Trauma and the Avoidant Client; Attachment-Based Strategies for Healing

Muller, Robert T.

ISBN 10: 0393705730 / ISBN 13: 9780393705737

Published by W.W. Norton & Co. 978-0-393-70573-7, New York

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[978-0-393-70573-7] 2010. (Hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 204pp. Notes, tables, references, index. "Avoidant clients - those who avoid attachment, closeness, and painful feelings, and have a tendency to withdraw in therapy, or not fully disclose their painful past experiences - are among the most difficult clients to treat. How can clinicians draw out and engage individuals who aren't so sure that they want to be helped and cannot admit their own vulnerabilities?". Book about Attachment, Avoidance & Trauma. (Psychology, Healing, Psychology, Therapy).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Trauma and the Avoidant Client; Attachment-Based Strategies for Healing
• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co. 978-0-393-70573-7, New York
• ISBN 10: 0393705730
• ISBN 13: 9780393705737
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

Winner, 2011 Written Media Award, International Society for Study of Trauma & Dissociation.

How to effectively engage traumatized clients, who avoid attachment, closeness, and painful feelings.

A large segment of the therapy population consist of those who are in denial or retreat from their traumatic experiences. Here, drawing on attachment-based research, the author provides clinical techniques, specific intervention strategies, and practical advice for successfully addressing the often intractable issues of trauma.

Trauma and the Avoidant Client will enhance the skills of all mental health practitioners and trauma workers, and will serve as a valuable, useful resource to facilitate change and progress in psychotherapy.

About the Author

Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. is author of the award-winning psychotherapy bestseller, Trauma & the Avoidant Client, as well as numerous articles on trauma, attachment, and psychotherapy. Professor of Clinical Psychology at York University, & Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation, Dr. Muller is lead investigator on several multi-site programs to treat interpersonal trauma. An international speaker, with over 30 years in the field, he practices in downtown Toronto.