Therapeutic Journal Writing

An Introduction for Professionals

Kate Thompson
Foreword by Kathleen Adams

Part of the Writing for Therapy or Personal Development series

Paperback: £17.99 / $29.95

2010, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-690-6, BIC 2: MQTC MMJT JKSN2

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'... this is a wide ranging and user friendly source book, Kate Thompson has thoroughly covered the material available. It will be of use to anyone looking for new and effective ways to gain insight into either themselves or the people they work with and care for. It lays the foundation for all technical books in the field and is that rare thing in a psychology book; the material won't date and so makes a timeless, worthwhile investment.'

- Private Practice (formerly Independent Practitioner) and Sussex Counselling & Psychotherapy Journal

'I believe therapists at all levels will find something of interest in this book, from the trainee struggling with the prescribed task of completing a 15,000 word journal early in their training, to the therapist looking for a tool for the long term, or for clients in time-limited therapy.

- Therapy Today

'This book will help practitioners to challenge clients to experiment with different ways of telling their story in order to better understand themselves and explore their personal realities more deeply. Writing as therapy is a powerful process, and here are some practical and robust guidelines to engage with it safely and creatively.'

- Emmy van Deurzen, Director, New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, London, UK

'This book is an excellent introduction to the therapeutic aspect of journal writing for anyone who has seen journal writing as simply keeping a form of diary or never approached the topic before. It offers a structured approach to therapeutic journaling, from a consideration of the tools required and the arrangement of physical space needed, to the variety of ways to adopt and adapt journaling in one's life for different purposes, such as time management and extending one's personal therapy... As an experience counsellor and group work facilitator, I felt both curious and inspired by the variety of exercises and prompts I could offer to my clients to extend our therapeutic work together. I also appreciated the guidance offered in building and maintaining boundaries to ensure safe practice of therapeutic writing. As a seasoned supervisor integrating creative techniques in my practice, I was excited by the passionate enthusiasm to work therapeutic journaling into my approach, as well as to use those techniques for my own self-supervision.'

- Lapidus Journal

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Author information

• Kate Thompson

Subject areas

• Arts Therapies
• Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords

• arts therapies,
• counselling,
• creative therapies,
• creative writing as therapy,
• creativity,
• emotions,
• expressive therapies,
• families,
• grief,
• group psychotherapy,
• health care,
• interdisciplinary arts therapies,
• mental health,
• occupational therapy,
• offenders,
• poetry,
• psychoanalysis,
• psychology,
• relationships,
• self esteem,
• self harm,
• sexual abuse,
• social care,
• social work,
• supervision,
• trauma

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