Somatic internal family systems therapy : awareness, breath, resonance, movement, and touch in practice
Publication Information
Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2020]
Physical Description
xii, 306 pages ; 23 cm
Summary
"Applying somatic principles to the Internal Family Systems model A Practitioner's Guide to Somatic IFS introduces a new therapeutic modality that blends principles of somatic therapy--like movement, touch, and breathwork--with the traditional tools of the Internal Family Systems framework. Broadening the benefits and applications of the IFS model, author Susan McConnell introduces 5 core practices that mental health professionals can apply to their practice: somatic awareness, conscious breathing, radical resonance, mindful movement, and attuned touch. Clinical applications include the treatment of depression, trauma, anxiety, eating disorders, chronic illness, and attachment disorders"--
Contents
- Introduction: My Journey to Integrate Mind and Body
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Somatic IFS and the Practices That Lead to Embodied Self
- Chapter 2: Somatic Awareness: Reading the Body Story
- Chapter 3: Conscious Breathing: Integrating Inner and Outer Worlds
- Chapter 4: Radical Resonance: Potentiating Relational Realms
- Chapter 5: Mindful Movement: Restoring the Flow
- Chapter 6: Attuned Touch: Exploring the Power of Ethical Touch
- Chapter 7: Embodied Self: The Internal System Embodied.