I have written a large number of chapters, articles and papers, nearly all of which have been published; though some are still in the process of being published; a few are unpublished; some are also being revised & updated, and some are available only on the Internet. These writings are on a number of various topics associated with Body-Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy & Counselling, Transpersonal Psychotherapy & Spiritual Crises, Technical Papers; and also the development of the independent profession of psychotherapy; as well as some other related ‘stuff’.
Referencing: Most of these articles are available for people to download and read only as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. If you want to reference the article, then the very small numbers, in red, like (30), refer to the publishing details, which are all given in the box at the bottom of the page.
These articles and papers may be quoted from and referenced according to usual publishing conventions (APA rules). However, please do not distribute these downloads: they are not freebies!
These articles may not be: (a) re-published; (b) sent to other people; (c) extensively quoted from; (d) multiple-copied; or (e) used in any other way … without the author’s (my) specific permission (often forthcoming, but I would still like to be asked, as some versions are also copyrighted by the relevant journal, as well).
| No. | Title | Part / Version | Notes / Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150 Years On: The History, Significance & Scope of Body-Psychotherapy Today | (1) | Download as PDF |
| 1a | Earlier version of 150 Years On | (1a) | Download as PDF |
| 2 | The History and Development of Body-Psychotherapy: The American Legacy of Wilhelm Reich | Part 2 | Download as PDF |
| 3 | The History and Development of Body-Psychotherapy: European Diversity | Part 3 | Download as PDF |
| 4 | The History and Development of Body-Psychotherapy: European Collaboration | Part 4 | Download as PDF |
| 5a | The History and Development of Body-Psychotherapy: ‘Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?’ | Part 5 | Download as PDF |
| 5b | “Shadows of Body Psychotherapy” (with Gill Westland) | Later / improved version of Part 5 | Published article: Part 1 (49) & Part 2 (56); PDF available; also available in Hungarian |
| 6 | The History and Development of Body-Psychotherapy: Who, What and Where We Are Now | Part 6 | In process of completion; draft copy available |
| No. | Title | Part | Reference No. | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Science of Body Psychotherapy Today: A Background History | Part 1 | (7) | Download as PDF |
| 2 | The Science of Body Psychotherapy Today: The Current Situation | Part 2 | (8) | Download as PDF |
| 3 | The Science of Body Psychotherapy Today: Appropriate Science | Part 3 | (9) | Download as PDF |
| 4 | The Science of Body Psychotherapy Today: New Science & Research | Part 4 | (10) | Download as PDF |
| 5 | (Body) Psychotherapy is a Craft, not a Science! | — | (11) | Download as PDF |
| No. | Title | Part / Focus | Reference No. | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is Body-Psychotherapy: A European Perspective | — | (12) | Download as PDF |
| 2 | Doing Effective Body-Psychotherapy without Touch | Part 1 | (13), Revised article 2010 (46) | Download as PDF |
| 3 | Doing Effective Body-Psychotherapy without Touch: Embodiment | Part 2 | (14) | Download as PDF |
| 4 | Doing Effective Body-Psychotherapy without Touch: A Case Study | Case Study | (62) | Download as PDF |
| 5 | Re-Balancing the Autonomic Nervous System: A Necessary Pre-requisite to Effective Counselling & Psychotherapy | — | (15) | Download as PDF |
| 6 | Encouraging the ‘Felt Sense of Self’ | — | (16) | Download as PDF |
| 7 | Dissolving Trauma | — | (50) | Download as PDF |
| No. | Title | Details / Notes | Reference No. | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Dance Across the Atlantic | Correspondence on definitions & whether dance/movement therapy is body psychotherapy; with Patrizia Pallaro | (17) | Download as PDF |
| 2 | The Power of Touch in Psychotherapy | — | (18) | Download as PDF |
| 3 | From Across the Pond | Collection of short (lite) articles for USABP Newsletters (2003–2006) | (19) | Download as PDF |
| 4a | Heart Feelings | Chapter in Handbuch der Körperpsychotherapie; Das Herz, seine Gefühle und Symptome (German) | (20) | Download as PDF (Deutsch) |
