Self-Injury: Psychotherapy with People Who Engage in Self-Inflicted Violence

People who directly injure their bodies are increasingly seeking help from psychotherapists. Coming out of the closet of shame, they are turning to professionals for understanding, compassion, and healing. Because of the potent nature of self-injury and the variety of issues it touches, clinical responses to it have often been only moderately beneficial and, in too many cases, distinctly harmful.

In this perceptive work, Dr. Robin Connors offers helpful guidelines to clinicians that will im...