trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy

noun

A psychotherapeutic approach, often used with children and adolescents, that addresses emotional and behavioral difficulties due to a traumatic event by discussing or talking over the event with the patient.

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TF-CBT
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Meanings

nountrauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (uncountable)

alternative trauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy · alternative trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy

  1. uncountableA psychotherapeutic approach, often used with children and adolescents, that addresses emotional and behavioral difficulties due to a traumatic event by discussing or talking over the event with the patient.

    Synonyms: TF-CBT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA psychotherapeutic approach, often used with children and adolescents, that addresses emotional and behavioral difficulties due to a traumatic event by discussing or talking over the event with the patient.

Similar
TF-CBT
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APA

trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trauma%20focused%20cognitive%20behavioral%20therapy

MLA

“trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trauma%20focused%20cognitive%20behavioral%20therapy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trauma%20focused%20cognitive%20behavioral%20therapy.

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