{"product_id":"contemporary-body-psychotherapy-9780415439381","title":"Contemporary Body Psychotherapy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemporary Body Psychotherapy: The Chiron Approach\u003c\/em\u003e looks at the ground-breaking work of the London based Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy, a training centre recognised worldwide by professionals in the field. The book brings together Chiron trainers and therapists, describing how their integrative approach has enabled cutting-edge thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into two parts, the book deals with topics including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe roots and the development of the Chiron approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eself-regulation  an evolving concept at the heart of body psychotherapy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe evolution of an embodied, integral and relational approach to psychotherapy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emoving towards an integrative model of trauma therapy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the psychotherapeutic profession has turned its interest towards the body and its intrinsic psychological dimension, \u003cem\u003eContemporary Body Psychotherapy: The Chiron Approach\u003c\/em\u003e offers a timely and valuable contribution to the literature. It will pr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Essential reading for anyone seriously interested in body psychotherapy.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Nick Totton, body psychotherapy trainer and author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I found \u003c\/em\u003eContemporary Body Psychotherapy\u003cem\u003e a rewarding book to read, reminding me, as it did, of my own origins as a body psychotherapist and suggesting some directions I could have followed, but didn't, in my subsequent career. It will also be useful to anyone interested in body psychotherapy and will be interesting to anyone involved in psychotherapy training and development.\" - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeoff Lamb, \u003cem\u003eSelf and Society\u003c\/em\u003e, 36(4), Jan-Feb, 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Editor Linda Hartley’s earlier book \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewas a sophisticated description of her personal, holistic and transpersonal approach to somatic psychology as a mode of human growth and healing. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eHer incisive approach is again obvious in this collection of articles by trainers and therapists at the well-known Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy in London.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Jacqueline A. Carleton, \u003cem\u003eKeep in Touch\u003c\/em\u003e, Issue 36, Winter\/Spring 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Overall, this book is a delightful resource for Gestalt therapists, supervisors and trainers. It is a fine celebration of the work of Chiron over twenty years and brings together disparate voices into a coherent and meaningful whole. Linda Hartley deserves credit for achieving this through her succinct and evocative summaries of each section...This book invites the reader into energetic engagement with the theory and practice of body psychotherapy, and it is impossible not to be touched by each of the authors in some way.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - Belinda Harris, \u003cem\u003eBritish Gestalt Journal,\u003c\/em\u003e Vol. 18, No. 2, December 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Essential reading for anyone seriously interested in body psychotherapy.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Nick Totton, body psychotherapy trainer and author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I found \u003c\/em\u003eContemporary Body Psychotherapy\u003cem\u003e a rewarding book to read, reminding me, as it did, of my own origins as a body psychotherapist and suggesting some directions I could have followed, but didn't, in my subsequent career. It will also be useful to anyone interested in body psychotherapy and will be interesting to anyone involved in psychotherapy training and development.\" - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeoff Lamb, \u003cem\u003eSelf and Society\u003c\/em\u003e, 36(4), Jan-Feb, 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Overall, this book is a delightful resource for Gestalt therapists, supervisors and trainers. It is a fine celebration of the work of Chiron over twenty years and brings together disparate voices into a coherent and meaningful whole. Linda Hartley deserves credit for achieving this through her succinct and evocative summaries of each section...This book invites the reader into energetic engagement with the theory and practice of body psychotherapy, and it is impossible not to be touched by each of the authors in some way.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Belinda Harris, \u003cem\u003eBritish Gestalt Journal,\u003c\/em\u003e Vol. 18, No. 2, December 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHartley\u003c\/em\u003e, Introduction. \u003cstrong\u003ePart I: The Development of Core Principles and Theory.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGround and Roots.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eEiden\u003c\/em\u003e, The Roots and the Development of the Chiron Approach. \u003cem\u003eSchaible\u003c\/em\u003e, Biodynamic Massage as a Body Therapy and a Tool in Body Psychotherapy. \u003cem\u003eReynolds\u003c\/em\u003e, Gestalt Body Psychotherapy. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Crucible.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSoth\u003c\/em\u003e, From Humanistic Holism Via the ‘Integrative Project’ Towards Integral-relational Body Psychotherapy. \u003cem\u003eCarroll\u003c\/em\u003e, Self-regulation – An Evolving Concept at the Heart of Body Psychotherapy. \u003cem\u003eAsheri\u003c\/em\u003e, To Touch or Not to Touch: A Relational Body Psychotherapy Perspective. \u003cem\u003eAblack\u003c\/em\u003e, The Body-mind Dynamics of Working with Diversity. \u003cstrong\u003ePart II: New Directions and Applications.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAn Intimate Perspective.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eStauffer\u003c\/em\u003e, The Use of Neuroscience in Body Psychotherapy: Theoretical and Clinically Relevant Aspects. \u003cem\u003eLandale\u003c\/em\u003e, Working with Psychosomatic Distress and Developmental Trauma: A Clinical Illustration. \u003cem\u003eKeary\u003c\/em\u003e, Do We? Can We Look at the Disabled Body? \u003cem\u003eHeitzler\u003c\/em\u003e, Towards an Integrative Model of Trauma Therapy. \u003cem\u003eWarnecke\u003c\/em\u003e, The Borderline Relationship. \u003cem\u003eClark\u003c\/em\u003e, Facing the Abuser in the Abused in Body Psychotherapy. \u003cstrong\u003eChanging Socio-political Contexts.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eWaterston\u003c\/em\u003e, Body Psychotherapy, Social Theory, Marxism and Civil War. \u003cem\u003eHartley\u003c\/em\u003e, Concluding Words. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402119356759,"sku":"9780415439381","price":137.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-body-psychotherapy-9780415439381","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}