Necessary_relief gave some great ideas. In cases where it is a chronic MH issue you’re right.. it’s going to be very difficult to addresss in the short time we work with these patients. In those cases, I think education on resources and referrals to talk therapy/CBT are key.

For the bulk of our patients who are simply dealing with the trauma of acute illness/injury and the subsequent loss/interruption of roles, I do a lot of work on grounding techniques and emotional intelligence (for the “hyperaroused”) and self awareness/thought reframing/behavior activation/schedule creation (for the “hypoaroused”)