Authors Karen W. Saakvitne and Laurie Anne Pearlman define and describesthe VT process and offer reassurance that you are not alone with these painful experiences. The book includes self-assessment worksheets, and guidelines and specific exercises for addressing VT and improving self-care. It is designed to be used by a wide range of professionals and paraprofessionals, including, but not limited to, therapists, police, medical personnel, crisis workers, and clergy After working withTransforming the Pain, you will find that you have a new awareness of the ways your work affects your...
Authors Karen W. Saakvitne and Laurie Anne Pearlman define and describesthe VT process and offer reassurance that you are not alone with these painful...
This work explores the role and experience of the therapist in the therapeutic relationship with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse by examining countertransference (the therapist's response to the client) and vicarious traumatization (the therapist's response to stories of abuse told by client after client). The authors use psychoanalytic theory and rely on an empirically based understanding of trauma and its developmental impact.
This work explores the role and experience of the therapist in the therapeutic relationship with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse by examinin...
