The Trauma Therapies

John Marzillier is a clinical psychologist and writer living in Oxford. He has a MA in Psychology & Philosophy from the University of Oxford, a MSc (Clinical Psychology) and a PhD (Psychology) from the University of London, and an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University College. He had a long career as an academic clinical psychologist and as a psychotherapist, having been trained in behavioural, cognitive and psychodynamic therapies. He has written extensively about psychology and psychotherapy. In 2010 he published The Gossamer Thread. My Life as a Psychotherapist, which was short-listed for the Mind Book of the Year. In 2012 he published To Hell and Back. Personal Experiences of Trauma and How We Recover and Move On, based on his interviews with trauma sufferers. John has worked extensively in the trauma field as a therapist, as an expert in medico-legal work, and for the Thames Valley Police as their staff psychologist.

The book is very well written and engaging. It explores complex ideas in a way that makes them accessible to most practitioners and opens up new possibilities and theories, making it essential reading for anyone working with trauma.

• 1. The Psychological Impact of Trauma ; 2. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ; 3. Trauma Theories ; 4. The Evaluation of Trauma Therapies ; 5. Prolonged Exposure ; 6. Imagery Methods ; 7. Cognitive Restructuring Methods ; 8. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy ; 9. Mindfulness-Based Therapies ; 10. Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing ; 11. The Somatic Psychotherapies ; 12. The Energy Therapies ; 13. Pharmacotherapy ; 14. Narrative Therapies ; 15. Narratives of Trauma and Therapy