Healing with Stories Your Casebook Collection for Using Therapeutic Metaphors
by Burns, George W.Edition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2007-04-20
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
An invitation to observe and learn the therapeutic art of storytelling Healing with Stories brings together a stellar collection of some of the world's most prominent practitioners, taking you inside their thinking and processes for working with metaphors. They represent the panorama of metaphor practice in psychotherapy today with considered, humorous, and compassionate case examples that step you through the intricacies for replicating their work in your own. This is a book for family therapists who work with children, adults, and families, as well as for hypnotherapists, cognitive behavioral therapists, narrative therapists, dynamic therapists, solution-focused therapists, and child therapists. In fact, all therapists who wish to communicate their therapeutic messages with the greatest effectiveness will find this book to be an essential and useful clinical tool. Contributors include: Richard Kopp Julie H. Linden Mikaela J. Hildebrandt Lindsay B. Fletcher Steven C. Hayes Michael D. Yapko Valerie E. Lewis Gregory Smit Joy Nel Christine Perry Joyce C. Mills Rubin Battino Carol A Hicks-Lankton Wendel A. Ray Jana P. Sutton Robert McNeilly Roxanna Erickson-Klein Angela Ebert Hasham Al Musawi Teresa Garcia-Sanchez George W. Burns Praise for Healing with Stories "George Burns has done an expert job of compiling a definitive work that demystifies the ever-versatile metaphor. Whether you are a novice or an expert clinician, you will find a treasury of story interventions along with the 'inside scoop' on how each was created and applied to bring success in nineteen unforgettable case chapters. Better yet, you'll be able to create your own healing metaphors thanks to the expert guidance of a wide range of talented storytellers. Don't miss out on this one!" -Maggie Phillips, PhD, author of Finding the Energy to Heal and coauthor of Healing the Divided Self "If you want to be inspired, entertained, and enlightened, Healing with Stories is the book to read. George Burns, a master storyteller, has assembled a creative, diverse group of clinicians to share their ideas about how metaphor can be used with a variety of problems and clients. The result is a fascinating array of insights into metaphor's role in the healing process." -Richard G. Whiteside, MSW, author of Becoming Dragon
Author Biography
George W. Burns is an internationally recognized clinical psychologist, author, and therapist trainer. He is Director of the Milton H. Erickson Institute of Western Australia and The Hypnotherapy Centre of Western Australia. He has lectured around the world and is an adjunct senior lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. He has published several books, including 101 Healing Stories and 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens (both from Wiley).
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. xix |
| What This Book Offers | p. xx |
| The Contributors | p. xxi |
| The Contributions | p. xxii |
| The Structure of This Book | p. xxiii |
| Following Your Gurus: An Opening Story | p. 1 |
| Metaphor and Therapy: Clarifying Some Confusing Concepts | p. 3 |
| What Is Metaphor? | p. 4 |
| Why Use Metaphors in Therapy? | p. 4 |
| Is Metaphor Therapy or Communication of Therapy? | p. 7 |
| What Type of Metaphor Is That? | p. 9 |
| Are There Times Not to Use Metaphor? | p. 12 |
| References | p. 13 |
| Improving Mood | p. 15 |
| The Healing Is Complete: Outcome-Oriented Experiential Metaphors in a Case of Major Depression | p. 17 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 17 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 18 |
| Where to Begin? | p. 19 |
| What Did Mary Want from Therapy? | p. 20 |
| What Was Useful to Know about Mary? | p. 21 |
| What Interventions Were Likely to Help? | p. 22 |
| What Was the Long-Term Outcome? | p. 27 |
| References | p. 28 |
| An Empty Sadness: Exploring and Transforming Client-Generated Metaphors | p. 30 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 30 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 31 |
| Exploring and Transforming Client-Generated Metaphors | p. 33 |
