reflect on her struggles with expressing emotions and the lack of support from family. 

Therapeutic goals focus on emotional expression, with techniques like EMDR and schema therapy introduced to address these issues. Establishing positive beliefs and assessing progress in therapy are also emphasized.

Integrating EMDR and Schema Therapy - Session 1 - Alice

In this session, Chris Lee and Jonathan explore the emotional triggers behind Jonathan’s distress—such as perceived injustices, perfectionism, and how critical feedback often overshadows his accomplishments. Together, they reflect on formative childhood experiences, including the loss of a parent and navigating mental health challenges like ADHD.

They also delve into emotional deprivation within the family context, discussing moments of loneliness during family gatherings and long-standing unmet emotional needs. Underlying psychological schemas—particularly emotional deprivation and unrelenting standards—are identified as shaping Jonathan’s current emotional experiences and his sensitivity to perceived injustice.

Integrating EMDR and Schema Therapy - Session 1 - Jonathan

In this session, Alice and therapist Chris Lee explore key memories that shape Alice’s current emotional experiences. Using EMDR, Chris helps her refocus and process these memories in a safe and supportive way. Comfort is prioritized throughout, with eye movements gently guiding the emotional exploration.

Alice is invited to visualize supportive figures who help validate her feelings and encourage emotional expression. The session also touches on how she communicates, especially around sensitive topics like bullying. Emphasis is placed on respectful interaction and the importance of emotional support.

The techniques used aim to promote healing, rebuild self-trust, and strengthen Alice’s communication skills—both with herself and with others.

Integrating EMDR and Schema Therapy - Session 2 - Alice

In this session, Jonathan and therapist Chris Lee explore sleep disturbances and the role of REM sleep, as well as the introduction of EMDR therapy to support emotional healing. The conversation emphasizes the importance of love, affection, and learning to recognize and respond to one’s own needs.

Jonathan reflects on his childhood experiences and the early assumption of parental responsibilities. The session also introduces relaxation techniques as a way to regulate the nervous system and support therapeutic progress.

Together, they explore how memory processing through EMDR and other therapeutic methods can help address emotional challenges and foster personal growth and healing.

Integrating EMDR and Schema Therapy - Session 2 - Jonathan

In this interview, appreciation is expressed for completing the series on EMDR and schema therapy. Chris Lee shares insights into his professional background, highlighting his early training and influences, particularly in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

A powerful encounter with a client struggling with PTSD illustrates the transformative impact of EMDR in clinical practice. The discussion also touches on the generosity of a benefactor who helped make EMDR training more accessible for psychologists in Australia.

Chris offers advice to early-career therapists, encouraging them to engage in ongoing self-reflection and to seek out supervision that not only guides but also inspires their therapeutic development.



Interview with Chris Lee

EMDR Tapes

Personality Tapes

Schema Therapy PHS Tapes

During this Expert's Perspective, Remco van der Wijngaart will give you more insight into his choices as a therapist, illustrated by excerpts from key tipping points in therapy sessions with Anne.

Personality Tapes - Borderline - Schematherapy - Expert's Perspective

Personality Tapes - Avoidant - Schematherapy - Expert's Perspective

PHS Tapes/TFP

TFP Borderline Personality Disorder

In this first session, Nel asks some questions from Otto Kernberg's structural interview: describe yourself and a significant other. From these it can be seen that Anne's personality is characterized by a "borderline" organization: an unintegrated identity, characterized by "splitting," while the reality check is mostly intact. This feels "wobbly" inside and unsettled. 

Then Nel makes an inventory - as usual in TFP - of Anne's 'agitation': how Anne will 'act' instead of 'feel' when she feels bad, for example by cutting, using substances and becoming aggressive. In this session, Nel makes a 'contract' about this: agreements with Anne in which Anne is asked to do everything possible not to show this 'agitating behavior' and when this has happened anyway, to bring this up in the next session. In the case of suicidality, the agreement is that Anne takes herself responsible for reporting the crisis service to be assessed to ensure her safety. 

Finally, Nel asks Anne to summarize the agreements again: the better the contract, articulated by the patient, the better the prognosis.

TFP 2 - Session 1

In this 15th session it emerges that Anne has had a "breach of contract" and that she has been drinking too much (again). As agreed, Anne brings this up at the beginning of the session, downplaying her behavior. Nel then looks along with Anne and goes into detail about the feelings Anne had prior to the drinking. Here she uses different TFP interventions: clarification (asking for clarification), confrontation (offering contradictory statements at the same time and asking how Anne reconciles this) and if possible interpretation (connecting the 'pluses' and 'minuses').

TFP 3 - Session 2

In this 20th session, Anne enters the therapy room angry. Nel shows how she deals with Anne's anger: she looks along with Anne's perception of the other, or, in other words, what the patient 'makes' of the practitioner. The first intervention is 'looking along' with the patient in how she sees the practitioner and naming that 'dyad' of subject (the patient) - object (the practitioner) and the connecting affect (anger, hurt). 

You can see that Anne feels understood in this 'negative transference' and becomes calmer. Later, Nel connects this negative dyad with the repelled dyad, namely the desire to get it right with the practitioner (interpretation): "you are so angry because you actually needed me so much". This connects the negative dyad with underlying the positive one and leads to more integration (the goal of TFP).

TFP 4 - Session 3

In this 120th session, 3 years after the start of treatment, the themes of evaluation and farewell are central. Nel asks explicitly about negative comments, because it is integrative if this can be discussed within the relationship. Anne shows that she can reflect, sees the practitioner as a real person, an "other. Anne shows authentic guilt about the harm she has caused others, and talks about what she has learned and what her life looks like now.

TFP 5 - Session 4

In this video Nel Draijer will give you more insight into her choices as a therapist, illustrated by excerpts from key tipping points in the therapy sessions with Anne.

TFP 6 - Expert's Perspective

MBT (EN)

MBT 

MBT 1 - Introduction

The introduction between therapist and patient has already taken place, this is one of the first therapy sessions. 
In this session, Dawn starts to develop her treatment plan with Anne. They agreed together to start formulating a goal around her problematic anger outbursts (self-destructive behavior). Dawn uses the intervention 'transference tracers' to create a dynamic formulation with Anne. A jointly prepared treatment plan with the accompanying dynamic formulation is an important step in increasing epistemic confidence.

MBT 2 - Session 1

During this 10th session, Anne is very emotional after an argument with her boyfriend, where she hit him. Dawn uses several techniques to demonstrate how to regulate tension and get the patient to mentalize more effectively. When the patient is effectively mentalizing, Dawn demonstrates the next step in a session, mentalizing the affective narrative: microslicing the event and the mental states (thoughts, feelings, desires, etc.) to mentalize about self , the other and the interaction stimulated. Mentalizing the affective narrative is part of relational mentalizing.

MBT 3 - Session 2

In this 25th session, Anne talks about a conflict with a group member in group therapy. During the conversation, Anne gets angry with Dawn. Dawn demonstrates an important element of MBT, mentalizing in the relationship. This is also an important part of relational mentalizing.

MBT 4 - Session 3

This is the 50th session, with 5 sessions left before the end of therapy. Central themes in this last session are: the evaluation, checking back on the origin of the goals (using the dynamic cause), relapse prevention, and saying goodbye. In this session we look together at how the patient wants to do this.

MBT 5 - Session 4

DBT 1 - Introduction

In this session you will be introduced to the DBT case conceptualization. As a result, almost all elements of the biosocial theory (see introductory video) are discussed: behavioral frameworks as an expression of being in a convincing hell or just as arising to prevent/temporarily stop that hell, vulnerability factors, skill deficits and self-invalidation that result of growing up in a disabling environment, and so on.

At the end of the conversation, Anne is presented with a choice: if you want a decent life, are you willing to stop the behavior that makes this impossible? Are you willing to stop cutting, drinking, doing drugs? Are you ready to do this right away? Of course, then the doubts set in. Roland will therefore use 'commitment strategies', including shaping, door in the face, foot in the door, mutually, which will help Anne to make room for that doubt and still come to a decision.

