Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation

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Adding to the challenge is the fact that many traumatised clients present with overlapping symptoms By publishing your document, the content will be optimally indexed by Google via AI and sorted into the right category for over 500 million ePaper readers on YUMPU. Written by one of the preeminent experts in the field of trauma and dissociation, Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors imparts a vision of hope and validation to those suffering from complex trauma and the therapists who treat them. Janina Fisher’s exceptional ability to synthesize the best of cutting edge trauma psychotherapies has resulted in a brilliant and unique roadmap for resolving chronic traumatization. Written with heart, clarity, and precision, this accessible and practical book is an outstanding contribution to the field."

Complex Trauma: Dissociation, Fragmentation, and Self

The key to providing effective interventions for your clients is to shift your perspective so you can There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror?As the subtitle “Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation” indicates, a central theme of the book is the phenomenon of dissociation, which is found in so many survivors of trauma. Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation by Janina Fisher – eBook Details Janina Fisher's unique blending of IFS 'parts' with sensorimotor and mindfulness-based therapy is a terrific enhancement to psychodynamic work. Although grounded in structural dissociation theory and trauma treatment, Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors offers insights that will enrich the knowledge-base of therapists treating higher-functioning as well as deeply traumatized individuals. I recommend this remarkable book to all psychotherapists, especially psychodynamic ones, who will discover an extraordinary opportunity to expand their clinical horizons." The path to healing, Fisher explains, is found in genuine self-love — in the desire to care for each part of your personality. Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation DESCRIPTION :

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The concepts in this book overlap/integrate with more well-known concepts such as attachment theory and mindfulness, so it is not as intimidating as the title suggests. The writing is also very friendly. TIST is designed for very complex, difficult-to-treat clients; the ones therapists often feel overwhelmed by, and refer to other therapists. If depersonalization is keeping you from the life you love, then here’s some good news: It's highly treatable. From therapy to self-care, here are… READ MOREThe book has been helpful for me personally so far. But also - wish this had been available to me when I was an educator, especially when I was working in a high-trauma community. I wish these concepts were available to all caretakers and people in social work fields such as education. Unfortunately, many people dealing with the after-effects of a traumatic childhood have summoned up the courage necessary to start a course of therapy, only to be forced to stop because confronting their repressed, or partially repressed, memories caused a breakdown or personal crisis that made it impossible to continue. Kenneth A. Frank, PhD, Psychotherapy Integration Training Program, National Institute for Psychotherapies Fisher describes both the new, improved model for trauma therapy and the process by which it came about, which is itself a fascinating story. It will take you to new places and enable you to reach for your clients and find them when they cannot find themselves. Enjoy!"

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I love the de-pathologizing of trauma symptoms through Janina's IFS-influenced approach. Being very spiritually myself, I have found myself at odds with the diagnostic/ medically influenced view of human behavior as pathological, bad or wrong. IFS and Janina's approach is such a breath of fresh air. In my younger days I was terrified of working with certain diagnosis, ie, BPD. Using this approach is so affirming and gentle, true and real that I now find working with this population easier and so much more effective. Wow, where to even begin! This course has helped on all levels — navigating my own reactions (from my own parts) to client presentations and interactions; understanding the complex layers of fragmented and traumatized clients' internal landscapes; learning about more complex presentations involving clients' parts; more clearly understanding how to apply TIST in sessions (especially how to facilitate un-blending and internal parts work toward repair of ruptures and healing legacies of traumatic environments)." In this respect, therapy bears a close relationship to philosophy and many religious traditions, in particular those based on meditation and self-reflection. Mindfulness, of course, is the most cited example of a psychological technique that developed from a religious (specifically a Buddhist) source, but the observation applies more widely. TIST is informed by concepts and techniques from sensory motor psychotherapy, IFS, and clinical hypnotherapy. The process is more gentle and requires less of clients, and the response has been extremely positive.Because trauma lives in the body as well as the mind, traditional talk therapy cannot access the deeply Personally it made sense to me and clarified reasons for our own behaviour, how I behave with clients sometimes as well. It has also given me a road map to navigate with clients who have deeper issues. I feel more comfortable using the road maps shared to better help my clients evolve, release and grow." Full Book Name: Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation Understanding how trauma produces dissociative symptoms points to the way to the solutions. Dissociation is not the result of a damaged brain, but the result of a learning process.

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Since even the healthiest and most well-adjusted person has a variegated personality — you probably act somewhat differently at a party to the way you act at work — someone who has experienced abuse can be described as drawing on a normal part of the brain’s toolkit in an extreme, and ultimately damaging, way as the only path to survival. Fisher draws together neurobiological research, psychological theory, and a productive, if sometimes painful, process of trial and error in which dozens of committed therapists sought out better ways of helping survivors of trauma.

The hotel is close to Gloucester Road station and within a mile of Kensington Palace, Hyde Park and For the last 30 years, I’ve been on a mission to help survivors of trauma. My approach takes the intensity out of trauma treatment and helps even the most resistant clients.