Dr. Maryanna Eckberg

Dr. Maryanna Eckberg completed this book shortly before her death in October of 1999. Now it has been published by North Atlantic Books, with a foreword by Peter Levine, whose approach to Somatic Experiencing influenced her work.

Dr. Eckberg has written a remarkable book about the treatment of trauma, emphasizing the value of a somatic psychotherapeutic approach. Written with great clarity, her book is useful to intelligent laymen and experienced clinicians alike. Her case studies include a range of injuries including victims of political torture as well as a client suffering from a bicycle accident. Dr. Eckberg details the history and psychobiology of the treatment of shock trauma, and, as a master clinician, she shares her extensive knowledge and skill, including step-by-step descriptions of the treatment process. Included is the astonishing story of her own extreme trauma and the process of her healing.

Included below are two reviews of the book:

"Dr. Eckberg stresses bodywork (W. Reich, Lowen, Pierrakos, Keleman, and P. Levine) and verbal therapy. Her book points to the need to choose from a growing repertoire of possibilities addressing traumatic shock therapy today".
Michael Eigen, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, NYU Postdoctoral Program of Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis.

"This personal testimony about how people can heal after trauma is also a magnificent professional book describing the effects of personal and political repression and how we can liberate our bodies and minds of terror".
--Inger Agger, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen.

This book can be ordered directly by calling the publisher,

North Atlantic Books
P.O. Box 12327 Berkeley, California 94712
USA

1 (800) 337-2655 or 1 (510) 559-8277, extension 16
or you can place your order on-line at NorthatlanticBooks.com.
ISBN 1-55643 353-0

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