Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma & Attachment

Many of my clients ask questions during the first session like “Why is my body so tight?” or “Why can’t I sleep at night?” People want to know why their bodies react to psychological stressors such as frustration, trauma, rejection, fear, and anxiety — why all of our bodies seem programmed to respond to these as well as environmental cues, facial expressions, attitudes, and other stimuli.
Pat Ogden, founder and director of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and Janina Fisher, a clinical psychologist specializing in trauma, synthesize psychological and medical models to explain why we physically respond to stimuli the way we do.
Their new book, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment, is great for therapists who want to learn more about how the brain-body connection influences the lives of clients — their emotions, cognitions, and physiological responses. And it is especially helpful for clients who have traumatic histories or who have never experienced an appropriate interpersonal attachment.
Until around the 19th century, most people believed that emotions were the only explanation for disease, stress, and other somatic complaints. Now, most scientists, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals believe that disorders have a biological foundation — that they are triggered or influenced by biology. For example, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and even schizophrenia are...

Source: Psych Central - July 2, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tamara Hill, MS Tags: Abuse Book Reviews Disorders Family General Professional Psychological Assessment Psychotherapy Stress Treatment Interventions for Trauma Janina Fisher Pat Ogden Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Source Type: news