Trauma-Attachment Tangle

Trauma-Attachment Tangle offers informative and inspiring clinical stories of children who have complex trauma and attachment issues from experiences such as adoption, hospitalization, or death of a parent. Some of these children display puzzling or extreme symptoms like prolonged tantrums, self-hatred, attacking their parents or being fearful of common things like lights, solid foods or clothing. Dr. Lovett presents strategies for unraveling the traumatic origins of children's symptoms and gives a variety of tools for treating complex trauma and for promoting attunement and attachment.

Joan Lovett, MD, is a behavioral pediatrician practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and an EMDRIA Approved Consultant. She has given presentations and trainings about treating childhood trauma in the US, Canada, Central America, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Lovett is also the author of Small Wonders: Healing Childhood Trauma with EMDR.

Introduction Part I: The Clinical Stories 1. Amy: Violent Behavior in an Adopted Toddler 2. Monica: EMDR for a Young Child 3. Danilo: Hospitalization for Asthma Affected the Whole Family 4. Max: Following Symptoms Back to their Preverbal Origin 5. Aiden: Including Parents in their Child's Trauma Resolution 6. Charles and Tomas: Angry Boys, Out-of-Sync Parents 7. Zachary: Dealing with the Loss of a Parent 8. Joey: Developmental Disabilities Complicating Trauma Resolution 9. Vivian and Jenny: Sisters' Different Expression of Trauma 10. Ollie: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduate Part II: Cultivating Positive Emotions 11. Strategies for Resource Enhancement 12. Games for Promoting Connection and Cooperation 13. Additional Aids to Therapy with Children Part III. Writing The New Story 14. A Healing Narrative: What? Why? How? Part IV: Conclusion 15. Trauma, Attachment, EMDR and Health