Even from a Broken Web: Brief,Respectful Solution-Oriented Therapy for Sexual Abuse and Trauma / Edition 1

by Bob Bertolino, Bill O'Hanlon

Overview

In recent years, more and more people have been coming to therapy with the problem of the after-effects of sexual abuse.
In this book, Bill O’Hanlon, a co-developer of solution-oriented therapy, and Bob Bertolino, provide clinicians with forward-looking, respectful therapy that taps into and honors people’s inherent learning abilities. Their treatment model is a major departure from most addressing sexual abuse victims: it is less traumatic, less painful, and less disruptive to people’s lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393703948
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Bob Bertolino, Ph.D., is a therapist and trainer. He has authored or coauthored eight books on collaborative, change-oriented approaches to psychotherapy. Bob has presented throughout the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Bill O’Hanlon, is a founder of Possibility and Inclusive Therapies and is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books, including Out of the Blue, Becoming A Published Therapist, and Quick Steps to Resolving Trauma. He is a Diplomate, Board Member, Fellow and Master Therapist in the American Psychotherapy Association and was awarded the "Outstanding Mental Health Educator of the Year" in 2001 by the New England Educational Institute. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit his website for more information: BillOHanlon.com.

Table of Contents

1	A Break in the Web	1
2	Even from a Broken Web: Permission, Validation, and Inclusion	29
3	Strong at the Broken Places: Disrupting Problem Patterns and Evoking Solution Patterns and Contexts	61
4	Spinning the Future: The Viktor Frankl Strategy	79
5	The Web of Relationship: Acknowledging the Fact and Experience of Sexual Abuse	97
6	Weaving Possibility Stories	131
7	Weaving New Webs and Breaking Old Ones: Continuity and Transition Rituals for Healing	149
8	A Safety Net: Innovative Methods for Stopping Self-Harm and Intrusive Flashbacks	161
	Envoi: Embrace Your Deviance and Double Your Weirdness	173
	References	179
	Index	183