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What is the theoretical framework of this approach to therapy?
Most research on psychotherapy shows that it is the relationship, not the particular technique, that heals. I feel that this is a profound truth, and would say that Carl Rogers, with his focus on face to face relationship and the creation of a supportive, healing relationship, as well as the Jungian approach, with their respect for the mystery and profundity of the objective psyche--have shaped the spirit of my approach to therapy. At the same time, I have a very specific training in body-psychotherapy that provides me with a way of understanding some of the key dynamics in our psychological and emotional development, and that offers ways to facilitate change.
Body-psychotherapy, like many psychotherapies, grew out of psychoanalytic work with its focus on core developmental processes and how they are handled in common family dynamics. Wilhelm Reich and his predecessors such as Alexander Lowen (founder of Bioenergetics) then developed the connection between these family dynamics, our developing sense of self, and holding patterns in the body.
The work has been developed by others such as Stanley Keleman and Peter Levine. They have grounded this connection between the body and emotional, psychological process in an even more precise understanding of the nervous system, and other aspects of our physiology.
I work to know you as a whole person, and to see how each of these frameworks can illuminate your process and provide handles for new discovery and change.
For more information, see the section on Resources.
Body-psychotherapy, like many psychotherapies, grew out of psychoanalytic work with its focus on core developmental processes and how they are handled in common family dynamics. Wilhelm Reich and his predecessors such as Alexander Lowen (founder of Bioenergetics) then developed the connection between these family dynamics, our developing sense of self, and holding patterns in the body.
The work has been developed by others such as Stanley Keleman and Peter Levine. They have grounded this connection between the body and emotional, psychological process in an even more precise understanding of the nervous system, and other aspects of our physiology.
I work to know you as a whole person, and to see how each of these frameworks can illuminate your process and provide handles for new discovery and change.
For more information, see the section on Resources.