Therapeutic Sound: Establishing Safety, Regulation, and Attachment in Adults With Developmental Trauma

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dc.contributor.authorFox-Smith, Melanie
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-23T19:49:59Z
dc.date.available2024-04-23T19:49:59Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-16
dc.description.abstractThis comprehensive research analysis explores the intricate relationship between developmental trauma (DT), psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), attachment theory, and the application of therapeutic sound to address the outcomes of early life adversity. Highlighting trauma’s impact on the nervous system, it traces the evolution of our understanding of psychological trauma as neurobiological injuries that profoundly affect physical and mental health. It highlights the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) study, emphasizing the pathophysiological adaptations from early ongoing and unresolvable stress. Advocating a holistic approach to counselling, this paper highlights innovative therapeutic interventions that include the nervous system in treatment planning, while working to support the client’s sense of safety, security, and capacity for healthy relationships. Informed by research in PNI and social neurobiology, theory on therapeutic sound guides how to support nervous system regulation and promote healing of neurophysiological injuries resulting from trauma. This capstone research project broadens the scope of interventions available to counsellors and psychotherapists working with DT and opens avenues for future research in social neurobiology and the therapeutic potentials of sound. It calls for a paradigm shift towards a more integrative, client-oriented approach that centers on the biological underpinnings of trauma, with a focus on fostering resilience and well-being for adults who have experienced early life adversity.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/2432
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjecttherapeutic sound
dc.subjectsound therapy
dc.subjectcomplex trauma
dc.subjectdevelopmental trauma
dc.subjectpsychoneuroimmunology
dc.subjectsocial neurobiology
dc.subjectholisitic counselling
dc.titleTherapeutic Sound: Establishing Safety, Regulation, and Attachment in Adults With Developmental Trauma
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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