Pat Pernicano
Pat Pernicano, PsyD, is a psychologist with South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio, where she specializes in the treatment of trauma and moral injury. She previously provided clinical and supervisory services at not-for-profit mental health agencies. Dr. Pernicano served as an associate adjunct professor and clinical faculty member in the Spalding University PsyD program from 1996 to 2015.
Family-Focused Trauma Intervention: Using Metaphor and Play with Victims of Abuse and Neglect
Treatment of abuse and neglect needs to be family-focused in order to reduce troubling symptoms, address family risk and relapse potential, treat cross-generational patterns, and remediate attachment... (more)
Metaphorical Stories for Child Therapy: Of Magic and Miracles
Therapeutic metaphor and stories have long been used within modalities such as hypnotherapy, play therapy, narrative therapies, and expressive therapies. Metaphorical interventions reduce client... (more)
Using Trauma-Focused Therapy Stories: Interventions for Therapists, Children, and Their Caregivers
Using Trauma-Focused Therapy Stories is a groundbreaking treatment resource for trauma-informed therapists who work with abused and neglected children ages nine years and older as well as their... (more)
Using Stories, Art, and Play in Trauma-Informed Treatment: Case Examples and Applications Across the Lifespan
This book shows new and experienced therapists how to use meaningful therapeutic material in art, stories, and play to facilitate shifts in outlook and behavior. Using a wide variety of case studies,... (more)
Using Trauma-Focused Therapy Stories: Interventions for Therapists, Children, and Their Caregivers
Using Trauma-Focused Therapy Stories is a groundbreaking treatment resource for trauma-informed therapists who work with abused and neglected children ages nine years and older as well as their... (more)