Description
Book SynopsisThe body, for a host of reasons, has been left out of the "talking cure."
Trade Review"I strongly recommend this fascinating and essential reading...it offers clinicians of all orientations a variety of psychosomatic treatment strategies." -- Julia Mueller - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
"This book will be read and valued by researchers and clinicians alike, as well as academics and those who already practice body-oriented psychotherapies. This is a rare achievement. . . . [H]ighly recommended." -- PsycCritiques
"[A]n exemplary collaboration within the village of traumatology….[G]rounded in the whole body of knowledge available to us about trauma….They also offer explanations of new concepts in clear language and couple the technical information with familiar ideas….Although clinicians in particular, will benefit from reading this book, it also will interest clients, researchers, and other mental health professionals….I highly recommend studying this book at a leisurely pace that allows for an integration of all that it offers." -- Clinical Social Work Journal
"[A] significant addition to the literature on…mind-body medicine….[T]his sensible, respectful, non-anthologizing, step-by-step approach helps people create balance in their lives." -- Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
Table of Contents* Top-down and Bottom-up Psychotherapy: Hierarchical Information Processing
* From Pierre Janet to the 21st Century
* The Window of Tolerance: Self-Regulation and Information Processing
* Disrupted Memory of the Future: Traumatic Orienting and Defensive Responses
* Introduction to the Clinical Practice of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
* Somatic Awareness: Body Sensation and Psychotherapy
* Working with the Organization of Experience: Tracking, Contact, and Accessing Mindfulness
* Tapping the Intelligence of the Body: Building Somatic Resources
* The Use of Touch
* A Somatic Approach to Phase Oriented Treatment
* Conclusion: Limitations and Future Directions
