
Before You Let the Sun In
And Other Dramatherapeutic Stories
Sphinx (Publisher)
Published on 15. May 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-912573-01-1 (ISBN)
Description
Therapeutic case histories covering themes ranging from obesity to depression
This book consists of ten case histories that cover a wide range of themes from obesity to depression. One woman is trying to come to grips with past memories, another cannot escape from a passionate love with no future, an adolescent immigrant is trying to overcome a persistent stammer, a fifty-year-old man decides to separate from the love of his life rather than compromise with his principles. Writing in the first person, the dramatherapist describes her reactions to and interaction with the client as well as some of the techniques used in the therapeutic process. The stories are based on real cases, but in order to conform to the story-telling genre they contain a beginning, middle and end, which is not always the case in real life.
This book consists of ten case histories that cover a wide range of themes from obesity to depression. One woman is trying to come to grips with past memories, another cannot escape from a passionate love with no future, an adolescent immigrant is trying to overcome a persistent stammer, a fifty-year-old man decides to separate from the love of his life rather than compromise with his principles. Writing in the first person, the dramatherapist describes her reactions to and interaction with the client as well as some of the techniques used in the therapeutic process. The stories are based on real cases, but in order to conform to the story-telling genre they contain a beginning, middle and end, which is not always the case in real life.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Aeon Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
309 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-912573-01-1 (9781912573011)
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Dr Katerina Couroucli-Robertson was born in England and brought up in Greece by her English mother and Greek father. She is a psychotherapist with a PhD in Dramatherapy from Surrey University. She is also a teacher in special education, Head of Studies at the Herma Institute of Dramatherapy and Playtherapy, and an external lecturer at the University of Thessaly. She is the director of a theatre group for V.S.A. Hellas (Very Special Arts) made up of people with and without learning difficulties, and has published numerous articles on Dramatherapy as well as the book 'Before You Let the Sun in', written in collaboration with her husband Ian Robertson, which comprises a collection of stories based on her work as a Dramatherapist.
Ian Robertson is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, where he studied French and Spanish Language and Literature, and holds an MA in Creative Writing from Lancaster University. He lives in Greece, where he works as a teacher, actor, translator and writer. He has written a number of English Language Teaching books as well as novels, short stories and poems. Recently, he co-authored 'Before You Let the Sun In', which was published in Greek by Nefeli Athens.
Ian Robertson is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, where he studied French and Spanish Language and Literature, and holds an MA in Creative Writing from Lancaster University. He lives in Greece, where he works as a teacher, actor, translator and writer. He has written a number of English Language Teaching books as well as novels, short stories and poems. Recently, he co-authored 'Before You Let the Sun In', which was published in Greek by Nefeli Athens.
Content
CONTENTS
Preface ix
CHAPTER ONE
Dancing with demons 1
CHAPTER TWO
Lily among the thorns 27
CHAPTER THREE
Before you let the sun in 55
CHAPTER FOUR
Eyed like a peacock 81
CHAPTER FIVE
The woman who loved stories 107
CHAPTER SIX
The fruit of love 135
CHAPTER SEVEN
Thirteen stars in the night sky 161
CHAPTER EIGHT
The woman who keeps coming back 189
CHAPTER NINE
Il Gran Rifiuto 223
CHAPTER TEN
Know thyself 249
Preface ix
CHAPTER ONE
Dancing with demons 1
CHAPTER TWO
Lily among the thorns 27
CHAPTER THREE
Before you let the sun in 55
CHAPTER FOUR
Eyed like a peacock 81
CHAPTER FIVE
The woman who loved stories 107
CHAPTER SIX
The fruit of love 135
CHAPTER SEVEN
Thirteen stars in the night sky 161
CHAPTER EIGHT
The woman who keeps coming back 189
CHAPTER NINE
Il Gran Rifiuto 223
CHAPTER TEN
Know thyself 249