Description
This read in reality does have something for everyone who works with trauma and dissociative processes.
–American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
This volume, which takes a multi-perspective approach to the practice of EMDR and Ego State Therapy, presents a wide variety of ways to integrate these two therapies, both with each other and with other complementary methods in the remedy of trauma and dissociation.
–European Association for Body Psychotherapy
EMDRIA has approved this book for a Distance Learning Book Course for 8 EMDRIA credits.
This book pioneers the integration of EMDR with ego state techniques. and opens new and exciting vistas for the practitioners of each.
This read in reality does have something for everyone who works with trauma and dissociative processes.
–American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
The editors have gathered many experts in the field who give an explanation for in clear informative ways how to expand the clinician’s abilities to work with this terribly injured population. This book blends concepts from neurobiology, hypnosis, family systems theory and cognitive therapy to make stronger treating this population. It is a well written book that the novice as well as the seasoned clinician can have the benefit of.”
—Mark Dworkin, creator of EMDR and the Relational Imperative
[This book] conveys complex concepts that will be of interest to seasoned therapists… with a clarity that will appeal to the novice as well. This is truly a wonderful text with many excellent ideas and I highly recommend it to anyone who treats trauma.
—Sarah Chana Radcliffe, M.Ed.,C.Psych.Assoc.
Author, Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice
“I imagine that this book is a significant contribution to the fields of psychology and EMDR. It is the first of its kind… anyone who reads this will gain greater confidence in using EMDR and ego state therapy witih highly dissociative and complicated clients.”
—Sara G. Gilman, in Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, Volume 3, 2009
This is a book about polypsychism and trauma. It offers a number of creative syntheses of EMDR with several models of polypsychism. It also surveys and includes many other models of contemporary trauma theory and remedy techniques. The reader will appreciate its enrichment with case examples and very generous bibliographic material. If you are a therapist who works with patients who have been traumatized, you are going to want this book in your library.”
The powerful benefits of EMDR in treating PTSD have been solidly validated. In this groundbreaking new work nine master clinicians show how complex PTSD involving dissociation and other challenging diagnoses can be treated safely and effectively. They stress the careful preparation of clients for EMDR and the inclusion of ego state therapy to target the dissociated ego states that arise in response to severe and prolonged trauma.