Embodied Online Therapy provides an extensive exploration of trauma, its impacts on the body, and how therapeutic practices can be applied in online settings. The authors delve deep into the interdisciplinary connections of trauma, offering insights into its presence in various life stages and its relation to emotional, physical, and social challenges.The book systematically unpacks the concept of trauma, its historical evolution, and its connection to the body and mind. A strong emphasis is placed on understanding the trauma-body connection from a cognitive perspective, exploring the roots of traumatic experiences in early relational contexts, and discussing the development of psychopathological conditions.The authors introduce body-centric therapeutic practices, highlighting the importance of a bottom-up approach. They detail how various methodologies such as Sensorymotor Therapy, Somatic Experiencing®, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be adapted for online settings, and they provide a roadmap for practitioners to formulate cases and evaluate, diagnose, and apply therapeutic techniques effectively. Blank Page Contents Chapter 1 Trauma and Its Interdisciplinary Connections 1.1. Trauma, Childhood and Adolescence 1.2. Emotions and Trauma 1.3. Obesity and Trauma 1.4. Cost of Care and Trauma 1.5. Trauma, Violence, and Social Challenges Chapter 2 Trauma and the Body 2.1. Definition of Trauma 2.2. Historical Evolution of the Trauma Concept 2.3. Mind-Body Connection, Trauma-Body Connection 2.4. Trauma in a Cognitive Perspective 2.5. Early Relational Trauma, Traumatic Development, and Psychopathology 2.6. Future Research Hypotheses in Trauma Studies Chapter 3 The Body in Therapy 3.1. Bottom-Up Approach 3.2. Sensorymotor Therapy 3.3. Philosophical-Spiritual Principles Guiding the Practice of Somatic Psychotherapy 3.4. Mindfulness Therapy 3.5. Somatic Experiencing® (SE) 3.6. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) 3.6.1. Online EMDR 3.6.1.1. Establishing Safety and Therapeutic Relationship 3.6.1.2. Safety 3.6.1.3. Risk 3.6.1.4. Technology 3.6.1.5. Engaging Clients 3.6.1.6. Preparation and Stabilization 3.6.1.7. Dissociation 3.6.1.8. Preparation Techniques Chapter 4 Online Therapy and the Body 4.1. Historical Evolution of Online Psychological Counseling 4.2. The Enactive Perspective 4.3. Group Online Psychotherapy 4.4. Working on the Body Remotely: The Online Sensorimotor Approach Conclusion Chapter 5 Integration of Sensory-Motor Techniques in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy 5.1. Case Formulation 5.2. Testological Evaluation 5.3. Diagnosis Formulation 5.4. History of Distress and Previous Treatments 5.5. Disorder internal profile 5.6. Maintenance Factors and Processes 5.7. Decompensation 5.8. Vulnerability 5.8.1. Historical Vulnerability 5.8.2. Current Vulnerability 5.9. Therapy 5.9.1. Achieved Goals 5.9.2. Future Goals 5.10. Application of Sensorymotor Techniques in a Recorded Therapy Session 5.11. Clinical Insights Chapter 6 Emotional Freedom Technique and Trauma Prevention 6.1. Embracing Resilience 6.2. Historical Background and Development of EFT 6.3. Core Principles and Methodology 6.4. Theoretical Underpinnings 6.5. The Tapping Method in Emotional Freedom Technique 6.5.1. The Tapping Procedure 6.6. The Role of Tapping in Trauma Prevention References Index
