There is a body of research showing that working at the bodily and physiological level is an increasingly common part of the psychotherapeutic process, and that physical contact between therapist and client is essential. This does not just mean that the psychotherapist works with non-verbal communication and the client’s physical sensations: it also involves touch. My article in Kairos, the Slovenian journal of psychotherapy, therefore deals with body-oriented psychodynamic psychotherapy, which takes the view that touch is a fundamental need for everyone and, as such, very important in the personal growth of the client. It has a direct impact on memory and is therefore an effective way of establishing a mind-body connection and releasing the traumatic material we carry in our bodies. The full article was published in Kairos (Volume 7, Issue 1-2, 2013) and is available here (Slovenian only).
