Through Windows of Opportunity - A Neuroaffective Approach to Child Psychotherapy

"First published in Danish in 2013 as Jagten pea de nonspecifikke faktorer i psykoterapi med brn by Hans Reitzels Forlag, Copenhagen"--T.p. verso.

List of contents

ABOUT THE AUTHORS FOREWORD Colwyn Trevarthen INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE The importance of present moments CHAPTER TWO Neuroaffective developmental psychology: a 'map' for understanding child psychotherapyCHAPTER THREE The autonomic compass and somatic experiencing CHAPTER FOUR The limbic compass and Theraplay CHAPTER FIVE The prefrontal compass and developmentally supportive conversations with childrenCHAPTER SIX The second growth spurt and multi-family mentalization-based therapyCHAPTER SEVEN The therapist in the role of caravan leader CHAPTER EIGHT Enacting the child's feelings in the psychotherapeutic processCHAPTER NINE Magic and transformationCHAPTER TEN Emotions, words, and mentalization CHAPTER ELEVEN Parental involvement CHAPTER TWELVE Closing remarks REFERENCES INDEX

About the author

Marianne Bentzen

Summary

The basic argument of Through Windows of Opportunity is that skilled psychotherapists do similar things while describing them differently, and that psychological healing is created in the context of relationship.

Product details

• Authors: Marianne Bentzen, Marianne Hart Bentzen, Bentzen Marianne, Susan Hart, Hart Susan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367102906
• ISBN: 978-0-367-10290-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis