Rescuing the 'Inner Child': Therapy for Adults Sexually Abused as Children

by Penny Parks

Heal your 'inner child' with Parks Inner Child TherapyVictims of child sexual abuse can suffer huge burdens of guilt and emotional trauma as adults, with devastating consequences for their relationships in all areas of their lives. But it's never too late to seek help, and Parks Inner Child Therapy (PICT) has been widely used to help people repair the damage caused by childhood abuse.Developed by psychotherapist Penny Parks, PICT is based on her own experience of self-recovery and aims to treat the hurt 'inner child' at the adult's core by offering them a voice and a narrative to make sense of their pain. Rescuing the 'Inner Child' offers victims an accessible guide to the therapy, and How to understand the impact of childhood abuse on your adult life- Clear guidance on using PICT to face your experiences, receive the comfort you needed as a child and self-heal- Accounts of other victims' trauma and their processes of therapy and restorationWritten from a place of understanding and expert knowledge, this guide offers a programme for healing and recovery, invaluable for victims and their loved ones.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Counselling, Mental Health

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1990

Reviews

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

My copy of this title was published in 1990, and I have not found a new edition. Which is sad. If you know what inner child work is about, then you can definitely appreciate this title. And if you don’t know anything about it, I can still recommend this title, since it is full of excellent insights that are valid to this day, when inner child work has become more popular in therapy.

If you are a survivor of CSA you’ll most likely find passages that could be rough to read for you and could potentially be triggering. If you read this book, you’ll also have good reason to do so, and I can fully recommend this. The exercises in it are still as good and in use as they were when this was originally published, and the facts given are also still valid. You might want to check new sources for statistics, though. Definitely a recommendation. 6 out of 5 stars.

Trigger warning: The book is full of passages that might bring unwanted memories back when you are a survivor.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don’t usually review study books but this was good

[Kel Caffekey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book very insightful and some great tools that can be used in the conversation with the inner child.

[Druss · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding book for the study.

[Barbara Whittaker · Rating 5 out of 5]

How to heal yourself by re-connecting with your inner child. Insightful, practical help for healing the deepest wounds and really connecting with yourself.

[Clare Bare · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read with caution, contains very upsetting accounts. Very insightful and useful though.