Mindfulness and Meditation in Trauma Treatment: The Inner Resources for Stress Program

This complete therapist guide presents an evidence-based group program developed over two decades to support resilience and recovery in people who have experienced trauma. Inner Resources for Stress (IR) weaves mindfulness, mantra repetition, and other meditative practices into nine structured yet flexible sessions. IR is a developmentally informed, culturally responsive approach grounded in cognitive-behavioral conceptualizations of trauma. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes assessment guidelines, session agendas, scripts for meditation practices, and a reproducible session-by-session Participant Guide for clients. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download printable copies of the reproducible materials, as well as audio tracks of the guided practices.


Author: Lynn C. Waelde
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Published: 11/19/2021
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.71lbs
Size: 10.40h x 7.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781462548125
ISBN10: 1462548121
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychopathology | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Medical | Psychiatry | General
- Social Science | Social Work

About the Author
Lynn C. Waelde, PhD, is Professor in the Psychology Department and Director of the Meditation and Psychology Area of Emphasis in the clinical psychology PhD program at Palo Alto University; Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine; and founder and Director of the Inner Resources Center, a center for mindfulness and meditation intervention, training, and research. Dr. Waelde completed her predoctoral internship at the VA Medical Center in New Orleans, where she was trained as a specialist in posttraumatic stress disorder. Her clinical and research interests focus on manifestations and treatment of stress disorders and therapeutic applications of meditation and mindfulness. She is a lifelong practitioner of yoga, mindfulness, and meditation.