International Journal of

Communal and Transgenerational Trauma

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International Humanistic Psychology Association and
Common Bond Institute

Author name: Courtenay Young

Courtenay Young is a UK and European registered psychotherapist and NHS counsellor. He lives and works near Edinburgh in Scotland, in the NHS, and in private practice. He has written and edited several books and many published articles. These can be accessed on his website: www.courtenay-young.com. He is currently the Editor of the International Journal of Psychotherapy. -- Email: courtenay@courtenay-young.com

Different Kinds of Transgenerational Trauma: Healing Old “Psychic Wounds” Through Psychotherapy

Scholarly Articles / By Courtenay Young

Abstract:This article looks at an overview of the concept of ‘transgenerational trauma’ – a phenomenon whereby the trauma that has occurred in one generation is ‘transmitted’ to another generation, and even another beyond that. This phenomenon occurs on a psychic level (often described as a ‘complex post-traumatic stress disorder’ mechanisms; or a ‘secondary traumatisation’), as …

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