| Metaphor Therapy and Diversity | p. 36 |
| "An Empty Sadness": Case Example #1 | p. 37 |
| "I'm the One Who Blew Up": Case Example #2 | p. 39 |
| Conclusion | p. 42 |
| References | p. 42 |
| And This Little Piggy Stayed Home: Playful Metaphors in Treating Childhood Separation Anxiety | p. 44 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 44 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 45 |
| A Clinical Framework | p. 46 |
| A Family of Porcupines | p. 48 |
| Play and Playful Therapy | p. 49 |
| Finding Strengths and Exceptions | p. 50 |
| A Doll as Metaphor and Cotherapist | p. 52 |
| "Thank You, M" | p. 53 |
| A Postscript | p. 53 |
| References | p. 54 |
| Climbing Anxiety Mountain: Generating Metaphors in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy | p. 55 |
| Contributors' Story | p. 55 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 56 |
| Defining the Problem | p. 57 |
| The Function of Metaphor in ACT | p. 58 |
| The Therapeutic Relationship | p. 59 |
| Generating ACT-Consistent Metaphors | p. 60 |
| Case Outcome | p. 64 |
| References | p. 64 |
| Building Positive Relationships | p. 65 |
| The Case of Carol: Empowering Decision-Making through Metaphor and Hypnosis | p. 67 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 67 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 68 |
| The Context of the Session | p. 69 |
| Interviewing Carol: Determining Goals and Assessing Resources | p. 69 |
| Why Use Metaphor in Carol's Case? | p. 70 |
| General Points about Hypnosis, Indirect Suggestion, and Metaphor | p. 70 |
| Identifying Goals of Treatment | p. 72 |
| Carol's Resources | p. 73 |
| Hypnosis and Delivering the Metaphor to Carol | p. 74 |
| Session Follow-Up | p. 76 |
| Final Comments | p. 77 |
| References | p. 78 |
| The Woman Who Wanted to Lie on the Floor: A Social Constructionist Use of Metaphor in a Tale of Two Clients | p. 79 |
| Contributors Story | p. 79 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 80 |
| A Social Constructionist Use of Metaphor | p. 81 |
| Reina's Tale | p. 82 |
| Sharing Client Stories | p. 86 |
| Margrit's Message for Reina | p. 87 |
| Reina and Margrit's Message for Us | p. 88 |
| Trekking to Happiness-No Sherpa Required: A Utilization Approach to Transcending an Abusive Relationship | p. 89 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 89 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 90 |
| Searching for Resources | p. 91 |
| Planning the Direction of Treatment | p. 93 |
| Defining the Therapeutic and Metaphoric Objectives | p. 94 |
| Planning the Steps for a Metaphor Intervention | p. 95 |
| Beginning the Trek | p. 96 |
| Offering More Than a Metaphor | p. 97 |
| Learning from an Experience | p. 98 |
| References | p. 99 |
| And the Two Snakes Fought: Storybook Therapy to Help Deal with the Divorce Monster | p. 100 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 100 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 101 |
| Narrative as "Storybook Therapy" | p. 102 |
| The Processes of Storybook Therapy | p. 103 |
| Listening to the Problem-Saturated Story | p. 103 |
| Reauthoring and Strengthening the Preferred Story | p. 106 |
| Finding Hope in a Cheeseburger | p. 112 |
| References | p. 113 |
| Changing Patterns of Behavior | p. 115 |
| Under Fire: Reflection and Metaphor in Narrative Therapy | p. 117 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 117 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 118 |
| The "Narrative" Metaphor of the Counseling Process | p. 119 |
| Reflecting Teams, Metaphor, and Narrative Therapy | p. 120 |
| The Case of Paul | p. 121 |
| An Alternative Story | p. 124 |
| Implications for Professional Practice | p. 126 |
| References | p. 127 |
| The Door Is Open, the Bird Can Fly: Merging Therapist and Client Metaphors in Child Therapy | p. 128 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 128 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 129 |
| Passage One: A Safe Environment | p. 131 |
| Joey's Story: Creating a Safe Environment | p. 131 |
| Passage Two: You Gotta Crawl Before You Fly | p. 133 |
| Joey's Story: The Importance of Keys | p. 134 |
| Passage Three: A Time of Greatest Change | p. 134 |
| Joey's Story: The Process of Change | p. 135 |
