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Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment

Fisher, Janina
Ogden, Pat

Hardcover

Series: Norton Interpersonal Neurobiology, Book 0

General Psychology

ISBN10: 0393706133
ISBN13: 9780393706130
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: Apr 27 2015
Pages: 832
Weight: 3.70
Height: 1.55 Width: 8.30 Depth: 10.35
Language: English

The body's intelligence is largely an untapped resource in psychotherapy, yet the story told by the somatic narrative-- gesture, posture, prosody, facial expressions, eye gaze, and movement -- is arguably more significant than the story told by the words. The language of the body communicates implicit meanings and reveals the legacy of trauma and of early or forgotten dynamics with attachment figures. To omit the body as a target of therapeutic action is an unfortunate oversight that deprives clients of a vital avenue of self-knowledge and change.

Written for therapists and clients to explore together in therapy, this book is a practical guide to the language of the body. It begins with a section that orients therapists and clients to the volume and how to use it, followed by an overview of the role of the brain and the use of mindfulness. The last three sections are organized according to a phase approach to therapy:

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