Throughout the clip you will also see other strategies typical of DBT: prioritizing treatment goals, accurate assessment, generating solutions, surprise exposure, alternating reciprocal responses with confrontation, and keeping the momentum going.

DBT 2 - Session 1

In this session you will be introduced to the structure of individual therapy in DBT. It starts with mindfulness. After that, the agenda is determined based on how someone is there and diary card data. If life-threatening, therapy-impaired, quality-of-life-reducing behavior is involved, a similar chain analysis is performed. In that analysis, vulnerability factors, triggering events, fundamental links, problem behavior and consequences are determined. This makes it clear what the client could do to ensure that 'problem behavior' (in this case pushing away, withdrawing, drinking alcohol) decreases and is replaced by skills (in this case making conscious choices, asking for help, anticipating, distraction, self-consolation). This behavior is immediately practiced and reinforced with coaching feedback. The session with summarizing, making agreements and strengthening commitment.

We see many interventions aimed at change. In addition to chain analysis, providing solutions, behavioral exercises, reinforcement and commitment support also provide additional exposure and cognitive modification of the revue. Roland's communication style is direct and at times unorthodox. However, this is balanced with validation, reciprocity and humour. This variety keeps the tension bearable and creates a flow in the session.

DBT 3 - Session 2

In this video you can see the behavior that makes it difficult or impossible, is seen as part of the treatment. It does not lead to a fight or answering statements about the person requesting help. The behavior is framed as an affirmed, useless expression of anger and powerlessness. Validation is the first step in the therapist's approach. Roland gives space to the anger, acknowledges why that interruption is and also takes stock of his own shortcomings. At the same time, he makes it clear what's wrong and keeps reminding Anne of her goals and DBT skills. This requires an immobile centered attitude, and thus humility, acceptance and emotion regulation.

In the moments when Roland and Anne "get stuck", he uses the dialectical strategies to help Anne reach the trap: entering the paradox, modeling mental flexibility himself, using metaphors. In addition, you get demonstration of counteracting in anger and facts controlled by fear of abandonment. With the latter you will notice that it is especially important to dare to ask questions.

DBT 4 - Session 3

The rule of thumb in DBT is that after +- 60% of the client's treatment you start preparing for the end of the therapy. There is no step-by-step plan for this, and the preparation involves more than arranging aftercare. Above all, it requires alertness and ‘reading between the lines’. For many clients, the approaching end of intensive immersion therapy evokes intense emotions. And if, like Anne, they have a developmental history that includes mobile relationships with sudden abandonment, then they have developed few skills to deal with that. You can see that Roland responds with care, validates and uses didactic strategies to teach Anne what goodbyes can entail. Meanwhile, radical acceptance and anticipation play a crucial role, and of course a watertight relapse prevention plan.

DBT 5 - Session 4

During this director’s cut of expert’s perspective, Roland Sinnaeve provides you with more insight into his choices as a therapist, illustrated by fragments of pivotal moments in the therapy sessions with Anne.

DBT 6 - Expert’s perspective

PHS Tapes/APT

In this introductory video Quin talks about APT - what it means, how it can manifest itself, and he goes a little deeper into the three goals of APT.

PHS Tapes/APT - Introduction

In this first session of the therapy you will see how a treatment is started in APT by making contact and looking together for concrete goals for the therapy.

PHS Tapes/APT - Session 1

In this fifth session of the therapy the therapist works on self-image and self-hatred. This is done by using Marlan's triangle of conflict and triangle of person. 

PHS Tapes/APT - Session 2

During this experts perspective, Quin van Dam will give you more insight into his choices as a therapist, illustrated by fragments of pivotal moments in the therapy sessions with Richard.

PHS Tapes/APT - Director's Cut: The experts perspective

In this 10th session of therapy, Richard is angry with his therapist, but doesn't show it immediately. Quin shows how he handles this anger and uses it in therapy. Richard can't imagine Quin taking his criticism seriously.

PHS Tapes/APT - Session 3

In this 50th session of therapy, Quin and Richard discuss the end of therapy. What has Richard achieved and how can he use everything he learned in AFT in the future? What is it like for Richard to let go of the emotional connection with his therapist? Can he take an inner image of Quin with him?