| Passage Four: Finding Your Wings | p. 136 |
| Joey's Story: Flying Free | p. 137 |
| References | p. 137 |
| Everyone's Life Is a Story: Guided Metaphor in Changing Global Lifestyle | p. 138 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 138 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 139 |
| Step-by-Step Processes for Guided Metaphor | p. 140 |
| The Case of George | p. 142 |
| Who Can Benefit from Guided Metaphor? | p. 147 |
| Mechanics of Delivery | p. 147 |
| References | p. 148 |
| Scared Speechless: Goal-Oriented and Multiple Embedded Metaphors in a Case of Psychogenic Dysphonia | p. 150 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 150 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 151 |
| The Assessment | p. 152 |
| The Client's Resources, Strengths, and Skills | p. 153 |
| A Multiple Embedded Metaphor | p. 156 |
| References | p. 162 |
| Enhancing Health and Well-Being | p. 163 |
| Scareless Ghost, Painless Pasta: Kids' Own Stories as Therapeutic Metaphor | p. 165 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 165 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 166 |
| Kids' Own Healing Stories | p. 169 |
| Mr. Peter Pasta Helps Ease the Pain | p. 172 |
| References | p. 176 |
| Befriending Your Problems: Metaphor with a Self-Mutilating Young Woman in Transition | p. 178 |
| Contributors' Story | p. 178 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 179 |
| The Secret Behind the Secret | p. 181 |
| The Nonexpert, One-Down Stance | p. 182 |
| Effecting Metaphoric Change | p. 183 |
| Facilitating a Change of Best Friend | p. 184 |
| A Closing Comment | p. 188 |
| References | p. 188 |
| Night, Might, Sleep Tight, Don't Let the Sharks Bite: "What's Hissing?" in Metaphors | p. 190 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 190 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 191 |
| A Personal Initiation into Storytelling | p. 192 |
| Creating Expectancy in the Client | p. 193 |
| Where Can We Look for a Metaphor? | p. 194 |
| Accessing an Individual Client's Unique Resources | p. 195 |
| "What's Missing?" in Therapy | p. 196 |
| Bringing the Learning to Life | p. 197 |
| Reflections after the Session | p. 197 |
| Conclusion and Invitation | p. 198 |
| References | p. 198 |
| The Metaphor That Sang Its Own Sad Song: Therapeutic Storytelling in Pediatric Hospice Care | p. 199 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 199 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 200 |
| The Homecoming | p. 201 |
| Telling Their Own Stories | p. 202 |
| The Illness | p. 202 |
| Setting Goals | p. 203 |
| Relating through Stories | p. 204 |
| Strengths within Weakness | p. 205 |
| Preparing for Death | p. 205 |
| A Companion with a Metaphor | p. 206 |
| An Unexpected Song | p. 206 |
| An Unintentional Metaphor | p. 208 |
| Developing Life Skills | p. 211 |
| Reclaiming Poise after Persecution: Client-Based Cultural Stories in Trauma Therapy | p. 213 |
| Contributors' Story | p. 213 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 214 |
| A Little of Hasham's Background | p. 215 |
| The Interventions | p. 217 |
| Rebuilding Trust | p. 220 |
| A Little of Hasham's Outcome | p. 222 |
| This Too Will Pass | p. 223 |
| References | p. 223 |
| Of Goths, Fairies, Dragons, and CBT: Joining the Client's World with an Evidence-Based Metaphor | p. 225 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 225 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 226 |
| The Assessment | p. 227 |
| The Background | p. 230 |
| The Intervention | p. 231 |
| The Metaphor Structure | p. 232 |
| The Follow-Up | p. 235 |
| References | p. 235 |
| That's Not a Problem: Metaphor with a Disruptive Client in Ericksonian Group Therapy | p. 237 |
| Contributor's Story | p. 237 |
| Preview the Chapter | p. 238 |
| Why Work in Groups? | p. 239 |
| The Structure of Group Sessions | p. 240 |
| A Challenging Client | p. 241 |
| Not Seeing What Is | p. 242 |
| A Puzzling Metaphor | p. 244 |
| A Reflection | p. 248 |
| References | p. 248 |
| Using Your Loaf: A Concluding Story | p. 249 |
| Reference | p. 252 |
| Resource Section | p. 253 |
| Further Reading Resources | p. 253 |
| Contributors' Favorite Metaphor Books | p. 257 |
| Index | p. 265 |
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