Therapy with traumatised clients can be fraught with problems and therapists working with these clients seek greater understanding of the specific problems they encounter. Trauma Therapy and Clinical Practice weaves together neuroscience research and the experience of trauma, taking a fresh look at how original Gestalt theory informs our current understanding of trauma therapy.
The book:
- Places trauma and trauma therapy in a relational field model Includes material on change processes, triggers, dissociation, shame, enactment and resources
- Describes clearly the neurobiology of trauma and the role of the body in maintaining trauma reactions and in the recovery process
- Offers experiments for deepening the therapist''s embodied presence
- Provides numerous clinical examples and an extended case studies
Miriam Taylor offers readers a theoretical basis for interventions and shows how simple Gestalt concepts can be applied in
