The Couch and the Stage: Integrating Words and Action in Psychotherapy

by Robert J. Landy

This book is intended to explore how action approaches to psychotherapy grew out of Western verbal methods and even traditional shamanic practices, eventually coalescing into a theory and practice that is creative and holistic. As the central concept in the book, action refers to the therapeutic application of drama, play and non-verbal expression in the service of engaging the body, mind and emotions of clients in a process of healing. The action...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765704498
• ISBN13: 9780765704498
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"