Trauma reminders for youth with complex trauma may be idiosyncratic (e.g., a color or internal feeling) or very general (e.g., adults correcting them using loud voices; hearing peers arguing). In either case they may not be easily recognized early in treatment. Identifying the youth's theme often facilitates the identification of trauma reminders since the reminders are often associated with the theme. As trauma reminders are identified, the therapist helps the youth and caregivers understand connections between these and the youth's regulation problems. Then they begin to develop stabilization skills to address them.Case example: Daniel's therapist described typical trauma reminders for youth who have experienced traumatic loss (e.g., that they may get very upset when other people act indifferently, do not say hello, or leave without warning. Daniel said that he hated when people “disrespect me.” For example, when a girl in school whom Daniel wanted to ask out did not talk to him, Daniel cut school to use drugs. Daniel did not initially connect this to his mother's neglect or grandma's death, but he agreed when the therapist said, “Some kids have been hurt in big ways. When someone hurts them now it reminds them of the big ways they were hurt before.” The therapist helped Daniel's adoptive mother understand this trauma reminder. Over time, and through ongoing parenting skills used in conjunction with coping skills for Daniel, adoptive mother became much better attuned to Daniel's sensitivity to rejection and how to successfully respond to this.