Somatic Perspectives on Psychotherapy is about approaches to psychotherapy that pay attention to the body. This includes approaches that focus primarily on somatic processes; as well as approaches that integrate psychodynamic, behavioral or experiential perspectives with somatic processes.
An underlying goal is to explore the convergence between contemporary psychotherapy and the bottom-up, process-oriented models of the human mind that are emerging from neuroscience and evolutionary psychology.
This is a series of monthly half-hour conversations, mostly with clinicians, occasionally featuring leading thinkers in related fields. Stimulating ideas are discussed, as well as clinical examples, in a conversational manner that helps you get a sense of what it’s like to see things through each guest’s eyes.
The conversations are recorded as mp3 files. You can either listen to them on the site, or download them to play on any mp3 player. We also provide printable transcripts (generally available with a delay of a few weeks after a conversation is published).
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Somatic Perspectives on Psychotherapy is a joint publication of USABP and EABP. The series is edited & hosted by Serge Prengel, LMHC (in private practice in New York City) with Dr Herbert Grassmann (Nuremberg, Germany).
We welcome your comments on any specific conversation, as well as on the series itself. We also welcome inquiries from people who would like to join the Publication Committee or help in other ways. Please use the feedback form.