Psychodynamic Foundations of Bioenergetic Analysis

Weaving Insight with Intensity through Body-Psychotherapy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvJens Tasche,Dorota Wejner,Carsten Holle

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Psychodynamic Foundations of Bioenergetic Analysis: Weaving Insight with Intensity through Body-Psychotherapy examines how the intensity of body-psychotherapeutic processes can be integrated into a coherent therapeutic framework with the help of psychodynamic insights.Bioenergetic Analysis, developed by Alexander Lowen on the foundation of psychoanalytic drive theory, draws on Wilhelm Reich's groundbreaking discovery of the functional unity of physical and mental defense processes. In this book, humanistic, hermeneutic and structural-psychoanalytic approaches are combined with classical bioenergetic models, thus conveying a modern understanding of Bioenergetic Analysis. Key topics such as self-regulation, self-actualization and character analysis are re-examined from historical, theoretical and practical perspectives and incorporated into innovative approaches for both individual and group body-psychotherapy. Additionally, the challenges of working with specific client groups are described in practical terms, using the examples of children, adolescents and clients with complex post-traumatic stress disorders. Combining traditional Bioenergetic Analysis with cutting-edge psychoanalytic knowledge, the book reflects the current state of the field.The book is intended for body-psychotherapists and psychodynamically-oriented students or psychotherapists who want to integrate the body more fully into their work. Readers interested in holistic healing approaches will find a comprehensive overview of the diverse European perspectives on Bioenergetic Analysis, supported by case studies, figures, study cards and multiple-choice questions.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-11-04
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor206
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041250678

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Jens Tasche is a certified social worker (German Diploma) and Bioenergetic Analyst (CBT). He has been working in private practice in Berlin, Germany for more than 40 years.Dorota Wejner is a Certified Bioenergetic Therapist (CBT) and certified TRE® Provider. She works in private practice in Warsaw, Poland and is a teaching therapist for the Polish training institute. She is a former board member of the Polish Association for Bioenergetic Analysis (2018/2019) and has twenty years of experience as manager, trainer, mediator and change leader.Carsten Holle is a body-psychotherapist, both in private practice and at a care clinic for psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatics in childhood and adolescence. He is also a lecturer at training institutes for child and adolescent psychotherapists.

Preface by Garry Cockburn to the Book Series Psychodynamic Foundations of Bioenergetic AnalysisForeword by the EditorsPart 1: Body-Awareness and Human Growth1.1. Healing Through or With the Body – Opportunities and Limitations of Self-Regulation (Magdalena and Gustav Glück)1.2. The Search for Truthfulness and the Pursuit of Self-Actualization (Christoph Helferich)1.3. Bioenergetic Analysis between Psychoanalysis and Humanistic Psychology – Looking Back (Ulrich Sollmann)1.4. From Drive Orientation to Relationship – The Concept of Character Structures through the Ages (Christine Pechtl)Part 2: Body-Work in Practice2.1. Body-Interventions (Renate Schwenk)2.2. Group-Body-Psycho-Therapy: Interpersonal Work with and through Groups (Maria Majce-Egger)2.3. Body-Psychodynamic Therapy with Children and Adolescents (Carsten Holle)2.4. Joining and Gilding – Healing Paths for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (Regina Trotz)Index of Keywords and Index of Persons