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Author Spotlight: Dr. Karen Treisman
Dr. Karen Treisman ____________
Dr. Karen Treisman, MBE, is an award-winning specialist Clinical Psychologist, trainer, and bestselling author, working in London, UK. Karen is also the Director of Safe Hands and Thinking Minds Training and Consultancy Services. Follow Karen on Twitter @dr_treisman
A Treasure Box for Creating TraumaInformed Organizations
A Ready-to-Use Resource for Trauma, Adversity, and Culturally Informed, Infused and Responsive Systems Dr. Karen Treisman
A ready-to-use resource for organizations and systems on how to develop trauma-, adversity-, and culturallyinformed, infused, and responsive practice.
Expert knowledge is presented in a bright and easy-tounderstand way. Every chapter contains a huge array of colour photocopiable worksheets, downloadable materials, practical ideas, reflective questions, and exercises ready to use both individually and organizationally.
Covering guidance on policies, recruitment, supervision, language, cultural humility, co-production, team meeting ideas, staff wellbeing and more, this is the ultimate treasure trove for getting your organization truly and meaningfully trauma-informed.
“Dr. Karen Treisman is a sensitive, knowledgeable, creative clinician and teacher. She is an artist who is able to integrate two distinctly different ways of knowing, given our divided brains, and in doing so produces tools that are easy to understand and easy to use. This new toolbox is precisely that – a set of powerful and imaginative tools that help individuals and organizations understand what has gone wrong for the people in their care and how to make it right.”
– Sandra L. Bloom, M.D., Associate Professor A Therapeutic Treasure Box for Working with Children and Adolescents with Developmental Trauma
Creative Techniques and Activities Dr. Karen Treisman
X marks the spot! The go-to compendium for working with children and teens with relational or developmental trauma, combining the latest theory and practice with creative and expressive activities.
Like a treasure chest, this resource overflows with valuable resources – information, ideas and techniques to inspire and support those working with children who have experienced relational and developmental trauma.
Drawing on a range of therapeutic models including systemic, psychodynamic, trauma, sensory, neurobiological, neurocognitive, attachment, cognitive behavioural, and creative ideas, Dr. Karen Treisman explains how we understand trauma and its impact on children, teens and their families. She details how it can be seen in symptoms such as nightmares, sleeping difficulties, emotional dysregulation, rage, and outbursts.
“Are you working with traumatized children? Karen Treisman’s book is a MUST read!”
– Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S
2017 | £32.99 | 424pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781784505530
The Parenting Patchwork Treasure Deck
A Creative Tool for Assessments, Interventions, and Strengthening Relationships with Parents, Carers, and Children Dr. Karen Treisman
Illustrated by Richy K. Chandler
A versatile, easy to use deck of cards, designed by Dr. Karen Treisman to help explore and assess parent-child/carer-child relationships. 100 colourful cards and a detailed guide will help you to explore children’s needs, explore the impact of trauma and structure questions for parents/carers.
2020 | £29.99 | cards | World rights available | isbN-9781787753082
Dr. Karen Treisman’s Therapeutic Activity Books
6-Book Collection Dr. Karen Treisman
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A valuable resource for anyone working with children aged 5–10.
The activity books feature an illustrated story followed by a treasure trove of fun activities, and therapeutic worksheets. The final section of the activity books features CBT-informed guidance for parents, carers and professionals.
The stories which feature in these activity books are also available as stand-alone books, in Dr. Karen Treisman’s Big Feelings Stories series.
Mar 2022 | £120.00 | 984pp (coMbiNed) | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781839973758
A Therapeutic Treasure Deck of Grounding, Soothing, Coping and Regulating Cards
Dr. Karen Treisman
Illustrated by Richy K. Chandler
The perfect tool to add to any ‘therapeutic treasure box’: a set of 70 cards designed for coping, regulating, grounding and soothing activities for children (6+), teens and adults.
2018 | £22.99 | 6+ years | cards | World rights available | isbN 9781785925290
The Trauma Treasure Deck
A Creative Tool for Assessments, Interventions, and Learning for Work with Adversity and Stress in Children and Adults Dr. Karen Treisman
Illustrated by Richy K. Chandler
Essential trauma cards from Dr. Karen Treisman: a versatile tool comprising 110 cards and a booklet for practitioners supporting children and adults who’ve experienced trauma, stress and adversity.
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Dr. Karen Treisman’s Big Feelings Stories
6-Book Collection Dr. Karen Treisman
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Take children on therapeutic adventures, from deep in the Okavango delta to the depths of the sea. The six stories have been written to help children’s difficulties with anxiety, bereavement, trauma, nightmares and sleep-related problems, low self-esteem and selfregulation and relaxation.
This set is an ideal resource for any school library, or for services supporting children aged 5–10. The stories in this series also feature in Dr. Karen Treisman’s Therapeutic Activity Books – which include the same stories, but with additional activities and worksheets, and guidance for adults.
Mar 2022 | £50.00 | 268pp (coMbiNed) | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781839973741
Dr. Karen Treisman
Illustrated by Richy K. Chandler
Offering a simple and creative way for children or teens to talk about their thoughts and feelings, this deck of cards is the perfect tool for adults working with children aged 6+.
2017 | £22.99 | 6–18 years | cards | World rights available | isbN-9781785923982
Dr. Karen Treisman
Illustrated by Richy K. Chandler
Dr. Karen Treisman’s colourful deck of self-esteem and strengths cards provides a creative way to open discussions and explore feelings with children aged 6+ and teens.
2021 | £22.99 | 6–18 years | cards | World rights available | isbN-9781787757851
