CPT

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CPT operates on the framework that PTSD symptoms occur when the natural recovery process after a traumatic event gets stalled. This usually happens because the brain creates unhelpful or inaccurate beliefs about why the trauma occurred or what it means for the future.

CPT is time-limited and highly manualized, meaning it follows a specific protocol across sessions.

• Duration: Typically runs for 8 to 12 sessions (usually weekly or biweekly for 50–60 minutes).

• Format: Offered as individual therapy, structured group therapy, or a combination.

• Out-of-Session Practice: Clients complete targeted worksheets between sessions to practice identifying and challenging automatic trauma-related thoughts in real-time.

CPT also focuses on how trauma altered the client's perspective across 5 core life domains:

1. Safety: Balancing realistic risk assessment with excessive hypervigilance.

2. Trust: Distinguishing who is safe to trust rather than avoiding everyone.

3. Power / Control: Reclaiming a sense of agency and efficacy.

4. Esteem: Addressing self-blame, shame, or altered self-worth.

5. Intimacy: Repairing the capacity to feel emotionally or physically connected to others.