Personification: Using the Dialogical Self in Psychotherapy and Counselling

by John Rowan

Personification discusses the theory behind multiplicity of the person and considers the implications that the relationships between the different parts of the same person have in practice. Providing both historical and contemporary insights John Rowan reveals new thinking and research in the field, as well as offering guidelines for using this information in practice. The book also looks closely at the practice of personification – a technique involving the turning of a problem into a person and allowing a two-way dialogue through which the inner critic can be addressed and explored. As such areas of discussion This practical, straightforward book will be ideal reading for anyone using personification in their therapeutic work, including psychotherapists, counsellors and coaches.

176 pages, Paperback

First published November 13, 2009

Reviews

[Alex Grey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some of the editing is a bit rough. But the breadth and depth of knowledge is great. So many references and cross-references, including to the older authors who are hard to rediscover in other ways.

I also loved the figure 7 on page 136 that lists approaches and people according to one of 4 personal development positions. This makes it much clearer what approaches may fit best to my current level of progress rather than trying to reverse engineer them from the websites or writings.