Complex PTSD

What helps?

Trauma-focused therapies (EMDR, trauma-focused CBT) have the most evidence for PTSD and help many people with complex PTSD. Phase-based approaches like STAIR stabilize first and were built for the complex version. Body-first work (yoga, somatic therapy) has growing support for the alarm side. The relational injury heals relationally: one steady person, over a long time.

Clinical consensus

Think you have Complex PTSD? You may also have:

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Sound familiar?

Karatzias et al. 2024 — STAIR for complex PTSD

Not medical advice, not a diagnosis, and not something Dreamlab treats. This is a map for the curious. The colored dot tells you how solid each piece is.