Inner child work is a trauma-informed approach used in complex trauma therapy to address the long-term effects of childhood trauma, emotional neglect, and relational wounds. It focuses on how early experiences shape beliefs, nervous system responses, and relationship patterns that continue into adulthood.
Rather than revisiting traumatic events in detail, inner child work supports healing through safety, self-compassion, and emotional regulation in the present. This approach can help reduce symptoms of complex trauma, including anxiety, shame, dissociation, and difficulties with trust and self-worth.
Inner child work is often integrated into trauma therapy to support deep, lasting healing and reconnection with the self.
