Karen Kleiman

The Art of Holding in Therapy

An Essential Intervention for Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

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Produktbeschreibung

This text examines how to "hold" a postpartum woman in distress. Readers will learn how to contain high levels of agitation, fear, and panic in a way that cultivates trust and the early stages of connectedness. A must-read for postpartum professionals, the techniques learned in this book will help clients achieve meaningful and enduring recovery.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 275
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9781138904965
• ISBN-10: 1138904961
• Artikelnr.: 57046894

Autorenporträt

Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW, is the founder of The Postpartum Stress Center, a treatment facility for prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety disorders. In addition to this, she instructs a postgraduate training course for clinicians who have an interest in treating women with postpartum depression and has authored several books on postpartum mood and anxiety disorders.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Joy Burkhard Preface 1. Hard to Hold 2. Preparing to Hold 3.
Theories Behind the Concept 4. Postpartum Mamas 5. Mother and Therapist: On
Being Good Enough 6. The Practice of Holding 7. Hands On: How to Hold
Better 8. The Postpartum Voice of Depression: Revised 9. Ineffective
Holding Styles 10. Holding Hard to Hold Symptoms 11. The Anatomy of Holding
12. Your Professional Identity 13. Clinical Challenges and FAQs 14.
Therapist Hold Thyself 15. Holding and Letting Go References