Christiane Sanderson

Victims of sexual and physical trauma can feel lost and disconnected from themselves and others. Christiane Sanderson's new book explains how counsellors can restore connection to self and others, and facilitate recovery within a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship. To understand fully the harm caused by interpersonal trauma, professionals must first recognize its complex nature, and the psychological and emotional impact of exposure to control and terror. This book examines the therapeutic techniques and specific challenges faced by professionals when working with survivors of interpersonal trauma. The author explores issues such as safety and protection, the long-term effects of trauma and the importance of visiting past experiences and assessing their impact on the present. This book is essential reading for counsellors, therapists, social workers, mental health professionals, health care professionals including GPs and midwives, legal professionals and all those working with survivors of interpersonal trauma.… (altro)

This book explains how counsellors can
facilitate recovery from DV within a secure,
supportive therapeutic relationship.
There has been growing awareness in recent
years of the impact and consequences of
domestic abuse, especially the relationship
between domestic abuse and mental health.
To appreciate the nature of trauma caused
by domestic abuse, professionals need
to understand its complex nature and the
psychobiological impact of repeated exposure
to control and terror. The author explores issues
such as safety and protection, the long-term
effects of abuse and the importance of grieving
to the restoration of hope.… (altro)