Healing with Stories (PDF)

An invitation to observe and learn the therapeutic art of
storytelling

Healing with Stories brings together a stellar collection of some
of the world's most prominent practitioners, taking you inside
their thinking and processes for working with metaphors. They
represent the panorama of metaphor practice in psychotherapy today
with considered, humorous, and compassionate case examples that
step you through the intricacies for replicating their work in your
own. This is a book for family therapists who work with children,
adults, and families, as well as for hypnotherapists, cognitive
behavioral therapists, narrative therapists, dynamic therapists,
solution-focused therapists, and child therapists. In fact, all
therapists who wish to communicate their therapeutic messages with
the greatest effectiveness will find this book to be an essential
and useful clinical tool.

Contributors include:

* Richard Kopp

* Julie H. Linden

* Mikaela J. Hildebrandt

* Lindsay B. Fletcher

* Steven C. Hayes

* Michael D. Yapko

* Valerie E. Lewis

* Gregory Smit

* Joy Nel

* Christine Perry

* Joyce C. Mills

* Rubin Battino

* Carol A Hicks-Lankton

* Wendel A. Ray

* Jana P. Sutton

* Robert McNeilly

* Roxanna Erickson-Klein

* Angela Ebert

* Hasham Al Musawi

* Teresa Garcia-Sanchez

* George W. Burns

Praise for Healing with Stories

"George Burns has done an expert job of compiling a definitive work
that demystifies the ever-versatile metaphor. Whether you are a
novice or an expert clinician, you will find a treasury of story
interventions along with the 'inside scoop' on how each was created
and applied to bring success in nineteen unforgettable case
chapters. Better yet, you'll be able to create your own healing
metaphors thanks to the expert guidance of a wide range of talented
storytellers. Don't miss out on this one!"

--Maggie Phillips, PhD, author of Finding the Energy to Heal and
coauthor of Healing the Divided Self

"If you want to be inspired, entertained, and enlightened, Healing
with Stories is the book to read. George Burns, a master
storyteller, has assembled a creative, diverse group of clinicians
to share their ideas about how metaphor can be used with a variety
of problems and clients. The result is a fascinating array of
insights into metaphor's role in the healing process."

--Richard G. Whiteside, MSW, author of Becoming Dragon