The treatment method being used here is CPT, cognitive processing therapy.
It seems like an intense form of “find the stories in your beliefs”, separating facts from emotions and beliefs.
I used the word intense already, it looks like it will be very very intense. No looking away and trying again at a later time. Sure, you can cry, that doesn’t mean you can walk away and not deal with whatever that issue is at the moment.
This afternoon is essays, homework.
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Ann
/ May 31, 2012http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/cognitive_processing_therapy.asp
Reads like a slightly mellower CBT, which I thought was the standard therapy VA used for PTSD patients. A friend with severe anxiety found CBT really helpful, but had to go through it a few times before he figured out which parts were useful and which he needed to just set aside because they weren’t right for him. I hope you’re able to get some real good out of it.