Skrypynets S. M. 1
| 1 Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine |
Abstract
Background and Aim of Study: Mental trauma and its consequences are among the most common and at the same time the most complex problems of modern clinical practice. This is especially true in areas affected by war. A trauma-focused therapist systematically immerses himself in narratives of extreme suffering: violence, losses, disasters, hostilities, etc. Sometimes he simultaneously faces his own professional burnout, secondary traumatization, and his own life crisis. Such professional influence inevitably creates a specific risk in the form of a multiple crisis, which has no analogs in other types of psychotherapeutic work.
The aim of the study: to analyse the phenomenon of multiple crises in the work of a trauma-focused therapist with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and to offer practical recommendations for overcoming it.
Conclusions: The multiple crises that trauma-focused therapists regularly face when working with complex post-traumatic stress disorder are not resolved either by hasty technicalisation according to the protocol or by compassionate attachment. Conscious self-compassion is a more effective mechanism of psychotherapeutic practice. It allows the therapist to regulate their own problems while maintaining the clinical structure of care. This preserves the effectiveness of psychotherapy while preventing professional decompensation.
Keywords
conscious self-compassion, trauma-focused psychotherapy, multiple crises, complex post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Skrypynets Serhii Mykhaylovych – https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4505-0524;
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APA
Skrypynets, S. M. (2026). Multiple crises in the work of a trauma-focused therapist with complex post-traumatic stress disorder International Journal of Science Annals, 9(1), 01–03. https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2026.1.4
Harvard
Skrypynets, S. M. "Multiple crises in the work of a trauma-focused therapist with complex post-traumatic stress disorder" International Journal of Science Annals, [online] 9(1), pp. 01–03. viewed 30 June 2026, https://culturehealth.org/ijsa_archive/ijsa.2026.1.4.pdfVancouver
Skrypynets S. M. Multiple crises in the work of a trauma-focused therapist with complex post-traumatic stress disorder. International Journal of Science Annals [Internet]. 2026 [cited 30 June 2026]; 9(1): 01–03. Available from: https://culturehealth.org/ijsa_archive/ijsa.2026.1.4.pdf https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2026.1.4