| 4b | Risks in Body-Psychotherapy | Chapter in Handbuch der Körperpsychotherapie; Körperpsychotherapie und ihre Risiken (German) | (21) | Download as PDF (Deutsch) |
| 5 | On Elsa Lindenberg & Reich | Revised & extended version (Nov 2010) | (22) | Download as PDF |
| 6 | Listen, Little Man! – Wilhelm Reich 100 Anniversary Conference Presentation | Belgrade, 1997 | (23) | Download as PDF |
| 7 | Depression & Body Psychotherapy | With Laura Steckler | (24) | Download as PDF |
| 8 | Re-Balancing the Autonomic Nervous System | With associated appendices | (25) | Download as PDF |
| 9 | Body-Psychotherapy in Europe: EABP & the EAP | — | (26) | Download as PDF |
| 10 | About Publishing Professionally | For Trainee Psychotherapists | (27) | Download as PDF / Published article |
| 11 | What is your definition of Embodiment? | Essay from a LinkedIn discussion | (52) | Download as PDF |
| 12 | Reflections on Gerda Geddes | — | (53) | Download as PDF |
| 13 | “Courtenay Young: A pillar of the Body Psychotherapy community” | Interview with Serge Prengle (Aug 2010) | (57) | MP3 + Transcript PDF |
| 14.1 | Confer Study Paper 1 | Historical Origins of Embodied Approaches to Psychotherapy | — | See here |
| 14.2 | Confer Study Paper 2 | The Embodied Basis of Human Relationships | — | See here |
| 14.3 | Confer Study Paper 3 | Scientific Method and Embodied Approaches | — | See here |
| 14.4 | Confer Study Paper 4 | Controversies in the Development of Embodied Approaches | — | See here |
| 14.5 | Confer Study Paper 5 | Contributions to the wider field of psychotherapy | — | See here |
| 14.6 | Confer Study Paper 6 | Significant People & Key Players | — | See here |
| 14.7 | Confer Study Paper 7 | Embodied Psychotherapy: Reading List | — | See here |
| 15 | The Principles of the Autogenic Therapy Technique | Physiologically-based body relaxation technique | — | Download as PDF (New) |
| 16 | Creating a Better Body Psychotherapy Research Culture | With Herbert Grassmann | (66) | Download as PDF (New) |
| 17 | A 2020s ‘Credo’ for Body Psychotherapists | — | (68) | Download as PDF (New) |
| 18 | A World Disrupted by a Microscopic Being! | Commentary on Spring 2020 | (69) | Download as PDF (New) |
| 19 | Proposal for a Generic Training Module on BP Research | For BP FORUM Training Schools | — | Download as PDF (New) |
| 20 | Wilhelm Reich’s Ideas on Child-Rearing (Then & Now) | Online presentation, Wilhelm Reich Museum, Orgonon (2020) | — | Download as PDF (New) |
| 21 | About the Physiology of Trauma | Amalgam of information on trauma & healing | — | Download as PDF (New) |
| 22 | Why War? | Examination of fundamental questions about warfare | (75) | Download as PDF (New) |
| 23 | EABP – The First 35 Years | With Jill der Aa-Shand | (76) | Download as PDF (New) |
(published in the latest issue of the International Body Psychotherapy Journal, Spring 2019: Vol. 18, No. 1):
| No. | Title | Authors / Context | Reference No. | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towards a Greater Understanding of Science & Research Within Body Psychotherapy | Courtenay Young & Herbert Grassmann | (63) | Download as PDF |
| 2 | About Case Studies & Body Psychotherapy Case Studies – or the Lack of Them | Conference Symposium Presentation, Berlin (2018) | (67) | Download as PDF |
| 3 | A Survey of Body Psychotherapy Practitioners, Practice and Research Resources | Biljana Jokic, Frank Röhricht & Courtenay Young | (68) | Download as PDF |
| No. | Title | Reviewer(s) | Reference No. | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Book Review: The Handbook of Body Psychotherapy & Somatic Psychology | Christopher Walling & Kathrin Stauffer | (58) | Download as PDF |
| 2 | Book Review: Body Psychotherapy Case Studies | Virginia Zaharieva | (59) | Download as PDF |
| 3 | Book Review: The ‘New’ Collected Papers of Biodynamic Psychology, Massage & Psychotherapy (2022) | Mark Ludwig | (59) | Download as PDF (New) |
| No. | Title | Description / Status | Length & Last Update | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | About the Ethics of Professional Touch | Internet article; work in progress | ~31,000 words; last updated 03/06 | Download as PDF |
| 2 | A Physiological Theory of Evolution – from a Body-Psychotherapy Perspective | Internet article; work in progress | ~30,000 words; last updated & expanded 08/10 | Download as PDF |
The Scientific ‘What?’ of Psychotherapy: Psychotherapy is a craft, not a science! (with Michael Heller) (71)
| No. | Title | Authors / Context | Reference No. | Availability / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scientific ‘What?’ of Psychotherapy: Psychotherapy is a Craft, not a Science! | With Michael Heller | (71) | — |
