Burnout treatment - What do body-psychotherapies have to contribute?

Authors

  • Margit Koemeda-Lutz

Abstract

Body-psychotherapeutic modalities have been reluctant to develop treatment procedures for specific disorders, because their basic philosophy stresses the uniqueness of individuals and the interactive complexity of the therapeutic dyad. Nevertheless, there exist specific body-psychotherapeutic elements, whose application can be recommended for burnout therapy, based on clinical experience. They are a) an interactive and body-oriented conception of the therapeutic relationship, b) the enhancement of awareness, regulation, expression and communication of emotion especially anger and rage, c) working with destructive and dismissive subpersonalities, especially their embodiment, d) body oriented interventions and exercises and e) watching and influencing the energetic flow and metabolism of patients.

Keywords Body-psychotherapy; bioenergetic analysis; treatment of burnout; emotions; energy

Author Biography

Margit Koemeda-Lutz

Margit Koemeda-Lutz, Dr. Dipl.Psych., Psychotherapeutin ASPV in freier Praxis, Ausbilderin, Lehrtherapeutin und Supervisorin SGBAT/IIBA; Gründungsmitglied und im Leitungsteam der „Breitensteiner Psychotherapiewochen (1981-2000), Mitglied der Wissenschaftskommission der Schweizer Charta für Psychotherapie; Redaktionsmitglied Bioenergetic Analysis - The Clinical Journal of the IIBA und Psychotherapie Forum.

Korrespondenz: Dr. Margit Koemeda-Lutz, Fruthwilerstrasse 70, 8272 Ermatingen, Schweiz

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Published

2010-07-01

How to Cite

Koemeda-Lutz, M. (2010). Burnout treatment - What do body-psychotherapies have to contribute?. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, (3), 167–173. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/12

Issue

No. 3 (2010): Psychotherapie Forum 18/3 (veröffentlicht bei Springer Wien New York)

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Special Issue

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