An Integrative Approach to Healing Complex and Transgenerational Trauma

This book presents an integrative relational approach to treating trauma and psychological entanglements through autobiographical, philosophical, and clinical reflections on the transgenerational dimension of the human experience and the self as an irreducible core of the person.

Isaac Pizer is an accredited psychotherapist and a clinical supervisor. Pizer worked for many years as a social worker and commenced training in psychotherapy in 1992. He holds a BSc in Sociology, a Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy (2000), an MA in Humanistic Person-Centred Psychotherapy (2003) and a Diploma in Clinical Supervision (2015). isaacpizer.com

Introduction 1. Walking Home 2. Transpersonal Theory and the Jewish Contribution to Psychotherapy 3. My Philosophy of Therapy: The Therapeutic Relationship, the Self and Trauma 4. Theory and Practice - Relationship, Contact and the Healing of Trauma 5. Lily, Emily and Angela 6. The Transgenerational Dimension 7. The Transgenerational Dimension in Practice 8. Trauma, Identity Politics and Psychotherapy 9. Carrie: Recovery of the Self Concluding Thoughts Appendix: Clients' Reflections