The Art of Holding in Therapy: An Essential Intervention for Postpartum Depression and Anxiety 1st Edition

by Karen Kleiman (Author)

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First conceptualized by D.W. Winnicott, holding in this book refers to a therapist’s capacity to respond to postpartum distress in a way that facilitates an immediate and successful therapeutic alliance. Readers will learn how to contain high levels of agitation, fear, and panic in a way that cultivates trust and the early stages of connectedness. Also addressed through vignettes are personality types that make holding difficult, styles of ineffective holding, and how to modify holding techniques to accommodate the individual woman. A must-read for postpartum professionals, the techniques learned in this book will help clients achieve meaningful and enduring recovery.

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“The Art of Holding in Therapy invites aspiring and seasoned perinatal psychotherapists alike to pull up a chair, settle in, and experience Karen Kleiman's wit, unflinching honesty, and endless wisdom as she teaches the reader both the ‘why’ and the ‘how-to’ of this essential cornerstone of psychotherapeutic treatment. This is guaranteed to be a book you'll take off your shelf again and again.”―Margaret Howard, PhD, professor of psychiatry and human behavior (clinical) and medicine (clinical),Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; division director, Women's Behavioral Health, Women & Infants Hospital

“Karen Kleiman has done it again! She has written another great book to help clinicians use the technique of holding in a therapeutic relationship with postpartum women. Her previous books―Therapy and the Postpartum Woman: Notes on Healing Postpartum Depression and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perinatal Distress―are extremely relevant and helpful to a therapist working with pregnant and postpartum women. Her new book, The Art of Holding in Therapy: An Essential Intervention for Postpartum Depression and Anxiety, is another great addition to your library and learning.”―Birdie Gunyon Meyer, MA, RN, past president, certification director, postpartum support international coordinator, Perinatal Mood Disorders Program, Indiana University Health

About the Author

Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW, is the founder of The Postpartum Stress Center, a treatment facility for prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety disorders. In addition to this, she instructs a postgraduate training course for clinicians who have an interest in treating women with postpartum depression and has authored several books on postpartum mood and anxiety disorders.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (January 30, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 275 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1138904953
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138904958
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.65 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #372,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #66 in Obstetrics & Gynecology (Books)
- #78 in Postpartum Depression

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Karen R. Kleiman

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Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW, founder of The Postpartum Stress Center, LLC (postpartumstress.com), and well-known, international expert on the topic of postpartum depression, has been treating pregnant and postpartum women and their families for over 34 years.

A native of Saint Louis, MO., Karen has lived in the Philadelphia area since 1982 with her two children and her husband. In 1988 she founded The Postpartum Stress Center, the premier treatment and professional training center for prenatal and postpartum depression & anxiety.

In addition to her clinical practice, Karen provides specialized post-graduate training programs and inservices for healthcare professionals as well as consultation and supervision to therapists.

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Julz

Not written for a postpartum momma! No empathy

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2021

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Written for a therapist to help a client but NOT for a woman going through postpartum Personally. It’s written in a way that removes all empathy for the postpartum momma and is strictly textbook.

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E.S.

Important read for professionals!

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2017

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Karen Kleiman is an expert in the field of maternal mental health, and as a psychotherapist specializing in maternal mental health myself, I value turning to her and her experience for guidance. This book is a great guide for professionals on one of the most important aspects of working with women in the postpartum period (and other clients too!).

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Katayune Kaeni

All of Karen's books are fantastic. This concept of holding for perinatal women is ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2017

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What can I say?!?! All of Karen's books are fantastic. This concept of holding for perinatal women is especially valuable in my opinion. There is so much change happening for a new mother. If the therapist (or anyone that cares about the mother) can just allow the mother to be and talk and think through all of it, then to feel heard and understood on top of that? Wow, what a way to support! Karen really gets to the heart of what is needed to hold space for women. I highly recommend this book for anyone who works with pregnant or postpartum families.

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Laura Wood

Kleinman writes gold

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2019

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If you work with postpartum or perinatal issues this is the book for you. Everything Kleinman writes is gold. I haven't finished the book yet but what i have read made me happy enough to write a review.

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Jenna ZB

This book is one of the best resources within the field of perinatal mental health

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2017

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This book is one of the best resources within the field of perinatal mental health. While the target audience is therapists, I as a nurse practitioner found great value in it. It gets to the heart and essence of working with perinatal mothers. Karen's work (including her others) shows that psychiatry/mental health work is both an art and a science. I would highly recommend reading this book to anyone working with perinatal families.

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Wendy T.

Excellent!

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2018

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Very helpful in the sensitive issue of post partum depression!

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G. Jays

One sided. No empathy

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2021

If you are a new father, this book is not for you. Written specifically for women and last I checked the child can have a father too.