Grounding Psychotherapy In Self-compass

Presenting innovative ways to infuse self-compassion into psychotherapy, this book shares insights and tools from foremost experts in the field. Clinicians from any orientation are guided to cultivate self-compassion themselves and incorporate it into interventions with clients. Rich case material throughout the chapters illustrates applications for frequently encountered clinical problems, from anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, and emotional dysregulation, to addictions, eating disorders, chronic pain, and more. Core processes of self-compassion and mindfulness are reviewed, including cutting-edge findings from interpersonal neurobiology. The companion website features more than 15 downloadable audio tracks of guided practices from the book, together with reproducible scripts.