The Body Remembers Casebook: Unifying Methods and Models in the Treatment of Trauma and PTSD (Norton Professional Books (Paperback))

Babette Rothschild presents a refreshingly common-sensical concept- that you should not be wedded to any one theory of how to treat PTSD. She has developed many somatic-based techniques, but she also demonstrates effective use of Transactional Analysis, Attachment Theory, Peter Levine's use of felt-sense and many others. She shares partial transcripts of sessions. Rothschild suggests that you hypothesize what will be most healing to a patient and, if that does not work, try something else. I like her idea of transparency, to tell the patient that together you will keep working until you find the key approach to unlocking his frozen energy. Catherine Mendoza LPC

This workbook accompanies the book that contains the theory and content and the workbook supplements all the necessary cases and tasks you could do to process the information. This is highly recommended for mental health professionals but also people who have experience trauma.

This is one of the most useful workbooks I've ever read in my 30 year career. Rothchild has an amazing breath of experience that she both demonstrates with useful case studies and encourages others to attain for the benefit of every patient whether trauma survivor or not. This is one book that should be in every clinician's library.

For anyone who has suffered a post traumatic episode, and especially for families to understand the physical and phycological trauma any victim will suffer, one can only remain emphatic to the suffers of PSTD, I highly recommend this book.which explains what to expect for the duration of your life.

This book is so informative I bought it in both audio and soft cover. Highly recommend if you want to learn about trauma and how it affects all of us

As a therapist that work with clients that are addressing trauma issues, I wanted some resource books. The book fulfilled its need.

Very Informative and helpful in understanding the various methods and what works better for certain people. For clients, it might help to see other alternatives if the current therapy you are receiving is not working.

easy to read and follow. Great textbook for my masters program

This work complements Rothschild's introductory book The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment (Norton Professional Books) . In this casebook she gives a comprehensive description of different techniques for treating trauma from a range of psychotherapeutic traditions. It's a good record if you want to review the various approaches that may be useful for sufferers. It is written in the form of case studies and dialogues between therapist and client, which makes it instructional and illustrative. The techniques shown have currency. For example, the visualisation exercises that a client can be taught are used by many different therapists, from those who use NLP or hypnosis, those with a solution focused approach ( Beating Combat Stress: 101 Techniques for Recovery ) all the way to those who use CBT type techniques as found in books such as Oxford Guide to Imagery in Cognitive Therapy (Oxford Guides to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) . At least one trauma treatment charity (PTSD Resolution) has also publicly stated its use of the latter. This book is a useful guide for anyone who needs to understand the different ways in which people can learn to deal with their trauma, so that the treatment can be tailored to what the person needs.

Very easy read

It has answered a lot of questions I had about things that happened to me in my life. I realized that I lived with either PTS or PTSD for most of my life and my reaction was to freeze. Now I have something to heal with.

Oh how I love abook that is written simply and passionately , laying out wht its trying to tell you its simple to follow but leaves much room for reflection. Im finding this book evocative and informative and it will be brought into my practice.

Easy to read! Excellent knowledge explanations included in this book as well as case studies and methods. Helps immensely in understanding the body's reactions and how to ameliorate past memories. An excellent book for victims of childhood traumas!