Transgenerational trauma refers to a type of trauma that does not end with the individual. Instead, it lingers and gnaws through one generation to the next. ... What's less clear is how this trauma is actually transmitted from one generation to the next.
How can generational trauma be cured?
If you and your therapist identify that you might be experiencing generational trauma your therapist may suggest one of these types of therapy:
- Theraplay.
- Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
- Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT)
- Family Play Therapy.
- Family Systems Therapy.
- Working through a Genogram.
How do you break the cycle of intergenerational trauma?
Additionally, within the family systems approach therapists are able to redirect and help heal pain from intergenerational trauma by utilizing 4 strategies: use of culture informed treatment, interruption of unhealthy family communication patterns, giving trauma a voice within the family, and helping parents offer ...
