Description
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors integrates a neurobiologically informed understanding of trauma, dissociation, and attachment with a practical approach to treatment, all communicated in straightforward language accessible to both client and therapist. Readers will be exposed to a model that emphasizes “resolution”―a transformation in the relationship to one’s self, replacing shame, self-loathing, and assumptions of guilt with compassionate acceptance. Its unique interventions have been adapted from a number of cutting-edge therapeutic approaches, including Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness-based therapies, and clinical hypnosis. Readers will close the pages of Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors with a solid grasp of therapeutic approaches to traumatic attachment, working with undiagnosed dissociative symptoms and disorders, integrating “right brain-to-right brain” treatment methods, and much more. Most of all, they will come away with tools for helping clients create an internal sense of safety and compassionate connection to even their most dis-owned selves.
Throws so much light on why we do what we do.
The top comment on the back states:
“…how to treat clients that many deem hopeless …”. Sue Johnson, PhD.
As one of those clients, I felt very saddened and insulted by this. I get that Dr. Johnson is not alleging that these clients are hopeless but it made me feel bad about my treatment.
This book was life changing for me. The structured writing, the compassionate tone and the way the lived experience of someone experiencing inner alienation became articulated and tangible in this book was immensely helpful. It took a scary experience, normalized it for a trauma survivor and gave the reader ways to cope and understand themselves better.
Great resource for anyone who has experienced trauma.
I’m so sorry if you went through any trauma. This book is so essential for any trauma you’ve been through. It gives you an understanding. You see that you’re normal and good. It gives you realistic hope. You can heal , no matter how deep you’ve been hurt. I wish you all a complete and deep healing, the world needs you, and the world needs more people like you!!