This book bridges the gap between psychoanalysis and humanistic approaches, meaning that for body psychotherapists, this book offers a new synthesis with the psychoanalytic tradition. At a time when the psychotherapeutic profession has turned its interest towards the body and its intrinsic psychological dimension, Contemporary Body Psychotherapy: The Chiron Approach offers a timely and valuable contribution to the literature. It will provide essential reading forthose practicing or involved with body psychotherapy, offering a new synthesis with the psychoanalytic tradition, as well as appealing to a wider audience of mental health professionals and academics with an interest in the area. INDICE: Hartley, Introduction. PART ONE: The Development of Core Principles and Theory. Ground and Roots. Eiden, The Roots and the Development of the Chiron Approach. Schaible, Biodynamic Massage as a Tool in Body Psychotherapy. Reynolds, Gestalt Body Psychotherapy. The Crucible. Soth, From Humanistic Holism via the ‘Integrative Project’ Towards Integral-Relational Body Psychotherapy. Carroll, Self-Regulation – An Evolving Concept at the Heart of Body Psychotherapy. Asheri, To Touch or Not to Touch: A Relational Body Psychotherapy Perspective. Ablack, The Body-Mind Dynamics of Working with Diversity. PART TWO: New Directions and Applications. An Intimate Perspective. Stauffer, The Use of Neuroscience in Body Psychotherapy: Theoretical and Clinically Relevant Aspects. Landale, Working with Psychosomatic Distress and Developmental Trauma: A Clinical Illustration. Keary, Do We? Can We Look At The Disabled Body? Heitzler, Towards an Integrative Model of Trauma Therapy. Warnecke, The Borderline Relationship. Clark, Facing the Abuser in the Abused in Body Psychotherapy. Changing Socio-Political Contexts. Waterston, Body Psychotherapy, Social Theory, Marxism and Civil War. Hartley, Concluding Words. Appendix.
- ISBN: 978-0-415-43939-8
- Editorial: Taylor and Francis
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés