Michael Heller: How I use body psychotherapy with my patients

Michael C. Heller (born in 1949) is a psychologist who works on clinical and experimental research issues related to body and mind. His knowledge on this field has been summarized in his books: The Flesh of the Soul (2001, Peter Lang), Les Psychothérapies Corporelles (2008, De Boeck) and Body Psychotherapy (2012, W.W. Norton). He has participated in the creation of several journals in the field of body psychotherapy, and has occupied key posts in the European Association of Body psychotherapy (Vice President, Chair of the Ethics Committee and Scientific Committee). He publishes and teaches internationally. He is now practicing psychotherapy in Lausanne (Switzerland). See: Aqualide.ch.

Published January 2013. See printable PDF transcript.