Kathleen Adams is een visionair op het gebied van dagboektherapie en heeft zich gevestigd als een wereldwijd erkende stem. Haar innovatieve werk heeft honderdduizenden mensen begeleid naar heling, groei en zelfontdekking. Adams omarmt de transformerende kracht van schrijven en biedt diepgaande inzichten via een methode die zowel klinisch onderbouwd als intuïtief boeiend is. Haar benadering van therapeutisch schrijven is zo invloedrijk dat ze is erkend als een van de drie belangrijkste figuren in hedendaags dagboekschrijven.
Focusing on developmental trauma, this book explores its impact on individuals and groups in psychotherapy settings. It highlights the journeys of non-abused individuals who confront and process their overwhelming childhood experiences, providing insights into how they navigate and make sense of the chaos in their lives. Through detailed analysis, it sheds light on the therapeutic processes that facilitate healing and personal growth.
Writing a journal is not just about keeping a record of daily events - journal writing provides a unique therapeutic opportunity for facilitating healing and growth.The author of this book guides the reader through developing journal writing to use as a therapeutic tool. Keeping a journal can help the writer to develop a better understanding of themselves, their relationships and the world around them, as well as improve skills of problem-solving, decision-making and planning. As such, journal writing can be a powerful complement to verbal therapy, offering an effective and affordable way of extending support to troubled clients. The book includes advice on working with individuals, facilitating a therapeutic writing group, proposed clinical applications, practical techniques, useful journal prompts, exercises and case vignettes.This clear guide to the basics of journaling and its development as a therapeutic medium will be a valuable handbook for therapists, health and social care practitioners, teachers, life coaches, writing facilitators and any professional seeking personal development in themselves or their clients.
