Perspectives on Complex Trauma — Journal Archive

Theoretical and Conceptual Paper · Open Access Kyd Shepherd Clinical psychologist in private and institutional practice Paris, France Corresponding author: Kyd Shepherd, psychologue-counsellor@tutamail.com Perspectives on Complex Trauma, Volume 7, Issue 1 (2026) Published: September 2026 Abstract In the last five years I have encountered and work with patients that weren’t able to recognise themselves in the mirror. In these patients, the phenomenon was observed in the contex

Reflective Practice Article · Open Access Rachel C Rashkin Independent Clinical Psychologist, Israel Corresponding author: Rachel C Rashkin, Shootpsychology@gmail.com Perspectives on Complex Trauma, Volume 7, Issue 1 (2026) Published: August 2026 Abstract This article explores the impact of adolescent identity formation following conversion to Orthodox Judaism. Through the lens of the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model (Shapiro, 2001, 2018), it integrates a deeply pe

Theoretical and Conceptual Paper · Open Access Karen O’Neill¹ and Tara McDonald² ¹ Independent Psychotherapist, Colchester, Essex, UK² Independent Psychotherapist, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK Corresponding author: Karen O’Neill, enquiries@pipsolutions.co.uk Perspectives on Complex Trauma, Volume 7, Issue 1 (2026) Published: August 2026 Abstract Over the past fifty years, there has been a significant body of evidence that details the impact of relational trauma on the infa

Policy Insight / Commentary · Open Access Kelly Jayne¹, Jane Bourne², Eleanor Keiller³, Eleanor Melvin⁴ and Simon Hackett² ¹ Independent Researcher, UK² Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Newcastle University, Population Health Sciences Institute, UK³ Youth Resilience Unit, Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, UK⁴ Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, UK Corresp

Brief Report · Open Access Nicola Forino¹, Tom Carter², Ruth Fyffe-Macleod¹, Dushka Muthiah¹, Catherine West¹ and Dasal Abayaratne¹ ¹ Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, England² York St John University, England Corresponding author: Nicola Forino, nicola.forino@sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk Perspectives on Complex Trauma, Volume 7, Issue 1 (2026) Published: August 2026 Download full text (PDF) Abstract This service evaluation examined the outcomes of