The therapist's body is a vital part of the therapeutic encounter, yet there is an inherent inadequacy in current psychotherapeutic discourse to describe the bodily phenomena. The Embodied Psychotherapist uses accounts of therapists' own experiences to address this inadequacy in discourse and provides strategies for incorporating these feelings into therapeutic work with clients. Drawing on these personal accounts, it also discusses the experiences that can be communicated to the therapist during the encounter.
Key Features
- Addresses inadequacies in psychotherapeutic discourse regarding bodily phenomena.
- Provides strategies for therapists to incorporate bodily feelings into their work.
- Includes personal accounts from therapists to enrich understanding.
- Valuable resource for all psychotherapists and counsellors.
Additional Information
Until recently, the whole area of touch in psychotherapy has been given very little attention. This description and exploration of how practitioners use their bodily feelings within the therapeutic encounter will be valuable for all psychotherapists and counsellors.
