Experiential Therapies for Treating Trauma

Experiential Therapies for Treating Trauma offers 17 chapters, with 15 of them focusing on a different experiential psychotherapy for treating trauma, written by clinicians with expertise in that modality. No other book contains descriptions of such a wide array of experiential therapies under one cover. Readers will obtain both a comprehensive overview of the many experiential therapies that are currently utilized and specific knowledge regarding how to utilize each of them in psychotherapy practice. The authors of each chapter emphasize that in working with clients impacted by trauma, there is a need for the use of therapeutic modalities that go beyond the cognitive processes central to talk therapy and incorporate more holistic, sensory approaches that emphasize the building of a strong relationship between the client and therapist. Both experienced clinicians and students will find this book to be an invaluable resource to enhance their knowledge of how to use experiential therapies and to motivate them to obtain advanced training in modalities that spark their interest.

Evan Senreich, PhD, LCSW, is a professor of social work at Lehman College at the City University of New York and is a graduate of Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy in New York.
Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, PhD, LCSW, is professor emerita of New York University and was honored by NASW as a Social Work Pioneer for contributions in the areas of trauma and addictions.
Jordan Dann, LP, is the author of Somatic Therapy for Healing Trauma and a faculty member at Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy in New York.