Combating Destructive Thought Processes Voice Therapy and Separation Theory [Paperback]

Firestone maintains that from childhood, people are prevented from experiencing an individuated life by the pressures of society, particularly the nuclear family. He expounds the theory, which synthesizes psychodynamic and existential approaches, behind his technique. He demonstrates how the therapy helps clients reveal these voices quickly, recognize their source and begin to take a path to a meaningful life.What keeps people from living in ways that satisfy their individual needs and priorities? This book explores psychotherapist Robert W Firestone's voice therapy technique, the goal of which is to uncover these limiting forces, which are represented by internal messages or voices.

Firestone maintains that from childhood, people are prevented from experiencing an individuated life by the pressures of society, particularly the nuclear family. He expounds the theory, which synthesizes psychodynamic and existential approaches, behind his technique. He demonstrates how the therapy helps clients reveal these voices quickly, recognize their source and begin to take a path to a meaningful life.Foreword - Larry Beutler
The Self under Siege
PART ONE: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE
The Reality of Childhood Trauma
Patterns of Emotional Mistreatment
Psychodynamics Involved in the Intergenerational Cycle of Child Abuse
Identification with the Aggressor
PART TWO: DEFENSE FORMATION
The Fantasy Bond and Self-Parenting Process
The Fantasy Bond in Couple Relationships
Manifestations of the Inward Process
PART THREE: METHl#"