Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

Interventions for Trauma and Attachment

By: Pat Ogden, Janina Fisher

Narrated by: Paul Brion

A book for clinicians and clients to use together that explains key concepts of body psychotherapy.

Written for therapists and clients to explore together in therapy, this book is a practical guide to the language of the body. It begins with a section that orients therapists and clients to the volume and how to use it, followed by an overview of the role of the brain and the use of mindfulness. The last three sections are organized according to a phase approach to therapy, focusing first on developing personal resources, particularly somatic ones; second on utilizing a bottom-up, somatic approach to memory; and third on exploring the impact of attachment on procedural learning, emotional biases, and cognitive distortions.

The concepts and interventions introduced in this book are designed as an adjunct to, and in support of, other methods of treatment rather than as a stand-alone treatment or manualized approach. By drawing on the therapeutic relationship and adjusting interventions to the particular needs of each client, thoughtful attention to what is being spoken beneath the words through the body can heighten the intimacy of the therapist/client journey and help change take place more easily in the hidden recesses of the self.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2015 Pat Ogden (P)2020 Tantor

It doesn’t work as an audiobook

The material is very useful and both authors are great, but it works better as a printed book.

Incredible material, soporific performance

I’m so disappointed. I do better with audio books than I do reading them, but I’m less than an hour in, and I’m giving up. The performance is literally sleep-inducing. Guess I’ll get a print version.

All good but reader's voice is not great

I love all the material, however the reader's voice is a little low and sleepy

Great information

I actually enjoy the narrator, I believe he narrated Pete Walker’s book on CPTSD as well and I found his voice comforting in each.

To the person wondering how to print the worksheets: just take a screenshot, email it to yourself, and print it out.

Love the work-narrator is VERY monotoned

The work itself is great & very useful. I’m so thankful to the authors for their work.
The narrator was very monotoned throughout and hard to listen to. I think I fell asleep every time. I somehow got through it.
Again, the work is great. I incorporate the work regularly.