Shame-Informed Therapy - by Patti Ashley (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Overcome Core Shame and Reconstruct the Authentic Self

If you are treating anxiety, depression, mood disorders, relationship difficulties, chronic low self-esteem, or other challenges, this workbook will give you proven tools and techniques you need to help your clients overcome the shadow of shame. Help clients overcome chronic feelings of not being good enough and debilitating negative thought patterns that may have begun in childhood.

Combining 40 years of experience as an educator, child development specialist, and clinician, Dr. Patti Ashley created Shame-Informed Therapy to help clinicians crack the code on the often unseen and unspoken aspects of core shame and develop more effective treatment for even your most resistant clients.

• Understand, demystify, and treat the neurobiology of core shame
• Work with Polyvagal Theory and the Four Therapeutic R's: Recognize, Respect, Regulate, & Re-Story
• Individualize somatic techniques that build and sustain self-compassion
• Develop therapeutic empathy and balance power in the therapy room
• Recognize how shame-informed therapy is a Hero's Journey

About the Author

Patti Ashley, PhD, LPC, has integrated 40 years of experience in special education, child development, and psychology into her wholehearted work as a psychotherapist, author, international speaker, and authenticity architect coach. Dr. Ashley owns and operates Authenticity Architects in Boulder, Colorado.