Expressive Writing Counseling and Healthcare [Hardcover]

Expressive Writing: Counseling and Healthcare?provides a bridge in the much-needed world of psychological healing. It reminds us that creative approaches can provide breakthrough methods for clients to find their way to health. Spanning the diverse fields of poetry, journal therapy, spirituality, brain science, theories of self and much more, this book gives proof that expressive writing addresses a full spectrum of mental health challenges.An exciting read that had me writing creatively even during the theory section; an inspiration to be more playful, spontaneous and generous with expressing ourselves and supporting others to do the same. This is a book that encompasses social, neurological and practical ways of employing expressive writing. It is ideal for students, practitioners, and academic courses. I particularly liked the idea of writing with the focus on re-wiring, reviving and healing neural pathways and the chapter on the significance and role of silence. I will definitely be adding?Expressive Writing: Counseling and Healthcare?to our reading list!Thompson and Adams have gathered a rare collection of experts in the field who will bring this work to new audiences. The publication of original research material gives depth to the broadening field of expressive writing as a therapeutic modality. This book straddles the Atlantic with leaders in the field from the UK and the US, making it truly international in scope. This is an inspiring collection of chapters, edited into a coherent volume from the broad overview in the introduction to the existential epilogue.Write on! This collection offers clear, congruent, and creative guidelines from senior practitioners on important clinical topics. This substantive series is a superbly curated resource for counselors, psychotherapists, and other helping professionals at all levels of experience. Highly recommended.In?1990, trailblazer Kathleen Adams Journal to the Self offered thrilling ideas about expressive writilCZ