Emotion Rituals: A Resource for Therapists and Clients - Softcover

McMillan, David W. W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415861209 ISBN 13: 9780415861205

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

Cognitive behavior therapy does not typically include the use of emtion in its treatment protocols. Emotion Rituals addresses this omission with a thorough discussion of the interplay between thoughts and emotions as vital to the therapeutic process. McMillan's emotion rituals allow clients to apply what they learn in therapy sessions to daily life, fostering continual growth outside of the therapy hour and increasing the effectiveness of each session.

McMillan's unique writing style imparts hard facts and theoretical discussion in a conversational tone, presenting new and complicated ideas in a readable and comprehensible manner. Each chapter is devoted to one emotion, and the rituals are suitable for use by both client and therapist, allowing them each to better understand emotion and emotional responses. The result is an accessible and lively text that offers an original approach to healing through feelings.

About this title

About the Author

David W. McMillan, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. McMillan is Founder and Co-Director of both Compose, a program to treat family violence, and the Parkwest Eating Disorder Program. He is an Adjunct faculty member in the Department of Psychology, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415861209
• ISBN 13: 9780415861205
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 282