Introduction to Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Therapeutic modalities that psychotherapists usually rely on--such as psychodynamic humanistic systems cognitive narrative analytic and solution focused--are all verbal interventions. <b>Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Therapies</b> presents a comprehensive overview of complementary and alternative therapeutic interventions that go beyond the standard verbal approaches. The therapies presented in this book--including mindfulness and meditation spirituality poetry therapy art therapy psychodrama dance/movement therapy music therapy animal-assisted therapy and touch therapy--provide the reader with creative non-traditional modalities that are effective in conjunction with traditional treatment or as substitutes. They may enrich talk-therapy especially when therapists and/or clients get stuck or they may provide healing on their own.