Sexual Trauma Books
Understandably, sexual trauma is a difficult subject to discuss, let alone heal, with many victims preferring to refrain from social contact during their initial phases of recovery. Thankfully, some lend their experiences and their methods for dealing with trauma in book form. These works, along with others that integrate the physiological research of trauma into treatment, may help some find the strength to begin the process of healing.
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By Bass, E. and Davis, L., 2008
This book is a guide that offers hope and a map of the healing journey to women with childhood sexual trauma histories—and to those who care about her. Weaving together personal experience with professional knowledge, the authors provide clear explanations, practical suggestions, and support throughout the healing process. Readers will feel recognized and encouraged by hundreds of moving first-person stories drawn from interviews and the authors’ extensive work with survivors, both nationally and internationally.
By Babette Rothschild, 2000
This gracefully written book full of absorbing case studies integrates the physiological research of trauma into treatment. She sensitively instructs that trauma therapy requires flexibility and self-awareness and that “putting on the brakes” is paramount to ensuring client safety.
By Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D., 2014
In this triumphant book Bessel van der Kolk explains how trauma effects brain development and attachment systems. He gives us a fusion of clinical cases, neuroscience and humanism to heal trauma.