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First conceptualized by D.W. Winnicott, holding in this book refers to a therapist's capacity to respond to postpartum distress in a way that facilitates an immediate and successful therapeutic alliance. Readers will learn how to contain high levels of agitation, fear, and panic in a way that cultivates trust and the early stages of connectedness. Also addressed through vignettes are personality types that make holding difficult, styles of ineffective holding, and how to modify holding techniques to accommodate the ...

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    • Title: The Art of Holding in Therapy by Karen Kleiman
    • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
    • Print ISBN: 9781138904958, 1138904953
    • eText ISBN: 9781317444978
    • Edition: 2017 1st edition
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