| 2 | The Scientific Validity of Body Psychotherapy | Answers to questions about scientific validity; EABP website (1999) | — | Link to EABP website |
| 3 | EAP’s Statement of Ethical Principles | EAP official document (2000) | — | Download as PDF |
| 4 | EAP Guidelines about the Rules of Procedure for All Committees and Sub-Committees | EAP official document (2005) | — | Download as PDF |
| 5 | EAP Discussion Document on Mainstreams & Modalities | With Heward Wilkinson | (48) | Download as PDF |
| 6 | Mainstreams, Modalities and Methods in Psychotherapy | Criteria for defining approaches | — | Download as PDF |
| 7 | Professional Competencies of a European Psychotherapist | Lead-writer for EAP Project | — | Details available on project website |
| 8 | Briefing Paper for the EAP Governing Board | Mapping the ECP into ECTS to gain EQF-7 (Feb 2019) | — | Download as PDF (New) |
| 9 | What Works in Psychotherapy & Counselling | Two-part extended article; based on 2015 Strathclyde University presentation | — | Download as PDF (New) |
| 10 | A Phenomenological Model in the Practice of Psychotherapy | Also available in Turkish | (70) | Download as PDF |
| 11 | An Essay on the Emotional Plague and Its Relevance Today | Applied to psychotherapy | (72) | Download as PDF (New) |
| 12 | The Children of the Future – Without a Future | World Council of Psychotherapy Conference, Moscow (2022) | (73) | Download as PDF (New) |
| 13 | How to Become a More Reflective Practitioner / Researcher | — | (74) | Download as PDF (New) |
| 14 | Different Kinds of Transgenerational Trauma | Healing old “psychic wounds” through psychotherapy | — | Download as PDF (New) |
There are some self-help booklets and information written especially for counselling clients / patients in a GP practice:
| No. | Title | Type / Focus | Notes | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Depression Booklet | Self-help booklet | — | Download as PDF |
| 2 | Anxiety Booklet | Self-help booklet | — | Download as PDF |
| 3 | Stress Booklet | Self-help booklet | — | Download as PDF |
| 4 | Stress for Health Professionals | Information leaflet | Stress prevention for health professionals | Download as PDF |
| 5 | Protocol for Anxiety & Depression | Clinical protocol | — | Download as PDF |
| 6 | Legitimate Needs | Conceptual framework | Development of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs | Download as PDF |
| 7 | Life Event Stress Inventory | Assessment tool | Score sheet for stressful life events | Download as PDF |
| 8 | Autogenic Technique, Mindfulness & Meditation | Technique guide | — | Download as PDF |
| 9 | The Principles of the Autogenic Therapy Technique for Relaxation | Technique guide | — | Download as PDF |
| 10 | “The Jigsaws of Your Life” | Therapeutic exercise | Problem formulation & moving forward | Download as PDF |
| 11 | Ten Things That You Wish You Had Known When You First Started Your Therapy Practice | Professional guidance | — | Download as PDF (New) |
| 12 | Learning is Different from Being Taught | Educational article | Teaching as guided learning | Download as PDF |
| 13 | The Rewind Technique | Trauma-reduction technique | — | Download as PDF (New) |
| 14 | Self-Help Mental Health Reading List | Resource list | 8-page list of self-help books (2016) | Download as PDF (New) |
| 15 | Different Aspects of the ‘Sense of Self’ | Conceptual resource | 14 aspects of the Sense of Self | Download as PDF (New) |
| No. | Title | Focus / Context | Reference No. | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When The World Changes – One Humanistic Perspective of Transpersonal Psychotherapy | Humanistic & transpersonal psychotherapy | (42) | Download as PDF |
| 2 | Psychotherapy & Spirituality: What is a Spiritual Psychotherapist? | Defining spiritual psychotherapy | (43) | Download as PDF |
| 3 | Psychotherapy & Spirituality: Spiritual Emergence or a Soul Awakening? | Spiritual emergence | (46) | Download as PDF |
| 4 | Strange Changes in Psychotherapy | Life changes; spiritual emergence or soul awakening | (44) | Download as PDF |
| 5 | Spiritual Crises, Emergencies & Transformational Principles | Extracts from First Contacts with People in Crisis and Spiritual Emergencies | — | Download as PDF |
| 6 | When Their World Changed | Transformational experience | (45) | Download as PDF |
| 7 | Dealing with Trauma & Evil | 7,500-word unpublished article | — | Download as PDF |
