Collaborating With the Fortress Around Early Childhood Trauma: A Depth Psychotherapy Process

PURPOSE A depth psychotherapy process is a deepening of experience facilitating access into a fortress of body and mind defenses that aims to protect although may imprison the adult survivor of early childhood trauma. CONCLUSIONS When psychotherapy moves beyond managing manifest symptoms and behavio...

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Published inPerspectives in psychiatric care Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 39 - 45
Main Author May, Katherine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Hindawi Limited 01.01.2018
Subjects
Adverse childhood experiences
Body psychotherapy
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child psychology
childhood trauma
fortress
narrative inquiry
Nursing
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
Psychotherapy
therapeutic alliance
childhood trauma
fortress
therapeutic alliance
Body psychotherapy
narrative inquiry
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Summary:PURPOSE A depth psychotherapy process is a deepening of experience facilitating access into a fortress of body and mind defenses that aims to protect although may imprison the adult survivor of early childhood trauma. CONCLUSIONS When psychotherapy moves beyond managing manifest symptoms and behavior, individuals have an opportunity to connect with their authentic self and experience wholeness in their personality and relationships. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS A theoretical and practical approach including the therapeutic frame, therapeutic alliance, and body psychotherapy attempts to collaborate with a fortress to encourage its cooperation in the release of its captive.
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ISSN:0031-5990
1744-6163
DOI:10.1111/ppc.12198