Somatic experiencing : the impact on therapists and therapy
| dc.contributor.author | Maclean, Sandra Lynn | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-14T22:33:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-14T22:33:43Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2003 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies | |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts M.A. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to further the understanding of the effects of training in Somatic Experiencing (SE), a body-centred approach to therapy. The following question was investigated: What are experienced, Master's level counsellors' perceptions of how senior level training in SE counselling approach has impacted their practice of psychotherapy? A modified qualitative, phenomenological methodology was used that incorporated individual interviews, a focus group and a collaborative data analysis process. The lived experiences of four counsellors trained in SE were investigated. There were a total of 22 emergent themes. The three deemed most central by participants were the following: aliveness as the goal of therapy, increased sense of spirituality in therapy for the therapist, and the central role of resources for therapist and client with increased lightness/humour/fun. Of the remaining themes, four related to influences on the person of the therapist' understanding of human suffering and two related to imagery and metaphor. | |
| dc.format.extent | 207 pages | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/18817 | |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.title | Somatic experiencing : the impact on therapists and therapy | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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