| 8 | The Divided Self: A Very Personal Account | Chapter for R.D. Laing: 50 years after “The Divided Self” | (47) | Download as PDF |
| 9 | A Descent into the Dark | Meditational exercise | (55) | Download as PDF |
| 10 | Re-Envisaging Masculinity: The Struggle to Be or Become a Man | Myths of masculine transformation | (61) | Download as PDF |
| 11 | New Findhorn Association (NFA) “Common Ground” Guidelines | Community & ethical guidelines | — | Download as PDF |
These are some other hand-outs and patient information leaflets taken from my books or workshops:
| No. | Title | Type / Focus | Details | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relationship Issues | Self-help handout | 5-page guide for relationship difficulties | Download as PDF |
| 2 | The Felt Sense of Self | Meditational exercise | Body-oriented mindfulness practice | Download as PDF |
| 3 | Working with Phobias | Self-help techniques | 9-page guide on Systematic Desensitization | Download as PDF |
| 4 | Sleep Issues | Self-help handout | 5-page guide for sleep difficulties | Download as PDF |
| 5 | About Panic Attacks | Information sheet | 3-page guide on panic attacks & how to stop them | Download as PDF |
| 6 | Self-Esteem Issues | Self-help handout | 12-page guide for low self-esteem | Download as PDF |
| 7 | Body-Psychotherapy Meditations | Meditation collection | Body-oriented meditations (solo or group) | Download as PDF |
These short articles and bits and pieces are about growth, transformation, auras, death and other topics: (and are not all totally original to myself)
| No. | Title | Type / Focus | Notes | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Death Story | Reflective / therapeutic narrative | — | Download as PDF |
| 2 | How to Pray: The Story of Mohamed | Spiritual / reflective story | — | Download as PDF |
| 3 | An Exercise for Rebuilding Your ‘Auric Boundary’ | Guided therapeutic exercise | — | Download as PDF |
| Ref. No. | Publication / Source | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal for Body, Movement & Dance in Psychotherapy | Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006, pp. 5–20 |
| 1a | Chapter in About A Body: Working with the Embodied Mind in Psychotherapy | J. Corrigal, H. Payne & H. Wilkinson (Eds.), London: Karnac Books, 2006, pp. 83–94 |
| 2 | Journal for Body, Movement & Dance in Psychotherapy | Vol. 3, No. 1, 2008, pp. 5–18 |
| 3 | Journal for Body, Movement & Dance in Psychotherapy | Vol. 5, No. 1, 2010, pp. 5–20 |
| 4 | Journal for Body, Movement & Dance in Psychotherapy | Vol. 6, No. 1, 2011, pp. 57–68 |
| 5 | Journal for Body, Movement & Dance in Psychotherapy | Submitted for publication |
| 6 | Journal for Body, Movement & Dance in Psychotherapy | Submitted for publication |
| 7 | US Association of Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 8, No. 2, Nov 2009, pp. 5–15 |
| 8 | US Association of Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 9, No. 1, June 2010, pp. 5–14 |
| 9 | US Association of Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 9, No. 2, Nov 2010, pp. 37–47 |
| 10 | US Association of Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 10, No. 1, Spring 2011, pp. 5–23 |
| 11 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 5, No. 2, 2000, pp. 113–131 (with Michael Heller); revised as chapter in About the Science of Body Psychotherapy (C. Young, Ed.), 2014 |
| 12 | USABP Conference Proceedings | Tucson, AZ, 2005, pp. 5–30 |
| 13 | Energy & Character: International Journal for Biosynthesis | Vol. 34, Sept 2005, pp. 50–60 |
| 14 | Energy & Character: International Journal for Biosynthesis | Vol. 37, May 2009, pp. 36–46 |
| 15 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 12, No. 2, July 2008, pp. 24–35 |
| 16 | Journal for Body, Movement & Dance in Psychotherapy | Offered for future publication, May 2011 |
| 17 | Journal for Body, Movement & Dance in Psychotherapy | Vol. 3, No. 2, 2008, pp. 125–132 |
| 18 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 11, No. 3, Nov 2007, pp. 15–24 |
| 19 | USABP Newsletters | Various issues, Spring 2003 – July 2006 |
| 20 | Marlock & Weiss (Eds.), Handbuch der Körperpsychotherapie | Stuttgart: Schattauer, 2006, pp. 667–672 |
| 21 | Marlock & Weiss (Eds.), Handbuch der Körperpsychotherapie | Stuttgart: Schattauer, 2006, pp. 625–632 |
| 22 | USABP–EABP Journal on Body Psychotherapy | Submitted |
| 23 | Wilhelm Reich: 100th Anniversary Presentation | Conference, Belgrade, 1997 |
| 24 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 13, No. 2, July 2009, pp. 32–43 |
