{"product_id":"exploring-in-security","title":"Exploring In Security","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the 2010 Goethe Award for Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Scholarship!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book builds a key clinical bridge between attachment theory and psychoanalysis, deploying Holmes'' unique capacity to weld empirical evidence, psychoanalytic theory and consulting room experience into a coherent and convincing whole.  Starting from the theory–practice gap in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, the book demonstrates how attachment theory can help practitioners better understand what they intuitively do in the consulting room, how this benefits clients, and informs evidence-based practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into two sections, theory and practice, \u003cem\u003eExploring in Security\u003c\/em\u003e discusses the concept of mentalising and considers three components of effective therapy – the therapeutic relationship, meaning making and change promotion – from both attachment and psychoanalytic perspectives. The second part of the book applies attachment theory to a number of clinical situations including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eworking with borderline clients\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esuicide and deliberate self-harm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esex and sexuality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edreams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eending therapy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book theoretical discussion is vividly illustrated with clinical material, personal experience and examples from literature and film, making this an accessible yet authoritative text for psychotherapy practitioners at all levels, including psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, mental health nurses and counsellors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319073775998,"sku":"NW9780415554152","price":39.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780415554152.jpg?v=1778726827","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/exploring-in-security","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}