Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy: Mindfulness-Based Practices for Healing and Transformation
- HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION: This book offers practical techniques for cultivating self-compassion and integrating it into psychotherapy for healing and transformation.
- MINDFULNESS-BASED PRACTICES: Through mindfulness-based practices, readers will learn to treat themselves with kindness and understanding, even in the face of difficult emotions and experiences.
- WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER GERMER: The book is written by Christopher Germer, an experienced therapist and researcher.
- ROADMAP FOR THERAPISTS: The book offers a roadmap for therapists who want to incorporate self-compassion into their work with clients.
- SELF-CARE: The book is also a valuable resource for individuals who want to enhance their own self-care and emotional well-being.
- INSIGHTFUL: This book is insightful and provides a new perspective on self-compassion in psychotherapy.
- GREAT RESOURCE: "Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy" is a great resource for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of mindfulness and self-compassion and how they can be used to support healing and transformation.
Applying the art and science of self-compassion to day-to-day therapy work.Â
This lucidly written guide integrates traditional Buddhist teachings and mindfulness with cutting-edge science from several distinct fields―including neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience, psychotherapy outcome research, and positive psychology―to explain how clinicians can help clients develop a more loving, kind, and forgiving attitude through self-compassion.
The practice of self-compassion supports effective therapy in two vital ways: (1) It helps clients become a source of compassion for themselves; and (2) it helps therapists be happier and generate more compassion for their clients.
Researchers now understand that self-compassion is a skill that can be strengthened through deliberate practice, and that it is one of the strongest predictors of mental health and wellness. The brain’s compassion center, which neuroscientists call the Care Circuit, can be targeted and fortified using specific techniques.
Filled with illuminating case examples, Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy shows readers how to apply self-compassion practices in treatment. The first two chapters illuminate what self-compassion is, the science behind it, and why it is so beneficial in therapy. The rest of the book unpacks practical clinical applications, covering not only basic clinical principles but also specific, evidence-based techniques for building affect tolerance, affect regulation, and mindful thinking, working with self-criticism, self-sabotage, trauma, addiction, relationship problems, psychosis, and more, and overcoming common roadblocks.
Readers do not need to have any background in mindfulness in order to benefit from this book. However, those that do will find that self-compassion practices have the capacity to add new layers of depth to mindfulness-based therapies such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).
