Touch, Archetypes, and the Somatic Dimension of Psyche 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 […]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
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
