Therapy in a Nutshell Courses

Emotional Flashbacks - 13 Strategies for Childhood Trauma from Pete Walker's Book on CPTSD

Master 13 evidence-based strategies to manage emotional flashbacks from childhood trauma and CPTSD, including grounding techniques, inner child healing, and building resilience.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Heal from Medical PTSD - Medical Trauma

Understand medical PTSD symptoms, causes, and healing approaches including somatic therapy, EMDR, and exposure therapy to overcome healthcare-related trauma and anxiety.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Power of IFS to Heal Trauma - No Bad Parts Book Summary

Explore Internal Family Systems therapy through Richard Schwartz's "No Bad Parts" - understand your protective parts, heal trauma, and connect with your compassionate Self.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mapping Your Parts - This IFS Exercise Can Help You Heal Trauma

Discover how to heal trauma using Internal Family Systems by mapping your inner parts through a step-by-step exercise that brings clarity to internal conflicts and emotional reactions.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Embodiment Meditation - A Transformative Exercise for Processing Painful Emotions

Master embodiment meditation to process anxiety, depression, anger, and grief by sitting with difficult emotions and learning to coexist with physical sensations.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stuck in the Freeze Response? How to Convert Toxic Stress into Healthy Action

Discover how to break free from the freeze response by transforming toxic stress into purposeful action through service, small steps, and nervous system regulation techniques.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

9 Micro Habits for Self-Regulation of Trauma or Anxiety

Discover 9 science-based micro habits to regulate your nervous system, reduce anxiety, and build resilience after trauma through simple daily practices for lasting recovery.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Armoring - How Trauma Gets Embodied as Tension, Chronic Pain, Jumpiness or Emotional Walls

Understand how trauma manifests as physical tension, emotional walls, and hypervigilance, plus learn somatic practices to gently release armoring and rebuild safety.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Restoring Your Internal Sense of Safety After Trauma with CPTSD - A Polyvagal Approach

Discover how to rebuild your internal sense of safety after childhood trauma using polyvagal theory, somatic practices, and nervous system regulation techniques with CPTSD expert guidance.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Trauma-Fueled Nightmares and Night Terrors with PTSD

Understand the difference between nightmares and night terrors, their connection to PTSD, and discover effective treatments like Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for better sleep.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

6 Deep and Lasting Ways to Improve Your Self-Esteem

Discover 6 evidence-based practices to rebuild self-worth: clarify values, transform negative self-talk, recognize strengths, embrace gifts, serve others, and accept compliments authentically.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Cognitive Distortion of Discounting the Positive - Mental Habit That Fuels Depression

Discover how the cognitive distortion of "discounting the positive" fuels depression and learn practical CBT techniques to overcome this mental habit that prevents you from feeling happiness and joy.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

9 Life Changing Treatments for Treatment Resistant Depression

Discover 9 intensive, science-backed interventions for treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, and PTSD when standard approaches fail, offering hope and effective alternatives for those struggling with severe mental health conditions.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

10 Quick Questions about OCD

Gain insights into OCD as a specialist answers 10 key questions, covering brain differences, intrusive thoughts, effective treatments like ERP, medication options, family support strategies, and various OCD subtypes.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Lasting Treatments for Anxiety vs Coping Skills - Understanding Treatment Effectiveness

Discover the crucial difference between short-term coping mechanisms and lasting anxiety treatments, understanding why some therapeutic approaches may not provide the long-term relief you seek.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video