Into the fire: Using therapeutic enactments to bridge early traumatic memories of childhood sexual abuse

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 445-455

  Hirakata, Pam ^a   Buchanan Arvay, Marla J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Somatic memory; Therapeutic enactment; Trauma; Traumatic memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644678918     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-005-8205-9     Document Type: Article

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