How it Feels to be You: Objects, Play and Child Psychotherapy

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Through the stories of individual children, this book illuminates the process of creative, play-based child psychotherapy. Each chapter focuses on a specific issue that brings a child or a young person to the therapy room and explores the use and meaning of particular objects and object games. These insightful and dynamic stories offer readers a profound understanding of the healing power of play in the context of child psychotherapy.

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"Cottis's illustrations and explanations of how a Child Therapist works flow seamlessly from events and processes in the session with the child and then, quite naturally, the drama of the session takes over - so the reader is never bored, always pulled along by the narrative, yet ever more informed. This is a beautiful book, describing beautiful work." - Anne Alvarez, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and author of The Thinking Heart "This is a wonderful and engaging book. Tamsin is the therapist you'd want every child to have. I learnt so very much." - Dr. Susie Orbach, Psychoanalyst and author of Fat is a Feminist Issue, The Impossibility of Sex, and Bodies About

Author Bio

Tamsin Cottisis a child psychotherapist and co-founder of Respond, the UKs leading agency for psychotherapy and counselling for people with learning disabilities. She works in primary schools and in private practice, supporting children and young people with diverse needs.