European Psychotherapy 2016/2017

Embodiment refers to both the embedding of cognitive processes in brain circuitry and to the origin of these processes in an organism's sensory-motor experience. Thus action and perception are no longer interpreted in terms of the classic physical-mental dichotomy but rather as closely interlinked (Fuchs 2009). Embodiment research has shown impressively that the line between mind and body is not a one-way street. As a consequence the body has a strong influence on the mind. Can the body and it`s actions be used to help change the minds of our clients? The answer is yes. This special issue of European Psychotherapy is trying to explicate this more differently.Authors: Andrea Behrends Susanne Bender Marianne Eberhard-Kaechele Thomas Fuchs Gernot Hauke Sabine C. Koch Christina Lohr Lily Martin Rosemarie Samaritter Helen Payne Tanja Pietrzak Mario Pfammatter Valerie Pohlmann Wolfgang Tschacher