The Richard's Trauma Process (TRTP™) is a dynamic, rich and sequenced series of steps, which, if separated would not be anywhere near as powerful as they are combined. It is unique, allowing space for the individual client’s needs to be met.

 

The TRTP model views the cause of anxiety, depression, PTSD and most other mental health issues, if not caused by physical illness or brain injury, as being caused by unresolved distressing events from the past.

The body, indeed the whole being, continues to respond as if those events are happening now. The results are the symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD etc.*

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Trauma is stored in the unconscious, not in the conscious mind. (Levine, van der Kolk, Rothschild, Ogden,). In order to deal with trauma where it is stored, in the unconscious and in the body, TRTP™ uses the language of the unconscious and body - deep imagination. Using deep imagination, the requirements for trauma to be resolved are met.

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*From What Is TRTP?