Contemporary Body Psychotherapy: The Chiron Approach

Linda Hartley (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2008

Contemporary Body Psychotherapy: The Chiron Approach looks at the ground-breaking work of the London based Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy, a training centre recognised worldwide by professionals in the field. The book brings together Chiron trainers and therapists, describing how their integrative approach has enabled cutting-edge thinking. Divided into two parts, the book deals with topics including: the roots and the development of the Chiron approach self-regulation – an evolving concept at the heart of body psychotherapy the evolution of an embodied, integral and relational approach to psychotherapy moving towards an integrative model of trauma therapy 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 for those 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.

• Curatore: Linda Hartley
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2008
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 272 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 566 gr.
• EAN: 9780415439381

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