Holistic Therapy for People with Dissociative Identity Disorder

133 Pages·2017·0.894 MB·English

by  Patricia Frankish, Valerie Sinason

Holistic tHerapy for people witH
Dissociative iDentity DisorDer

Holistic tHerapy
for people witH
Dissociative iDentity
DisorDer
Edited by
Patricia Frankish and Valerie Sinason
First published in 2017 by
Karnac Books Ltd
118 Finchley Road
London NW3 5HT
Copyright © 2017 by Patricia Frankish and Valerie Sinason
The rights of Patricia Frankish and Valerie Sinason to be identified as the
authors of this work have been asserted in accordance with §§ 77 and 78 of the
Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
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permission of the publisher.
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ISBN-13: 978-1-78220-563-0
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ContEnt S
Acknowledgements vii
About the editors ix
introduction xi
chApter one
Starting out 1
chApter two
A usual bumpy road to treatment 13
chApter three
Life—what’s that? 19
chApter Four
Setting up a service 31
v
vi contents
chApter Five
Making progress 39
chApter six
Being support staff 53
chApter seven
A client’s voice 63
chApter eight
A new therapist 77
chApter nine
Conclusion 89
reFerences 99
Further reAding 103
index 105
ACknowlEdgEmEnt S
Many people have contributed to this book and the service described.
We, as editors, are extremely grateful to them. We specially want to
mention Kelly Calpin, Sharron Jones, Nicki Donkin, Amanda Brock,
Carrie-Anne Smith, Cathy Gibbs, Natalie Cross, Carole Richardson, and
all those brave people who continue to live with DID.
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About thE EditorS
Patricia Frankish is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with
many years of experience in the field of disability. Her doctoral study
established a method for measuring emotional developmental stages
in people who had suffered trauma and consequent interference in the
developmental process. She is from Lincolnshire and after working
in a range of settings and spending six years in North Yorkshire and
Teesside, she has settled back in Lincolnshire with her own business in
partnership with her daughter. They specialise in providing services for
people with complex needs, using the model that Pat has developed.
They offer direct support, training, and therapy, either as a package or
one component. For those who need it they also provide accommoda-
tion. Pat has been President of the British Psychological Society, was a
founding member of the Institute of Psychotherapy and Disability, and
is an active member of her local Church and community.
Valerie Sinason is a poet, writer, child psychotherapist and adult psy-
choanalyst. She is Founder Director of the Clinic for Dissociative Studies
and President of the Institute for Psychotherapy and Disability. She is
an Honorary Consultant Psychotherapist at the University of Cape
Town Child Guidance Clinic and Chair of Trustees of the First People
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