Is There a Touch Taboo in Psychotherapy?
Five arguments in favor of the use of touch in therapy There is a widespread belief in the psychological community that the use of touch in psychotherapy is illegal. The “taboo” against the use of touch was established long ago. This prohibition, which still persists today, prevents touch from being accepted as a valuable psychotherapeutic […]Read more...
Is Bodywork Psychological?
In support of integrating talk and touch There seems to be an unspoken agreement that psychologists and psychotherapists have a higher ranking in the world of healing than do bodyworkers. As a bodyworker who has studied the art and science of touch, bodywork, and movement for over 26 years, this hierarchy seems prejudiced, and at […]Read more...
The World Health Organization Introduces Complex PTSD
A new diagnosis based on worldwide research This blog is my attempt to synthesize the research conducted by the World Health Organization that led to official acceptance of the new diagnosis of Complex PTSD. Clinicians have long battled to add developmental and relational trauma to the already accepted diagnosis of shock trauma. C-PTSD is an […]Read more...
The Quest to Bridge Body and Mind: How NeuroAffective Touch Got Its Start
An Interview with Dr. Aline LaPierre NeuroAffective Touch® founder Dr. Aline LaPierre recounts her unconventional entry into the fields of psychotherapy and bodywork, which led her to create a unique bridge between the two. As she explains in this interview, the use of psychologically attuned touch awakens the body’s healing matrix, opening the door to […]Read more...
Touch, Archetypes, and the Somatic Dimension of Psyche - A conversation with Nina Pick
Aline: Nina, tell us about your background and your interests as a practitioner? Nina: My initial background is in literature, after which I studied counseling psychology at Pacifica, a depth psychology program with a Jungian orientation. Pacifica offers interweavings of literature, poetry, mythology, and psychology with a deep sense of psyche and soul. I’ve never […]Read more...
Graduate Spotlight - Sue Bell, OBE
We spotlight NeuroAffective Touch graduate and faculty Sue Bell, OBE. Through her charity, Kids Inspire, she and her team provide mental health and trauma recovery support – including NATouch – to thousands of children and families in the UK each year. Her interview shines a bright light on how NATouch can be adapted to a […]Read more...
