Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Prolonged Postdisaster Distress  Jessica L. Hamblen National Center for PTSD and Dartmouth Medical School  Laura E. Gibson National Center for PTSD and University of Vermont  Kim T. Mueser Dartmouth Medical School  Fran H. Norris National Center for PTSD and Dartmouth Medical School In this article, we present and illustrate cognitive-behavioral therapy for postdisaster distress. The treatment is for individuals who show more than normal transient stress after disaster and functions as an intermedi- ate step between traditional crisis counseling and longer-term mental health treatments. Thus, it is one part of a larger mental health disaster response and is designed to be implemented no sooner than 60 days post disaster. A clinical case demonstrates its process and technique in a community practice setting. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.* J Clin Psy- chol: In Session 62: 1043–1052, 2006. Keywords: disaster; psychotherapy; crisis; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); cognitive-behavioral therapy *This article is a U.S. Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: Jessica L. Hamblen, National Center for PTSD, VA Medical Center (116D), 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009; e-mail: jessica.hamblen@ dartmouth.edu JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: IN SESSION, Vol. 62(8), 1043–1052 (2006) © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20288