The aim of this book is to awaken creative desire and expand the imagination of the psychotherapist and, in turn, her patient. Each chapter is meant to surprise the reader and help him see the world in a new way. Many varieties of imagination are explored -- the spiritual, the relational, the dreamworld, the aesthetic and the adaptive.
Key Features
- Encourages creative exploration: The psychotherapist is encouraged to find her own voice, be poetic, dare to create, converse with other disciplines, and most especially, enter the world of dreams.
- Interdisciplinary synthesis: This volume synthesizes research in various fields, including spirituality and Kabbalah, neuroscience, the arts, biology and artificial intelligence.
- Focus on unconscious processes: It addresses how to work with unconscious processes and early memories to help patients become more imaginative, creative, hopeful, and resilient.
- Exploration of trauma: The relationship between the body and creative imagination is fully explored, highlighting the disruptive effect of trauma on imagination.
- Practical case studies: Numerous case studies illustrate how this exploration allows for deeper understanding and more effective treatment.
Additional Information
The author offers space to reflect, to daydream, to remember; space to pursue goals, to make new connections; space to take risks and space to be wrong. The emphasis on surprise, uncanny communication, interdisciplinary inquiry, use of dreamwork and the imagination of the body — how it spontaneously meets new challenges — all stimulate the creativity of the reader. With the innovative synthesis and specific techniques the author provides, the clinician has tools to carry on the work of moving the field of psychotherapy forward.
