
Human trafficking leaves deep neurological, emotional, and relational injuries that are often underserved by traditional mental-health systems. This report presents a practice-based pilot evaluation, initiated and funded by Rising Angels Awareness & Restorative Care, examining whether a structured, neuroscience-informed coaching protocol could meaningfully improve outcomes for women already receiving survivor support services. The pilot was designed as a service-evaluation and quality-improvement initiative — not a clinical trial — to assess the validity, safety, and practical utility of integrating the protocol into existing programming. Fourteen adult survivors of human trafficking enrolled; eleven completed the full protocol of five structured coaching sessions emphasizing emotional safety, minimal disclosure, autonomic regulation, and Visual-Spatial Tasking (VST)-based memory reconsolidation. A mixed-methods design combined quantitative pre- and post-protocol measures — an adapted PTSD Symptom Scale Interview (PSSI-5) and the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) — with qualitative participant feedback. Outcomes were encouraging: an 86.6% average reduction in PSSI-5 symptom severity, ten of eleven participants falling below the diagnostic threshold, significant shifts in time orientation, and improvements in sleep, emotional regulation, and non-triggerability. While preliminary and exploratory, the results support further investigation through larger, controlled studies.
This pilot was conducted as a service-evaluation and quality-improvement initiative involving existing clients of Rising Angels Awareness & Restorative Care. It does not constitute a clinical trial or academic research study. All results should be interpreted as preliminary and exploratory; individual outcomes may vary.
Memory reconsolidation, Trauma-informed care, Complex PTSD (CPTSD), Visual-Spatial Tasking (VST), PTSD, Neuroscience-informed coaching, Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI), Trauma recovery, Practice-based evidence, trauma, Trauma-focused NLP (tf-NLP), Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Affective Memory Resolution (AMR), Human trafficking, Survivor-led care, PSSI-5
Memory reconsolidation, Trauma-informed care, Complex PTSD (CPTSD), Visual-Spatial Tasking (VST), PTSD, Neuroscience-informed coaching, Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI), Trauma recovery, Practice-based evidence, trauma, Trauma-focused NLP (tf-NLP), Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Affective Memory Resolution (AMR), Human trafficking, Survivor-led care, PSSI-5
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