Treating Adult Survivors of Childhood Emotional Abuse and Neglect

Download or read book Treating Adult Survivors of Childhood Emotional Abuse and Neglect written by Elizabeth K. Hopper and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2021-08-09 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Component-based psychotherapy for childhood abuse is not a sequenced model, but it deliberately attends to the following four components: (1) relational, focused on client and therapist attachment styles and relational patterns with the intent of building a secure attachment as the context of the remaining work; (2) self-regulation, not only of emotions but of cognitions and behavior; (3) dissociative parts of self and their identification and elicitation; and (4) narrative construction of a coherent self. CPB does so in a way that is client-centered, flexible, and fluid, yet it is also systematic and has a structure. Each chapter offers observations of false starts, missed opportunities, pivotal interactions, and alternate approaches in response to particular exchanges between therapist and client, and highlights and builds upon interactions and interpretations perceived to bear promise"--