Niklas Törneke

Broschiertes Buch

Metaphor in Practice

A Professional's Guide to Using the Science of Language in Psychotherapy

Beschreibung

The use of metaphor is central to the implementation of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and is a powerful tool for all practicing psychotherapists. In Metaphor in Practice , psychotherapist and international ACT trainer Niklas Törneke presents the first practical book to combine the most recent behavioral and linguistic sciences of metaphor, and illustrates how and when to apply metaphors in practice for better treatment outcomes.

Autor

Niklas Törneke, MD, is a psychiatrist and has worked as a senior psychiatrist in the department of general psychiatry in his hometown Kalmar (in the southeast of Sweden) from 1991 until he started private practice 1998. He earned license as a psychotherapist in 1996 and was originally trained as a cognitive therapist. Since 1998 he has worked mainly with acceptance and commitment therapy, both in his own practice and as a teacher and clinical supervisor. His clinical experience ranges from psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia to common anxiety and mood disorders with high prevalence in the general population.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Harbinger Publications
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 180mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9781626259010
• ISBN-10: 1626259011
• Artikelnr.: 47400475