The Counting Method: A Treatment Technique for PTSD
by Frank Ochberg
Learn how to use a powerful technique for treating PTSD by watching an actual therapy session in the middle of a long-term course of treatment.
Traumatic memories invade the consciousness of those who suffer from PTSD, presenting a profound challenge for both the survivor and therapist. In this video, Ochberg explains and models his Counting Method, a simple yet effective tool used to master the flashbacks and intrusive recollections so common in PTSD.

During this extraordinary session, Ochberg works with a client with PTSD who is midway through a long-term, outpatient therapy. You’ll see Ochberg explain the Counting Method to her, guide and anchor her through the recollection of a traumatic event, and then discuss and debrief the experience with her. It is powerful to watch this client move into, through and out of the pain of the torturous memories she brings forth. Ochberg teaches us a valuable lesson on how to work safely, effectively and compassionately with such difficult material.
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Length of video: 00:25:00

English subtitles available

Individual ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-183-6

Individual ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-183-2

Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-184-4

Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-184-9

Frank Ochberg, MD has been a leading authority on the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder since the 1960s and helped define PTSD for its inclusion in the DSM. He has received many awards for his work, most recently the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. He founded Gift From Within and is currently a professor of psychiatry at Michigan State University.

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