Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors is the first book to establish the theory and practice of a psychodynamic approach to treating body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (BFRBDs), such as hair pulling, skin picking, and cheek, lip, and cuticle biting.

Stacy K. Nakell is a licensed clinical social worker, certified group psychotherapist and certified clinical trauma professional. She provides psychotherapy to people struggling with body-focused repetitive behaviors and provides clinical consultation.

PART 1: Understanding body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (BFRBDs) 1 The who, what, where, when, why and how of picking, pulling and biting behaviors 2 The psychic skin: sensory processing, attachment and perfectionism in BFRBDs 3 The history of BFRBD treatment PART 2: Integrative psychodynamic treatment for BFRBDs 4 Integrative psychodynamic therapy: a relational path to earned secure attachment 5 The safety phase: goal-setting, assessment and self-compassion 6 The exploration and skill-building phase 7 A healing herd: group psychotherapy to build community 8. Families in therapy: healing the system 9 Moving into maintenance or ending treatment