The counting method (CM), also known as Ochberg's counting method, is a therapeutic treatment designed to help with the desensitization of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
Ochberg, who'd previously helped to define and characterize post traumatic stress disorder, began using the CM in his private practice as a means of combating PTSD symptoms.
Subsequently, clinician and client work to reframe that traumatic memory and minimize or eliminate the discomfort associated with it.
[2] A recent study sought to compare the CM to other existing forms of PTSD treatment.
The study divided 38 women among three forms of PTSD therapy, including the CM.