I met my new psychologist in Manhattan’s ugliest office building. “Hello,” she said, opening her door with a big smile. She introduced herself as “Doctor” followed by her last initial. Let’s call her ...
Written exposure therapy (WET) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was just as effective as prolonged exposure therapy (PE), results of a new randomized clinical trial show. Investigators also ...
Female veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and clear memory of the trauma that caused it at least three months before (N=284) were randomized to prolonged exposure (a type of cognitive ...
Over the year, I received in-depth training in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and began training in Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) in 2018. I’m Dr. Sara Aslan, PhD, I am a licensed Psychologist, ...
A major trauma can have devastating effects on a person's life. Many of the men and women I've treated in my therapy practice told me that their lives changed dramatically after the traumatic event.