Who You Were Before Trauma: The Healing Power of Imagination for Trauma Survivors
Introducing a proven, pioneering program that empowers trauma survivors to take control of their recovery through imaginative exercises

Over the last thirty-five years, our understanding of trauma has dramatically changed. We now know that most people live through at least one traumatic event—which can cause disorders that range from depression, addiction, and anxiety, to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. But when leading German psychotherapist Luise Reddemann became head of a psychosomatic clinic in 1985, many doctors were routinely dismissive of patients’ trauma.

Dr. Reddemann has devoted her career to this question: How can survivors of complex trauma and PTSD heal—and even help themselves to heal? In Who You Were Before Trauma, she presents her groundbreaking method, along with positive therapeutic strategies, to therapists and patients alike. Psychodynamic Imaginative Trauma Therapy (PITT) incorporates imagination work at every stage of the three-phase trauma therapy model:
  1. Establish safety and stabilization
  2. Come to terms with traumatic memories
  3. Integrate and reconnect with others.
By guiding patients to unearth their buried strengths, envision an inner refuge, evoke helpful guiding figures, and ultimately build an “internal counterweight” to their trauma, Reddemann’s approach avoids the counterproductive dynamic where the therapist becomes the patient’s only source of comfort. This definitive trauma resource shows the way to empower survivors—by making them true partners in their recovery.
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Who You Were Before Trauma: The Healing Power of Imagination for Trauma Survivors
Introducing a proven, pioneering program that empowers trauma survivors to take control of their recovery through imaginative exercises

Over the last thirty-five years, our understanding of trauma has dramatically changed. We now know that most people live through at least one traumatic event—which can cause disorders that range from depression, addiction, and anxiety, to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. But when leading German psychotherapist Luise Reddemann became head of a psychosomatic clinic in 1985, many doctors were routinely dismissive of patients’ trauma.

Dr. Reddemann has devoted her career to this question: How can survivors of complex trauma and PTSD heal—and even help themselves to heal? In Who You Were Before Trauma, she presents her groundbreaking method, along with positive therapeutic strategies, to therapists and patients alike. Psychodynamic Imaginative Trauma Therapy (PITT) incorporates imagination work at every stage of the three-phase trauma therapy model:
  1. Establish safety and stabilization
  2. Come to terms with traumatic memories
  3. Integrate and reconnect with others.
By guiding patients to unearth their buried strengths, envision an inner refuge, evoke helpful guiding figures, and ultimately build an “internal counterweight” to their trauma, Reddemann’s approach avoids the counterproductive dynamic where the therapist becomes the patient’s only source of comfort. This definitive trauma resource shows the way to empower survivors—by making them true partners in their recovery.
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Who You Were Before Trauma: The Healing Power of Imagination for Trauma Survivors

Who You Were Before Trauma: The Healing Power of Imagination for Trauma Survivors

by Luise Reddemann
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Who You Were Before Trauma: The Healing Power of Imagination for Trauma Survivors

Who You Were Before Trauma: The Healing Power of Imagination for Trauma Survivors

by Luise Reddemann

Overview

Introducing a proven, pioneering program that empowers trauma survivors to take control of their recovery through imaginative exercises

Over the last thirty-five years, our understanding of trauma has dramatically changed. We now know that most people live through at least one traumatic event—which can cause disorders that range from depression, addiction, and anxiety, to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. But when leading German psychotherapist Luise Reddemann became head of a psychosomatic clinic in 1985, many doctors were routinely dismissive of patients’ trauma.

Dr. Reddemann has devoted her career to this question: How can survivors of complex trauma and PTSD heal—and even help themselves to heal? In Who You Were Before Trauma, she presents her groundbreaking method, along with positive therapeutic strategies, to therapists and patients alike. Psychodynamic Imaginative Trauma Therapy (PITT) incorporates imagination work at every stage of the three-phase trauma therapy model:
  1. Establish safety and stabilization
  2. Come to terms with traumatic memories
  3. Integrate and reconnect with others.
By guiding patients to unearth their buried strengths, envision an inner refuge, evoke helpful guiding figures, and ultimately build an “internal counterweight” to their trauma, Reddemann’s approach avoids the counterproductive dynamic where the therapist becomes the patient’s only source of comfort. This definitive trauma resource shows the way to empower survivors—by making them true partners in their recovery.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781615196166
Publisher: The Experiment
Publication date: 05/26/2020
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dr. Luise Reddemann, MD, is a trained neurologist and specialist in psychotherapeutic medicine as well as a psychoanalyst. She is the creator of psychodynamic imaginative trauma therapy (PITT) for the treatment of complex disorders stemming from traumatic experiences. She holds an honorary professorship for psychotraumatology and psychological medicine at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria. For more than thirty years, Dr. Reddemann has been involved with treating trauma patients and the effects of their traumatic experiences. From 1985 to 2003 she was head of the clinic for psychotherapeutic and psychosomatic medicine of the Protestant Hospital in Bielefeld, Germany.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Finding Inner Stability 19

The Therapeutic Relationship 20

Establishing an Alliance 23

Appreciating and Using Available Resources 24

Finding Counterimages to Horror Scenarios 27

Practicing Aspects of Mindfulness 31

Getting to Know the inner Observer 35

Finding a Counterweight to Images of Horror 36

Distancing: Learning to Dissociate from Horrifying Images 55

Learning to Cope with Difficult Feelings 62

Giving a Form to the Unpleasant Image 63

Encountering Our Younger Selves 67

The Inner Stage as a Place for Problematic Characters 78

Chapter 2 Learning a Healthy Approach to the Body 87

Self-Healing, Body Memory, and the Principle of Mindfulness 89

Breema Bodywork 91

More Body Exercises 93

Qigong 94

Chapter 3 Confronting the Horror 97

Preparation 97

Trauma Confrontation 102

After Trauma Confrontation 116

Chapter 4 Art Therapy in Trauma Healing (Susanne Lücke) 119

Introduction 119

Art Therapy Exercises and Interventions 123

Art Therapy Work on the Inner Stage 136

Chapter 5 Accepting and Integrating One's Past 147

Giving Sorrow Room and Form 147

Writing Letters 148

Encountering the Older Person You Will Someday Become 149

Rituals 150

Guilt and Redemption 151

Existential Questions 152

Gratitude and Reconciliation 153

Beginning Anew 154

Chapter 6 Psychodynamic Imaginative Trauma Therapy (PITT) with Children and Adolescents (Cornelia Appel-Ramb) 157

Introduction 157

Applying the Basic Principles of PITT in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy 158

Treatment 163

Outlook 192

Appendix: The Most Important Steps in Therapy 195

List of Exercises 201

Notes 205

Index 213

About the Authors 232

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