Extensive List of Evidence Based Trauma Therapies

Here is an extensive list of evidence-based trauma therapies:

I. Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT)

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Prolonged Exposure (PE)
  • Cognitive Therapy (CT)
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD (CBCT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
  • Written Exposure Therapy (WET)
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP)
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia (CBT-F)

II. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • EMDR Therapy
  • Resource Installation

III. Mindfulness-Based Interventions

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

IV. Other Evidence-Based Therapies

  • Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
  • Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
  • Seeking Safety
  • Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy for PTSD (BEPP)
  • Group Therapy for Trauma-Related Shame (GTRS)
  • Integrated Cognitive-Affective Therapy (ICAT)
  • Present-Centered Therapy (PCT)
  • Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET)
  • Trauma Systems Therapy (TST)
  • Stress Inoculation Training (SIT)
  • Relational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
  • Imaginal Exposure Therapy (IE)
  • Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT)
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (TLDP)
  • Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM)
  • Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP)
  • Ego State Therapy
  • Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP)
  • Play Therapy
  • Somatic Experiencing (SE)
  • Supportive Psychotherapy
  • Affect Phobia Therapy
  • Body-Oriented Trauma Therapy (BOTT)
  • Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)
  • Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
  • Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM)
  • Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Prolonged Exposure (DBT-PE)
  • Eclectic Psychotherapy for Trauma-Exposed Adolescents (EPTA)
  • Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
  • Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP)
  • Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy (ERRT)
  • Family-Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (FB-IPT)
  • Group Trauma Intervention (GTI)
  • Healing Touch
  • Imagery Rescripting and Reprocessing Therapy (IRRT)
  • Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)
  • Multimodal Narrative Exposure Therapy (M-NET)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (NR)
  • Person-Centered Therapy (PCT)
  • Play Therapy (PT)
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychoeducational Treatment (PE-T)
  • Posttraumatic Stress Management (PSM)
  • Progressive Counting (PC)
  • Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT)
  • Psychosocial Group Intervention (PGI)
  • Psychosynthesis
  • Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR)
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Strengths-Based Case Management (SBCM)
  • Systematic Desensitization
  • Tai Chi
  • Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET)
  • Trauma-Focused Group Psychotherapy (TFGP)
  • Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy (TIEAT)
  • Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)
  • Yoga