Healing with Stories

An invitation to observe and learn the therapeutic art of storytelling Healing with Stories brings together a stellar collection of some of the world's most prominent practitioners, taking you inside their thinking and processes for working with metaphors. They represent the panorama of metaphor practice in psychotherapy today with considered, humorous, and compassionate case examples that step you through the intricacies for replicating their work in your own. This is a book for family therapists who work with children, adults, and families, as well as for hypnotherapists, cognitive behavioral therapists, narrative therapists, dynamic therapists, solution-focused therapists, and child therapists. In fact, all therapists who wish to communicate their therapeutic messages with the greatest effectiveness will find this book to be an essential and useful clinical tool. Contributors include: Richard Kopp Julie H. Linden Mikaela J. Hildebrandt Lindsay B. Fletcher Steven C. Hayes Michael D. Yapko Valerie E. Lewis Gregory Smit Joy Nel Christine Perry Joyce C. Mills Rubin Battino Carol A Hicks-Lankton Wendel A. Ray Jana P. Sutton Robert McNeilly Roxanna Erickson-Klein Angela Ebert Hasham Al Musawi Teresa Garcia-Sanchez George W. Burns Praise for Healing with Stories "George Burns has done an expert job of compiling a definitive work that demystifies the ever-versatile metaphor. Whether you are a novice or an expert clinician, you will find a treasury of story interventions along with the 'inside scoop' on how each was created and applied to bring success in nineteen unforgettable case chapters. Better yet, you'll be able to create your own healing metaphors thanks to the expert guidance of a wide range of talented storytellers. Don't miss out on this one!" --Maggie Phillips, PhD, author of Finding the Energy to Heal and coauthor of Healing the Divided Self "If you want to be inspired, entertained, and enlightened, Healing with Stories is the book to read. George Burns, a master storyteller, has assembled a creative, diverse group of clinicians to share their ideas about how metaphor can be used with a variety of problems and clients. The result is a fascinating array of insights into metaphor's role in the healing process." --Richard G. Whiteside, MSW, author of Becoming Dragon

ISBN 047178902X   Pages 304 ISBN13 9780471789024 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 546 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc   Published in New York Format Paperback   Height (mm) 235 Publication date 12 Jun 2007   Width (mm) 191 Library of Congress 2006025754   Spine width (mm) 17 DEWEY 616.8914   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Following your gurus : an opening story		1
Ch. 1		Metaphor and therapy : clarifying some confusing concepts by George W. Burns		3
Pt. 1		Improving mood		15
Ch. 2		The healing is complete : outcome-oriented experiential metaphors in a case of major depression by George W. Burns		17
Ch. 3		An empty sadness : exploring and transforming client-generated metaphors by Richard R. Kopp		30
Ch. 4		And this little piggy stayed home : playful metaphors in treating childhood separation anxiety by Julie H. Linden		44
Ch. 5		Climbing anxiety mountain : generating metaphors in acceptance and commitment therapy by Mikaela J. Hildebrandt and Lindsay B. Fletcher and Steven C. Hayes		55
Pt. 2		Building positive relationships		65
Ch. 6		The case of Carol : empowering decision-making through metaphor and hypnosis by Michael D. Yapko		67
Ch. 7		The woman who wanted to lie on the floor : a social constructionist use of metaphor in a tale of two clients by Valerie E. Lewis		79
Ch. 8		Trekking to happiness - no sherpa required : a utilization approach to transcending an abusive relationship by Gregory Smit		89
Ch. 9		And the two snakes fought : storybook therapy to help deal with the divorce monster by Joy Nel		100
Pt. 3		Changing patterns of behavior		115
Ch. 10		Under fire : reflection and metaphor in narrative therapy by Christine Perry		117
Ch. 11		The door is open, the bird can fly : merging therapist and client metaphors in child therapy by Joyce C. Mills		128
Ch. 12		Everyone's life is a story : guided metaphor in changing global lifestyle by Rubin Battino		138
Ch. 13		Scared speechless : goal-oriented and multiple embedded metaphors in a case of psychogenic dysphonia by Carol A. Hicks-Lankton		150
Pt. 4		Enhancing health and well-being		163
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"This is another unique book brought to us by Australian George Burns. This is an excellent book for new and advanced therapists; it is another one of Georges' books that you will have to order for your own shelves, as I won't be lending you mine." (Psychotherapy in Australia, August 2008) "The reader will find a wealth of sundry stories in this book, some woven by the therapist, some by the client, and others in collaboration. The boundless urge to tell our stories and those of our clients will, with the help of this book, sooner or later prevail." (PsycCRITIQUES, 7/2/08)

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