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Dear
EvTFT and Energy Psychology Colleagues & Friends:
We are very happy to announce that our book, Evolving Thought Field
therapy: The Clinician's Handbook of Diagnoses, Treatment, and Theory
(Diepold, Britt, and Bender), the latest book in the W.W. Norton Professional
Books Energy Psychology Series, was released on March 1, 2004.
The authors (John H. Diepold, Jr., Ph.D., Victoria Britt, MSW, and Sheila
S. Bender, Ph.D.) are most excited about this book's historical, practical,
and theoretical offerings regarding the development of EvTFT, and the
evolving practice of thought field therapies and energy psychology methods.
It is our hope that you will review this volume and also share in our
excitement about the advancements in this paradigm challenging approach
to psychotherapy.
The Book "Evolving
Thought Field Therapy"
Table of Contents:
Forward: Fred Gallo, Ph.D.
Introduction
Chapter 1: In the Beginning
Chapter 2: The Paradigm Challenge
Chapter 3: The Acupuncture Meridian System and EvTFT
Chapter 4: Accessing and Using the Human Psycho-Soma
System
Chapter 5: The Touch-and-Breathe (TAB) Treatment
Technique
Chapter 6: System Disruptions and Treatment Blocks
Chapter 7: Describing and Expanding the Theory/Model
Chapter 8: The Structural Components of Evolving Thought
Field Therapy
Chapter 9: EvTFT Diagnostic Methods
Chapter 10: The Basic Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols
Chapter 11: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Elaters
Chapter 12: Supplementary and Modified Protocols
Chapter 13: The Algorithm Approach
Chapter 14: The Integration of EvTFT into Psychotherapy
Chapter 15: Understanding the Effectiveness of EvTFT
Epilogue
Afterword: William A. Tiller, Ph.D.
340 pages, Hardbound
What
reviewers have written about EvTFT:
*****
"Clearly
written and well organized, with illustrations to identify acupressure
points and muscle testing methods, ample case examples to clarify numerous
problems appropriate for this rapidly effective therapy, an excellent
index, and ample references for further perusal. - Medical and Scientific
Network
*****
Diepold, Britt, and Bender have produced a remarkable addition to
the emerging literature of energy psychology. In the first part of the
book they introduce the reader to the importance of understanding paradigms
as they apply to psychology, and how they must inevitably shift as knowledge
accumulates. They then give a solid review of the basics of the meridian
system of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the procedures of manual muscle
testing to assess what is happening energetically in the body. They go
on to describe the Touch and Breathe method of balancing meridians (which
I have used with great success for several years)--an approach with which
every practitioner of energy psychology will want to be familiar. They
then present the most detailed explication of system disruption and treatment
blocks that is available in the literature. They challenge the reader
to understand and experiment with two additional forms of therapy localization
(diagnosis)--contact-directed diagnosis using the therapist's own body,
and thought-directed diagnosis. New ground is broken with the treatment
approach for positive emotions which lead clients to be trapped in destructive
compulsions, including addictive behaviors. This is really a break-through
for a number of clinical conditions. Their section on supplemental and
modified protocols is well-presented, especially the section on the treatment
of dissociative disorders. By no means a cookbook, the authors stress
and explain how Evolving Thought Field Therapy is integrated into the
overall practice of psychotherapy, and 25 terrific case examples are presented
which effectively elucidate their position. The final chapter, Epilogue,
and Afterward (by William Tiller, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Stanford
University) present challenging and thought-provoking theories as it becomes
apparent that the authors are thinking deeply and profoundly about the
underpinnings of this most powerful and effective therapy tool.
This is a book
that will be appreciated the most by those practitioners who already have
some experience with energy psychology and are hungry for refinements
in technique, applicability to a greater range of clinical conditions,
and deeper understandings of what is going on with this amazing technique.
- Thomas Tudor, Ph.D.; Psychologist, Cherry Hill, NJ
*****
"In this brilliant synthesis of clinical yet scholarly work, the
authors have extended Energy Psychology to yet greater dimensions that
go beyond any other books in this area. This is a responsible and prodigious
contribution with original ideas, practical applications, and the foremost
theoretical clarification that finally makes sense. I highly recommend
this landmark endeavor for both clinicians and individuals with a special
interest in the subtle energy therapies." - Lee Pulos, Ph.D., ABPP,
author of Beyond Hypnosis and Miracles and Other Realities
*****
"This book dares to attempt a scholarly theoretical treatment of
the elusive, provocative, paradigm-shattering field of energy psychology.
It is a noble beginning that will be referenced for years to come. And
it is a clinical handbook, teaching the practice of Thought Field Therapy
(TFT) while introducing significant innovations the authors call "Evolving
TFT." - David Feinstein, Ph.D., author of five books in clinical
psychology including Energy Psychology Interactive: Rapid Interventions
for Lasting Change (2003, W. W. Norton), The Mythic Path, and Rituals
for Living & Dying.
*****
"This is a useful handbook for practitioners of energy psychology
and a good introduction to this new area for the uninitiated. More importantly,
it can serve as a treatment manual for outcome studies of EvTFT that can
lead to being an evidence-based approach to helping the suffering."
- Charles R. Figley, Ph.D., Florida State University, Psychosocial Stress
Research Program
*****
"This book is a wonderful resource. It advances, in clinically-dynamic
ways, the applications and benefits of Thought Field Therapy. In the creative
hands of Diepold, Britt, and Bender, this contribution to energy psychology
adds a significant tool to trauma treatment. EvTFT has become a welcomed
part of my treatment repertoire, and I recommend it - and the detailed
description of its applications in this book - to all therapists who seek
effective and non-traumatic approaches to offer their clients." -
Nancy J. Napier, LMFT, author Getting Through the Day, Recreating Your
Self, and Sacred Practices for Conscious Living
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