PTSD assessment and why intensive trauma therapy works

Expert/s: Dr Grant Blake
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In this episode, Clinical Psychologist Dr Grant Blake joins host Dr Rebecca Overton to unpack contemporary best practice in assessing and managing PTSD and complex PTSD:

  • Distinguish PTSD from complex PTSD, including disturbances of self-organisation
  • Explore why early trauma-focused treatment matters and why recovery is still possible
  • Learn how intensive trauma programs deliver prolonged exposure
  • Understand how EMDR works and key considerations for safe clinical care

 

Expert: Dr Grant Blake, Clinical Pyschologist

Host: Dr Rebecca Overton, GP & Medical Educator

Total time: 47 mins

 

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Last Updated: 9 Jul, 2026

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