ABANDONED HEART THERAPY: A Clinician's Guide

Abandoned Heart Therapy (AHT) uses a developmental approach to help clients with cluster B and cluster C personality disorders. AHT is an integrative psychotherapy model which combines elements of CBT, reparenting, parts therapy, mindfulness, ACT, and schema therapy. This book will guide you and your clients through structured exercises to integrate the parent, adult, and child parts of their personalities. AHT offers a variety of menu options, allowing you to customize interventions to suit your preferences and the needs of your clients. Anxiety, depression, anger, withdrawal, and impulsivity are all normal reactions for the hurt inner child. The goal of AHT is to teach clients how to reparent their inner child with a loving and protective inner parent. The result is a decrease in symptoms and an increase in self-compassion. In clinical practice, AHT focuses on creating insights and building skills for a wide range of clients and issues. Packed with case examples, figures, and worksheets, Abandoned Heart Therapy, A Clinician's Guide, details a process to apply this exciting and innovative approach to therapy.