The Body Remembers Casebook: Unifying Methods and Models in the Treatment of Trauma and PTSD

Babette Rothschild

Praise for Body Remembers Casebook:

“If you are interested in details of case studies, then go on to The Body Remembers Casebook, where you will find a wealth of wisdom, integration and common sense. It brings together a way of combining an assortment of trauma treatment models, to bring about optimal healing to trauma survivors. Each case shows step by step healing by a sensitive therapist. For therapists, it gives some answers to how the mind and body can together ease the after-effects of trauma. Here you will find a wealth of wisdom, integration and common sense.”
—Scientific and Medical Network Journal

“A wealth of case studies . . . that give an insight into the practice of a compassionate and highly experienced therapist who is willing to share with the reader both the successes and pitfalls she has met over the years.”
—Biodynamic Massage

“Those who liked The Body Remembers, Babette Rothschild's other book, are likely to love this one . . . an exellent book and will prove thought-provoking and useful for nearly all therapists hoping to improve their understanding and skills for working with trauma.”
—The Fulcrum

Overview

This is the first book of its kind to advocate utilizing and combining an assortment of trauma treatment models. Based on ideas put forward in the bestselling The Body Remembers, Babette Rothschild emphasizes the importance of tailoring every trauma therapy to the particular needs of each individual client. A breath of fresh air in the competitive 'mine is best' atmosphere currently so divisive in the field of trauma therapy, each varied and complex case (presented in a variety of writing styles: case reports, session-by-session narratives, single session transcripts) is approached with a combination of methods ranging from traditional psychodynamic and cognitive approaches and applications of attachment theory to innovative trauma methods including EMDR and Levine's SIBAM model.

Read on its own on or in conjunction with The Body Remembers, clinicians from all disciplines will discover new strategies and gain insight into how to combine various treatment models for increased success with traumatized clients.

About the Author

Babette Rothschild, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., has been a practicing psychotherapist since 1976. She is a member of the International and European Societies for Traumatic Stress Studies and gives lectures and professional trainings around the world.

ISBN: 0-393-70400-9
April 2003
Paperback, 224 pages