Therapist Guides

A bundle of all therapist guides associated with the Module 1 training. (Introduction, Stage 1 & 2)

A bundle of all therapist guides associated with the Module 2 training. (Stage 3, 4 & 5)

A bundle of all therapist guides associated with the Module 3 training. (Stages 6, 7, 8 & 9)

The first few sessions of therapy are when a practitioner "builds the therapy box" setting up the process to be effective and healthy. This document presents a recommended outline of the first four sessions.

Byron Kehler takes copious notes by hand during sessions and always has. He discusses the advantages of this in the Core training. This is a template similar to what he uses.

A simple Client Fact Sheet for the inside cover of your client file, meant to keep crucial details always in reach. Developed by Byron Kehler over years of practice.

This guide offers key principles for the art of reading a client's story, as well as common story elements.

Inventory of sexual abuse after-effects specifically for men.

This guide walks the practitioner through the elements of processing a specific Timeline event with a client.

A series of questions to help the practitioner unearth the client's beliefs about their own story.

An introduction to the Story Informed Marriage Model, developed by Kristen Dodson, a SITT-certified therapist, who uses the timeline of a relationship in couple's work.

This extensive guide introduces the Timeline, the heart of Story-Informed Trauma therapy.

An extensive guide for the specialized use of the Genogram exercise as a foundation for the Story Timeline.

Inventory of sexual abuse after-effects specifically for women.

Inventory of sexual abuse after-effects specifically for youth.

Selecting a therapist is an important decision to be made with great care. This handout provides a framework for choosing a therapist who is a good match for your goals.

The distinctions between ordinary memory and traumatic memory regarding trustworthiness.

A rationale for therapists to use with Christian clients who are suspicious of therapy.

Some clients raised in certain Christian communities were taught that it is faithful for Christians to set the past behind them, or to "forgive and forget." This essay addresses how to deal with this in therapy.

The Trauma Memory Virus is a client-friendly explanation of the impact of trauma on memory, based on the BASK model of storage and recall.

Concise guide for therapists using the FAMILI exercise with their clients.

Guidance for arranging a safe and responsible offender confrontation.

Checklist of DID Indications to assist a therapist in guiding treatment.

A brief essay on the connections between forgiveness and therapy, and how to avoid an abusive form of forgiveness.

This guide presents a list of important areas of concern for the therapist to explore in the story of a client where Ritual Abuse is suspected.

Therapists need a healthy understanding and therapeutic perspective on forgiveness to guide clients.