PHS Tapes/APT - Session 4

Schema Therapy - Borderline

Schema Therapy - Bordeline

In this first session in therapy, Remco van der Wijngaart first explains the choice for schematherapy to patient Anne. The therapist then explores the complaints and their background for the purpose of case conceptualization. In doing so, he examines the schemas, modes and unfulfilled basic needs that play a role in the patient. Various methods and techniques are used, such as the downward arrow technique, a diagnostic imagery and a chair technique.

Schema therapy  - Borderline 1 - Start of the therapy

In this 8th session of the therapy, the therapist guides the patient in identifying her protective mode, and does a chairwork exercise in which he helps the patient to negotiate with her protective mode. He also validates the unmet needs of the patient in an imagery rescripting exercise in order to provide a corrective emotional experience. This experience is then consolidated with the use of an audio flashcard.

Schema therapy - Borderline 2 - Early phase

In this mid-stage session of therapy, Anne enters the therapy in a furious. The therapist recognizes this as the Angry Child mode salvage with accumulated hurt from her past. The corrective collective experience is now not to limit the but within safe limits that allow the boostness to express itself, eventually calming Anne down. The therapist then guides Anne through an imagery exercise. At the end of the session, Anne is more in her healthy adult mode.

Schema therapy - Borderline 3 - Mid phase

This session is in the final phase of the treatment. After nearly 2 years of therapy, the therapist and patient work to strengthen the patient's healthy adult side by reflecting on what they learned in therapy and looking ahead to the post-treatment period.

Schema therapy - Borderline 4 - End of therapy

CBT 1 - Introduction

In this first session the therapist works on a case conceptualisation with the patient. He focuses on behavioral patterns, (core) beliefs and the current impact of early experiences. The therapist uses different interventions to achieve this. 

CBT 2 - Session 1

In this fourth therapy session, Steven is assisting patient Richard in cognitively restructuring one of his dysfunctional beliefs through a thought record and the Socratic dialogue.

CBT 3 - session 2

In this 15th session of therapy, Steven Meijer assists the patient in challenging negative expectations through a behavioral experiment. They define safety behaviors, the outcomes that would either refute or support the belief, and practice this functional behavior through role-play.

At the beginning of this session, Richard expresses anger about something that occurred in the previous session. The importance of the therapeutic relationship is explicitly addressed.

CBT 4 - Session 3

In this 29th therapy session, Steven Meijer and the patient are working towards the conclusion of the therapy. They discuss the closure of the therapy, reducing the frequency of sessions, and the impending farewell between the patient and the therapist. They also address the patient's ability to independently continue the therapeutic plan after the conclusion of therapy.

CBT 5 - Session 4

During this director’s cut of expert’s perspective, Steven Meijer provides further insight into his choices as a therapist, illustrated through excerpts from pivotal moments in the therapy sessions with Richard.

CBT 6 - Director’s cut of expert’s perspective

ISTDP Tapes

As becomes evident almost immediately in this fourth session (lasting 90 minutes), the unconscious/conscious working relationship with the patient is well underway. During the second and third sessions, his ego-adaptive capacity has been sufficiently restructured, allowing the patient to be strong enough to bring up his unconscious anger, associated feelings of guilt, his sorrow, and the related traumatic experiences.

ISTDP 3 - Session 2

Cognitive Processing Therapy with Patricia Resick

Cognitive Processing Therapy

In the opening session, Patricia discusses the previous Zoom conversation, in which the patient shares his experiences about his time in the military and his abduction. She particularly focuses on one of his most impactful traumas, delving deeper into it. Additionally, Patricia Resick provides the patient with a detailed explanation of what CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy) entails and how it can help him manage his trauma.

Cognitive Processing Therapy - Session 1

Cognitive Processing Therapy - Overview

During the second session, the patient was assigned the task of drafting an impact statement. Patricia and the patient collaboratively examine how this process unfolded for the patient, delving deeper into the emotions and experiences that surfaced during the writing.

Cognitive Processing Therapy - Session 2

Patricia Resick introduces various scenarios, such as the first scenario where the patient has an appointment at 9 o'clock and expects his wife to call him, but she ultimately does not. She explores with the patient how he would react to this and what emotions would arise in him in such a situation (and in the following situations).

