Hope & Healing For Survivors
A Workbook for Women Who Have Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
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Find hope on the path to healing with this compassionate guide.
If you are a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, the first thing you should know is that it wasn't your fault. As a child, you put your trust in others, and they betrayed that trust. The effects of this breach of trust are devastating, far-reaching, and if you are still struggling with the aftermath of this violation as an adult, you are not alone--and there is nothing wrong with you. But there is hope for healing. This workbook will help you move past the trauma of your experience and take charge of your life.
Grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this powerful workbook for female survivors of childhood sexual abuse will help you identify your trauma triggers, balance intense emotions, and cultivate self-awareness. With this gentle guide, you'll also learn how to develop positive coping strategies, discover what is truly important to you, set goals, and build hope for the future.
Self-awareness and self-reflection are key components to healing the invisible wounds left behind by childhood sexual abuse and trauma. Filled with journaling exercises, check-in prompts, and mindfulness activities, this step-by-step workbook will help you process and move past what happened to you, so you can focus on your future.
About this Author
Stacey R. Pinatelli, PsyD, received her PsyD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University in Emeryville, CA. She completed her internship in clinical psychology at VA Northern California Health Care System, East Bay. She is completing her postdoctoral fellowship at Palo Alto VA Medical Center. She has clinical experience working with a diverse population of clients, including veterans, adolescents, trauma survivors across gender identifications, and clients experiencing learning difficulties requesting a neuropsychological assessment.
Pinatelli's work with veterans and trauma survivors has provided her with a strong foundation evaluating and treating clients with simple and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid psychiatric difficulties, as well as experience utilizing exposure-based treatment. She was previously involved in a study that implements hybrid protocols of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), ACT and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and ACT and written exposure therapy for PTSD symptoms, comorbid anxiety, depression, stress, psychological flexibility, state arousal and valence, values-based living, and interpersonal functioning. She is an active member of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), American Psychological Association (APA), and has been an AmeriCorps Member--Corporation for National and Community Service in her past clinical services.
Reviews
"Through education, reassurance, validation, and exercises that raise awareness and teach powerful skills, Hope and Healing for Survivors offers survivors concrete guidance and hope. Stacey Pinatelli's workbook is grounded, compassionate, and empowering."
--Matthew Cordova, PhD, clinical psychologist, and professor at Palo Alto University
"As a trauma therapist who has worked with survivors for over sixteen years, I highly recommend this workbook. Whether using alone or as an adjunct to therapy, Pinatelli gently leads readers through the healing process with empathy and compassion. Through psychoeducation and practical exercises, her workbook helps individuals build their capacity to process trauma, and empowers them to create the life they envision."
--Kate Stanford, LMHC, CCTP-II, trauma-focused therapist at the UR Medicine HEAL Collaborative in Rochester, NY, working with adults recovering from interpersonal violence
"Hope and Healing for Survivors offers female survivors of childhood sexual abuse not only a much-needed sense of hope, but a beautifully structured opportunity to process their trauma-related experiences. Pinatelli thoughtfully integrates clinical knowledge and heartfelt emotion throughout this powerful workbook. Each chapter, activity, checkpoint, and reflection utilize personal and reader-friendly language that allows survivors to progress at their own pace and manage feelings of overwhelm on their way to resiliency."
--Hadas Pade, PsyD, licensed clinical psychologist in Northern California who has worked in community mental health and academia for nearly twenty years, and currently teaches and supervises at The Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA
"Written with an authentic voice and accessible language, Pinatelli captures with clarity the stages of healing from childhood sexual abuse. Grounded in easy-to-understand conceptual explanations, the clear and focused exercises that Pinatelli has created lead the reader from awareness, through acceptance, self-care, and insight for integration of a balanced self-narrative; that is, from surviving to thriving."
--Reverend Christine M. Fahrenbach, PhD, clinical psychologist, former adjunct faculty at Palo Alto University and John F. Kennedy University, and Roman Catholic Womanpriest
"I work for a hospital at an adult behavioral health center. I found Stacey Pinatelli's book to be a practical and inspirational guide. It provides useful applications of DBT for working with clients who have had traumatic experiences. I thought the book could be used in sessions with clients as an adjunct, or possibly as a stand-alone self-help manual. Thanks for the opportunity to view this material."
--John Behling, LCSW, DCSW, clinical social worker in adult outpatient behavioral health services at Eastern Connecticut Health Network
"Hope and Healing for Survivors is a much-needed addition to the field of trauma treatment, especially for those who are not yet ready to let someone else in for this process of (re)building self-compassion, understanding, and acceptance. This workbook is a thoughtful and compassionate guide. It is a glimmer of light in the darkness. It is hope for those who have suffered that healing is in fact possible. Sometimes, that is all we need."
--Joanna Fava, PhD, clinical assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, and clinician/supervisor/consultant in private practice specializing in treating trauma and its impact
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