Pat Ogden, PhD, a pioneer in somatic psychology, is the founder of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute and the author of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Trauma and the Body, and The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. Janina Fisher, PhD, a clinical psychologist and instructor at the Trauma Center, lives outside Boston, Massachusetts.
"This encyclopaedic work is a treasure trove of practical
information and ready-to-use materials that you can utilize over a
client’s entire healing journey. . . . Already I’ve gleaned much
from the book that can enhance my work with clients, both those who
have suffered trauma and those who have not. . . . What I
appreciate most is the pragmatic approach Ogden and Fisher have
taken in creating something much like a workbook for therapists in
practice. There is a beautiful and logical flow to both the theory
and the practical worksheets for therapists both old and new to the
world of trauma therapy. "
*The Neuropsychotherapist*
"[G]reat for therapists who want to learn more about how the
brain-body connection influences the lives of clients — their
emotions, cognitions, and physiological responses. . . . Ogden and
Fisher make it easy to integrate the book’s exercises into therapy
sessions, and to use the text directly with clients. In turn,
clients who recognize that their traumatic experiences affect both
the mind and the body may finally find some healing."
*PsychCentral*
"[I]ncorporating both a practical and theoretical perspective. . .
. serves to bridge the gap between body psychology and other
modalities. . . . [E]xplicitly for students and professionals, the
vast amount of information presented makes it useful for
practitioners of all degrees of experience."
*Somatic Psychotherapy Today*
"This impressive and illuminating book, written for therapists and
clients alike, provides a wealth of clinical wisdom and knowledge
of the body that can be easily integrated into any other
psychotherapeutic framework."
*European Society for Trauma and Dissociation Newsletter*
"It has been said that the body is the unconscious in its most
immediate form. In Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Pat Ogden shares
with the reader the reality of this miracle as a here-and-now
relational adventure that brings its full psychotherapeutic meaning
to life. In a feat that approaches wizardry, the affective power of
the body becomes so clearly grasped as a channel of communication
within and between people that the physical is expanded beyond
neuroscience, and neuroscience is therapeutically expanded beyond
the individual brain/mind and the individual body. Simply put, Pat
Ogden is not only a thrilling author but, for many readers, may be
transformational."
*Philip M. Bromberg, PhD, author, The Shadow of the Tsunami: and
the Growth of the Relational Mind*
"This magnificent book is the last word on the ‘somatic
narrative’—the nonverbal language of gestures, postures, and facial
expressions that reflect the inner maps that determine our
orientation to our surroundings. Pat Ogden brilliantly explores how
our fundamental engagement to the world is not primarily expressed
in words or concepts, but by the way we habitually move and
connect. Profound in its fundamental insights, thorough in its
scientific underpinnings, and practical in its applications, this
eminently accessible book promises to be the preeminent guide for
therapists and patients alike to explore and transform persistent
maladaptive behavior patterns. I hope that every therapy training
program will put Sensorimotor Psychotherapy near the top of its
required reading list."
*Bessel van der Kolk, MD, Medical Director Trauma Center at Justice
Resource Institute; Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University
School of Medicine*
"Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is a landmark book in the history of
body psychotherapy and effectively provides the bridge between
traditional psychotherapy and body-oriented therapies. In this
discipline-changing volume, Pat Ogden brilliantly decodes the
crucial role that the body plays in regulating physiological,
behavioral, and mental states. The book provides an accessible
tutorial that will enable the reader to understand the voice and
vocabulary of the body. We learn that even when the spoken word
fails the body dynamically communicates in a complex social world
through gestures, postures, facial expressions, and vocalizations.
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy equips the reader, whether clinician or
client, with the tools necessary to link the intuitions of the body
and the words of the personal narrative."
*Stephen Porges, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; author of The Polyvagal
Theory*
"Sensorimotor Psychotherapy by Pat Ogden is a must-read for
psychoanalysts interested in nonverbal communication, dissociation,
and trauma. This sophisticated book provides a remarkable
integration of theory and clinical practice, informed by research
in trauma, attachment, infancy, and neurobiology, as well as by
psychoanalysis. Through mindful moment-by-moment observation of
experience, Ogden draws our attention to the somatic narrative,
which may be different from the verbal narrative. Our habitual
postures, alignment, gestures, and rhythms are intelligent
adaptations to past experiences, but they may sustain outdated
coping strategies. The book offers a rich array of entry ports into
these habitual strategies, focusing on the body as the target of
therapeutic action. Pat Ogden’s work makes an outstanding
contribution to our field."
*Beatrice Beebe, PhD, Clinical Professor of Medical Psychology,
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York
State Psychiatric Institute*
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