#158 What does ”trauma-informed” mean when it comes to hoarding? With Dr Jan Eppingstall

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In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Dr. Jan Eppingstall, a Melbourne-based counsellor, about what it means to take a trauma-informed approach to hoarding disorder. Stick around as we break down why understanding trauma is crucial for effective support and treatment.

• Trauma-informed approaches to understanding and treating hoarding
• Importance of understanding trauma's impact
• Concerns about wellbeing inquiries without adequate support preparation
• Collaboration in Trauma-Informed Care
• Practical Implementation for Non-Therapy Roles**
• Incorporate trauma-informed principles
• Sensitivity to potential triggers
• Misconceptions and Communication
• Fear factor surrounding trauma and its treatment
• Detailed trauma disclosure unnecessary for effective support
• Client Autonomy and Professional Boundaries
• Respecting clients' communication preferences
• Retraumatisation in Hoarding
• Harm of forced clearances and strangers touching possessions
• Negative impact of language and actions on hoarders
• Respectful Support Practices
• Building Trust
• Importance of building trust before intervening in a hoarder's space
• Ensuring professionals genuinely practice trauma-informed care
• Over-explaining as a stress response
• Broad approach of trauma-informed care
• Factors influencing trauma perception
• Trauma Definition
• Trauma and Hoarding
• Commonality of trauma in hoarding histories
• A supportive framework rather than a treatment model
• Five Pillars of Trauma-Informed Care
• Assuming trauma backgrounds in hoarding behaviour clients
• Loss of Control in Trauma
• Trauma involves loss of control; care pillars help restore it
• Tracking and managing nervous system responses
• Importance of recognising client-specific signs
• Term misuse by minimally trauma-informed trained professionals
• Dangers of Misleading Trauma Informed Claims
• Proper understanding of trauma to avoid harm
• Non-therapists adopting trauma-informed principles
• Importance of feeling present and calm during therapy
• Teaching clients to feel safe and grounded
• Clear Boundaries in Therapy
• Trauma Types and Responses**
• Variability of trauma
• Explanation of retraumatisation
• Managing Retraumatisation