| 25 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 12, No. 2, July 2008, pp. 24–35 |
| 26 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 12, No. 3, Nov 2009, pp. 67–74 |
| 27 | Journal for Body, Movement & Dance in Psychotherapy | Vol. 5, No. 3, Dec 2010, pp. 268–276 |
| 28 | World Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 1, No. 1, 2008, pp. 150–155 |
| 29 | Therapy Today (BACP Journal) | Vol. 17, No. 1, Feb 2006, pp. 18–21 |
| 30 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 5, No. 2, July 2000, pp. 113–132 |
| 31 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 13, No. 2, July 2009, pp. 50–59 (originally with Michael Heller) |
| 32 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 10, No. 3, Nov 2006, pp. 72–80 |
| 33 | — | As yet unpublished |
| 34 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 14, No. 3, Nov 2010, pp. 36–53 |
| 35 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 9, No. 2, July 2005, pp. 51–73 |
| 36 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 9, No. 3, Nov 2005, pp. 38–60 |
| 37 | — | Translated and published in Russian by V. Makarov |
| Ref. No. | Publication / Source | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | World Journal for Psychotherapy | Submitted; Vol. 4, No. 1, 2011 |
| 40 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 15, No. 1, Feb 2011, pp. 23–41 |
| 41 | World Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 3, No. 1, 2010, pp. 105–113 |
| 42 | Chapter in Humanistic Psychology | E. Whitton (Ed.), 2003 |
| 43 | UKCP Professional Conference | Revised version (2013) of plenary presentation, Warwick University, 2000 |
| 44 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 14, No. 1, Feb 2010, pp. 50–61 |
| 45 | Revelations Journal | Published in French, 1997 |
| 46 | EABP Conference Article | Revised and updated, 2010 |
| 47 | Chapter on R.D. Laing | PCCS Books, 2012 |
| 48 | EAP EWO Committee Document | Internal document |
| 49 | International Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 13, No. 1, Spring 2014, pp. 13–30 |
| 50 | Body Psychotherapy Publications | “About Trauma & Body Psychotherapy”, 2013 |
| 51 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 18, No. 3, Nov 2014, pp. 63–82 |
| 52 | Draft article | Work in progress; not yet submitted |
| 53 | Journal for Body, Movement & Dance in Psychotherapy | Published 2013 |
| 54 | The Psychotherapist | Submitted for publication; Autumn 2013 |
| 55 | Draft article | Work in progress; not yet submitted |
| 56 | International Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 13, No. 2, Winter 2014, pp. 4–28 |
| 57 | Somatic Perspectives website | Available online (2010) |
| 58 | International Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 18, No. 1, Spring 2019, pp. 110–115 |
| 59 | International Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 18, No. 1, Spring 2019, pp. 116–118 |
| 60 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 17, No. 2, Jul 2013, pp. 40–58 |
| 61 | — | As yet unpublished |
| 62 | — | As yet unpublished; likely for BPP book on BP Case Studies |
| 63 | International Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 18, No. 1, Spring 2019, pp. 26–60 |
| 64 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Published online on IJP website |
| 65 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 19, No. 2, Jul 2015, pp. 46–56 |
| 66 | International Body Psychotherapy Journal | Submitted Feb 2019 |
| 67 | International Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 18, No. 1, Spring 2019, pp. 86–93 |
| 68 | International Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 18, No. 1, Spring 2019, pp. 61–85 |
| 68a | International Body Psychotherapy Journal | Submitted Dec 2019 |
| 69 | International Body Psychotherapy Journal | Submitted Dec 2019 |
| 70 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 14, No. 3, Nov 2010, pp. 36–53 |
| 71 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 5, No. 2, July 2000, pp. 113–131 |
| 72 | — | As yet unpublished |
| 73 | Anthology of Russian Psychotherapy & Psychology | Online Pre-conference, 9th WCP 2020, Moscow, pp. 217–224 |
| 74 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 24, No. 1, Mar 2019, pp. 29–40 |
| 75 | International Journal of Psychotherapy | Vol. 27, No. 2, Summer 2023, pp. 81–98 |
| 76 | EABP Publication | Published October 2023 |
| 77 | International Body Psychotherapy Journal | Vol. 21, No. 2, Winter 2023, pp. 13–22 |