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Trauma and the Avoidant Client

Attachment-Based Strategies for Healing
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Trauma and the Avoidant Client explores therapeutic approaches to clients who deny or withdraw from traumatic experiences. Drawing on attachment-based research, Robert T. Muller offers clinical techniques, intervention strategies, and practical advice to address the complex issues surrounding trauma avoidance effectively.

This resource aims to enhance the skills of mental health practitioners and trauma workers, facilitating meaningful change and progress in psychotherapy.
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Format: Hardback
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Essential reading for mental health practitioners, trauma workers, counsellors, and psychotherapists, especially those interested in attachment theory and trauma-informed care.

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Winner, 2011 Written Media Award, International Society for Study of Trauma & Dissociation. How to effectively engage traumatized clients, who avoid attachment, closeness, and painful feelings.

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A large segment of the therapy population consists of those who are in denial or retreat from their traumatic experiences. Here, drawing on attachment-based research, the author provides clinical techniques, specific intervention strategies, and practical advice for successfully addressing the often intractable issues of trauma.

Trauma and the Avoidant Client will enhance the skills of all mental health practitioners and trauma workers. It serves as a valuable, useful resource to facilitate change and progress in psychotherapy.

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Praised for its accessible style and clinical relevance, the book integrates attachment theory with practical expertise. Reviews commend its clear summaries, empirical foundation, and usefulness across various age groups. It is highly recommended for therapists and counselling professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of trauma and client avoidance.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393705737

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 July 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 448g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of clinical psychology at York University, and a supervising psychologist at the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre. Dr. Muller specializes in the areas of trauma, attachment, and psychotherapy. The author of numerous scholarly articles, he is lead investigator in a multi-site program to treat intra-familial trauma. He has over 20 years of clinical experience in the field, and practices in downtown Toronto. He is also winner of the Written Media Award, from the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.

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