A Tiny Spark of Hope
Healing Childhood Trauma in Adulthood
Published on 21. January 2021
224 pages
978-1-78775-432-4 (ISBN)
Description
I could not ignore the tiny spark of hope that whispered to me that there might be someone with whom I could be vulnerable and real, and that this time they might just not let me down...
This is the story of Alexia and her therapist Kim, and their three-year therapy journey to begin Alexia's path to recovery. Written from both perspectives, it is a powerful and revealing account of a therapist-client relationship.
Together, the authors show the manifold challenges that adult survivors of childhood abuse have to overcome, and offer insight to all therapists on how relational interventions can pave a way to healing.
This is the story of Alexia and her therapist Kim, and their three-year therapy journey to begin Alexia's path to recovery. Written from both perspectives, it is a powerful and revealing account of a therapist-client relationship.
Together, the authors show the manifold challenges that adult survivors of childhood abuse have to overcome, and offer insight to all therapists on how relational interventions can pave a way to healing.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
1,73 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78775-432-4 (9781787754324)
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01/2021
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Persons
Kim S. Golding, CBE, BSc, MSc, D. Clin. Psy. AFBPsS is a clinical psychologist and author. She is a DDP consultant and trainer with interest in developing relational approaches to therapy to help children and adults with experience of developmental trauma. Discovering people's stories together is central to her work.
Alexia Jones is a psychological practitioner. She works relationally to support clients with a history of childhood trauma and plans to continue her professional training in the field of psychology. She holds pride around how her own early experiences bring strength, authenticity and connection to her work (and entire life) and is fiercely passionate about bridging the gap between therapist and therapee - believing that both are equally human.
Alexia Jones is a psychological practitioner. She works relationally to support clients with a history of childhood trauma and plans to continue her professional training in the field of psychology. She holds pride around how her own early experiences bring strength, authenticity and connection to her work (and entire life) and is fiercely passionate about bridging the gap between therapist and therapee - believing that both are equally human.
Content
- Intro
- A Tiny Spark of Hope
- Cover
- Of related interest
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword by Daniel A. Hughes
- A Note on the Text
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The story of a therapeutic journey
- Alexia writes
- Kim writes
- About this book
- 1. Our guiding model
- Reflections from Kim
- The DDP model
- Reflections from Alexia
- Summary of the DDP principles
- 2. The beginning
- Reflections from Alexia
- Reflections from Kim
- 3. Discovering the Russian Doll
- Reflections from Alexia
- Reflections from Kim
- The Russian Doll
- 4. Striving for health: Painted Doll becomes real
- Reflections from Alexia
- Reflections from Kim
- 5. Finding roots and wings
- Reflections from Alexia
- Reflections from Kim
- 6. Moving towards acceptance and finding wobbly ground
- Reflections from Alexia
- Reflections from Kim
- 7. Finding the baby and losing mother
- Reflections from Alexia
- Reflections from Kim
- Armoured by Loss: The Princess' Tale
- 8. Mending the Kintsugi pot
- Reflections from Alexia
- Reflections from Kim
- The Kintsugi Pot
- 9. Bringing Andrew into the work
- Reflections from Andrew
- Reflections from Alexia
- Reflections from Kim
- 10. Finding compassion - from shame to pride
- Reflections from Alexia
- Reflections from Kim
- Compassionate letters
- Alexia's compassionate letter to herself
- Kim's compassionate letter to Alexia
- Afterword
- Reflection from Kim
- And so it continues... A final reflection from Alexia
- Beneath the Mask: A Therapeutic Journey
- References
- Index
