COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025)

Yoga as a Trauma-Informed Approach to Working with Clients

Dossaji, Amanda (Unknown)
Dickens, Kristen N. (Unknown)
Leachman, Kathryn (Unknown)
Deal, Lyndsay (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 May 2025

Abstract

The practice of yoga has a long history of being used by practitioners for desired mental and physical benefits. The authors focused on the duality of this psychological and physical benefit when combining yoga with a traditional talk therapy group for individuals to process traumatic experiences. Group curriculum, procedures, and rationale are provided and reviewed. Yoga practices were implemented in this format as a form of expressive arts therapy for clients. This article outlines a therapeutic tool combining principles of yoga and talk therapy based on past research. This is not intended to be an empirical article; however, the information contributes to the current body of literature on yoga as a form of expressive arts therapy for clients with trauma-related presenting issues. The authors share anecdotal evidence of a counselor’s use of yoga in combination with group talk therapy and its perceived effectiveness on participants.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

counsedu

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

Description

COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education Electronic ISSN: 2548-3498 is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Indonesian Institute for Counseling, Education, and Therapy in Collaboration with the Indonesian Counselor Association. Established in 2016, this journal ...