The purpose of this conversation is to help the patient change his emotional responses by adding factual information to the discussed scenarios. Patricia Resick employs this approach to assist the patient in broadening his perspective and finding healthier ways to deal with his emotions.

Cognitive Processing Therapy - Session 3

Patricia Resick points out statistics indicating that Amsterdam is one of the safest cities in Europe. However, the patient still feels unsafe. She thoroughly guides the patient through the 'stuck points' in his thought patterns with determination and persistence.

Cognitive Processing Therapy - Session 4

From this session, the setup looks slightly different, as explained by Patricia Resick. They continue with a Zoom conversation. In the previous session, they ended with challenging questions, so now they focus on thought patterns, followed by topics such as safety and trust.

Cognitive Processing Therapy - Session 5

During the sixth session, a Zoom conversation takes place in which they follow the ABC model. "B" represents the sticking point they want to work on. The ABC model is a cognitive behavioral therapy technique that helps to understand the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. With the help of the ABC model, patients and therapists can together identify negative thought patterns and replace them with healthier, more realistic thoughts.

Cognitive Processing Therapy - Session 6

In the seventh session, they further explore the safety module. What is the concept behind safety? Discover how Patricia Resick addresses this and how she uses facts to help change the patient's emotions.

Cognitive Processing Therapy - Session 7

Probabilities, for the patient it is perhaps unlikely that he walks out of the door when it's unlocked. The upcoming module will therefore focus on trust, both in oneself and in others. They will work with various concepts.

Cognitive Processing Therapy - Session 8

NET Tapes with Willemijn

NET - Willemijn

In this first video of THE NET TAPES, Dr. Elisabeth Kaiser discusses the history of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) and what it means exactly. She also explains how NET works and how it can be applied to people with trauma. 

NET - Introduction

In the first therapy session, Dr. Elisabeth Kaiser meets patient Willemijn, who has been referred to her because she is struggling with mental health issues. During this initial session, Elisabeth gets to know Willemijn through a questionnaire to gain insight into her background and current emotional state. Elisabeth compares this process to visiting a general practitioner to identify the origins of specific symptoms. This is to find out where her trauma(s) are coming from.

NET - Session 1 - Willemijn

In this second session, Elisabeth starts by asking Willemijn how she feels after their first session to assess its impact on her. Following this, they begin to lay out Willemijn's lifeline. Symbols are used in the lifeline to describe situations, such as stones (unpleasant events), flowers (beautiful events), sticks (harm done to someone), and candles (loss of loved ones).

NET - Lifeline Willemijn

In this third session, Elisabeth delves deeper with Willemijn into one chosen trauma, one stone from her lifeline. Elisabeth refers to this as a "mountain tour," where she is the tour guide and Willemijn leads her along the path towards the trauma. Through asking questions, they navigate the entire path towards the trauma. This process may bring about a lot of fear, but it signifies that Willemijn is on the right path.

NET - Exposure Willemijn

In this fourth and final session, Elisabeth goes through the trauma once more with Willemijn to ensure she has understood everything correctly and to see if there are any missing points or adjustments needed. "Going through the movie one more time," as Elisabeth puts it.

Trauma Tapes

Trauma Tapes

Director's Cut

Grief Tapes

The Grief Tapes

EMDR Tapes

Expert's Perspective

EMDR Tapes with Lisanne

Integrating EMDR and Schema Therapy

Personality Tapes

Personality Tapes

PHS Tapes/TFP

MBT (EN)

DBT

PHS Tapes/APT

Schema Therapy - Borderline

CBT

ISTDP 3 - Session 2

ISTDP 3 - Session 2

Cognitive Processing Therapy

Cognitive Processing Therapy with Patricia Resick

NET Tapes

NET Tapes with Willemijn

NET Tapes with Pnin

Emotion Focused Therapy for Individuals Tapes

EFT-i Tapes

Schema Therapy Tapes

Body-Focused Schema Therapy Janis

Integrating EMDR and Schema Therapy

Couples Schema Therapy

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy - REBT