Books about
Somatic Trauma Therapy

1. The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment (2000)
2. The Body Remembers Casebook: Unifying Methods and Models in the Treatment of Trauma and PTSD (2003)
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3. Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences (1997)
4. Healing Trauma: Restoring the Wisdom of the Body (Audio-1999)
5. It Won't Hurt Forever: Guiding Your Child Through Trauma (Audio-2001)
6. Victims of Cruelty: Somatic Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (2000)
7. Sexual Healing: Transforming the Sacred Wound (Audio-2003)
8. Panic: Origins, Insight, and Treatment (2002)

The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment
by Babette Rothschild

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Book Description
Illuminates the value of understanding the psychophysiology of trauma for both clinicians and their traumatized clients. Traumatized people hold a memory of that trauma in their brains and bodies. This is the first book to link this phenomenon of somatic memory and the impact of trauma on the body. Reducing the chasm between scientific theory and clinical practice and bridging the gap between talk and body therapy, Rothschild presents techniques for addressing the memory in the body.


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For both clinicians and their clients there is tremendous value in understanding the psychophysiology of trauma and knowing what to do about its manifestations. This book illuminates that physiology, shining a bright light on the impact of trauma on the body and the phenomenon of somatic memory. It is now thought that people who have been traumatized hold an implicit memory of traumatic events in their brains and bodies. That memory is often expressed in the symptomatology of posttraumatic stress disorder--nightmares, flashbacks, startle responses, and dissociative behaviors. In essence, the body of the traumatized individual refuses to be ignored. While reducing the chasm between scientific theory and clinical practice and bridging the gap between talk therapy and body therapy, Rothschild presents principles and non-touch techniques for giving the body its due. With an eye to its relevance for clinicians, she consolidates current knowledge about the psychobiology of the stress response both in normally challenging situations and during extreme and prolonged trauma. This gives clinicians from all disciplines a foundation for speculating about the origins of their clients' symptoms and incorporating regard for the body into their practice. The somatic techniques are chosen with an eye to making trauma therapy safer while increasing mind-body integration. Packed with engaging case studies, The Body Remembers integrates body and mind in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. It will appeal to clinicians, researchers, students, and general readers.


About the Author
Babette Rothschild, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., has been practicing psychotherapy since 1976. She is a member of the International and European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the Association for Traumatic Stress Specialists, the National Association of Social Workers, and the U.S. Association for Body-Psychotherapy. She has written several articles on trauma and posttraumatic stress. After living and working for nine years in Denmark, she has returned to Los Angeles, where she maintains a private practice while offering professional training, consultation, and supervision throughout the United States and Europe.

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The Body Remembers Casebook: Unifying Methods and Models in the Treatment of Trauma and PTSD
by Babette Rothschild

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This is the first book of its kind to advocate utilizing and combining an assortment of trauma treatment models. Based on ideas put forward in the bestselling THE BODY REMEMBERS, Babette Rothschild emphasizes the importance of tailoring every trauma therapy to the particular needs of each individual client. A breath of fresh air in the competitive "mine is best" atmosphere currently so divisive in the field of trauma therapy, each varied and complex case (presented in a variety of writing styles: case reports, session-by-session narratives, single session transcripts) is approached with a combination of methods ranging from traditional psychodynamic approaches and applications of attachment theory to innovative trauma methods including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Levine's SIBAM model. Read on its own on or in conjunction with THE BODY REMEMBERS, clinicians from all disciplines will discover new strategies and gain insight into how to combine various treatment models for increased success with traumatized clients.


Table of Contents
PART I: THEORY AND PRACTICE
1. Reviewing The Body Remembers
2. Integrated Trauma Therapy: Principles, Methods, and Models
3. Overview of Theory and Treatment Models Applied in this Casebook
PART II: INTEGRATED TRAUMA THERAPY: MANY MODELS FOR MANY NEEDS
4. Putting on the Brakes: Somatic Trauma Therapy
5. Out of Flashback, Into the Here and Now: Somatic Trauma Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
6. Applying Transactional Analysis in Trauma Therapy: Transactional Analysis, Gestalt Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
7. Emphasizing Resources: Somatic Trauma Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
8. No Techniques Required: Following the Client
9. Victimizing the Self: Transactional Analysis, Gestalt Therapy, Psychopharmacology
10. Controlling Intrusive Images: Neurolinguistic Programing (NLP), Somatic Trauma Therapy
11. Back in the Family: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Attachment Theory
12. Job Loss and Public Shame: Cognitive-Behavioral, Somatic Trauma Therapy
13. Running to a Safe Place: Bodynamic Running Technique, Attachment Theory
14. Traumatic Parenting: EMDR, Transactional Analysis
15. Changing Perspective: Levine's SIBAM Model
16. Out of Isolation: Somatic Trauma Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment Theory
17. Running Away: Bodynamic Running Technique, NLP, Transactional Analysis
18. Learning From Mistakes and Failure
19. Creating Techniques From Theory: Applying Common Sense


Editorial Reviews
David Grand, Ph.D., Author: Emotional Healing at Warp Speed, The Power of EMDR
...a treasure trove of wisdom, integration and common sense.

Peter A. Levine Ph.D., Author: Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma
...illuminates the important principle of facilitating clients in finding their own way towards wholeness.

Nancy J. Napier, LMFT, Author: Getting Through the Day; Recreating Your Self; and Sacred Practices for Conscious Living
...constructive ideas for [tailoring therapy] to the individual sensibilities of each therapist and the unique needs of each client.

Kathy Steele, M.N., C.S., Clinical Director of Metropolitan Counseling services in Atlanta, Georgia.
...makes a lucid case for appropriate timing and choice ...of interventions, showing the utility of an integrated approach...


Reader Review
"Putting on the brakes"- making trauma therapy safer, June 6, 2003
Reviewer: Jo Feat from Henley on Thames, Oxon United Kingdom
This book is refreshing, well written and easy to read - it is full of sound common sense (something often lacking these days!) It stands on its own or can be read as a useful adjunct to Babette's earlier excellent book on the psychophysiology of trauma. Babette's wisdom, style and honesty around the many different approaches and tools for working with trauma are covered extensively and most usefully as fascinating case studies. I especially appreciated the chapter on learning from our mistakes and failures and the surprising fact that clients respect honest ignorance and they often don't get enough of it in the therapeutic encounter. Adaptability is the key word here..that is adapting to the unique needs of each client.
Babette's view and one which I wholeheartedly share is that there is nothing we can categorically say works for sure in treating trauma and certainly no one treatment method that works for everybody. The main emphasis is on the necessity to create safety both inside and outside the treatment room. This opens up the field for lots of further debate. Fantastic stuff.

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