Die Therapie des Inneren Kindes

The comprehensive compendium of Inner Child work: essential for practice. This manual for experienced practitioners and beginners provides the first complete overview of the various approaches to Inner Child work. It systematically and step-by-step introduces the methods of Inner Child work and includes numerous case and conversation examples as well as easily implementable interventions.

Inner Child work integrates a variety of approaches and can be applied in different counseling and therapy situations. It can help resolve many issues and disorders, ranging from life crises to attachment disorders and trauma-related disorders. This book systematizes the various scientific, neurobiological, and therapeutic concepts of the Inner Child and presents them in practical application.

The author demonstrates how the burdened and traumatized child ego states can be protected and nurtured through Inner Child work, as well as how they can be rescued, liberated, and healed. Patients learn to reconnect with their Inner Child and to treat themselves and others with love. Therapeutic work with the Inner Child can be applied immediately and directly in everyday counseling and therapy practice.

This book is aimed at: psychotherapists of all specialties, such as trauma therapists and systemic therapists, counselors, and staff in counseling centers, especially couple and family therapists.