Working with Traumatic Memories to Heal Adults with Unresolved Childhood Trauma

Petra Winnette has a PhD in Comparative Science from Charles University, Prague. She has a master degree in Pedagogy, Literature and Visual Art. She studied Applied and Developmental Psychology at the University College Cork, Ireland. She is certified in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP Institute, USA, UK) Attachment Focused Therapy (AFTI, USA) and Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor therapy (PBSP Institute, Boston, USA). She is founder and director of Natama Institute for Family Care Development in Prague where she has an extensive practice in counseling and therapy. For the last sixteen years she has specialized in the areas of early development, trauma and attachment in her work with families, children and adults. Petra speaks at national and international conferences, provides training and gives lectures. She lives in Prague, Czech Republic. Jonathan Baylin, PhD, a psychologist in private practice, provides workshops for therapists on integrating knowledge about the brain with psychotherapy. He has been working in the mental health field for 35 years. For the past 15 years, while continuing his clinical practice, he has immersed himself in the study of neurobiology and in teaching mental health practitioners about the brain. He has developed a brain-based model of attachment-focused treatment to help therapists and caregivers facilitate the child's journey from mistrust to trust. Jonathan lives in Delaware, USA.

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1: Background. 1. When Things Go Right. 2. When Things Go Wrong. 3. Children, Adults and Therapeutic Change. Part 2: Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor as a Therapeutic System. 4. PBSP. Part 3: PBSP Client Case Studies. 5. Emma, The Lady With a Bowl of Cold Water. 6. Anthony, The Young Man Who Jumped. 7. Rebecca, The Lady With a Wrong Ring. 8. Silvester, The Man Who Changed Everything. 9. Epilogue. Appendix. References.