Jacqueline Heron
Registered Psychotherapist, Canada
Title: Why Trauma Informed Counselling is an Essential component of Women’s Addiction Treatment
Biography
Biography: Jacqueline Heron
Abstract
Women who are seeking addiction treatment often present with complex spectrum of issues, a history of trauma is often most specific to these presenting issues. Unfortunately, due to the stigma that is attached to women and addiction, trauma symptoms are often not detected and explored when women present for addiction treatment. Failing to address trauma symptoms can have devastating implications on the effectiveness of addiction treatment, which may result poor therapeutic rapport and disengagement in treatment.