The Performing Art of Therapy

Acting Insights and Techniques for Clinicians

Mark O'Connell

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781351707497
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psicologia
• Subtopic: Consulenza psicoterapeutica

The Performing Art of Therapy explores the myriad ways in which acting techniques can enhance the craft of psychotherapy. The book shows how, by understanding therapy as a performing art, clinicians can supplement their theoretical approach with techniques that fine-tune the ways their bodies, voices, and imaginations engage with and influence their clients. Broken up into accessible chapters focused on specific attributes of performance, and including an appendix of step-by-step exercises for practitioners, this is an essential guidebook for therapists looking to integrate their theoretical training into who they are as individuals, find joy in their work, expand their empathy, increase self-care, and inspire clients to perform their own lives.

Index

Note: pages numbers in italics refer to illustrations.

“acting tricks” 91–92

active listening 5, 49, 57, 157

actor’s nightmare 18–19

Adams, Amy 26

adaption 84–88

Adler, Stella 59, 104

Alexander Technique 32, 33, 49, 163

Annie (acting teacher) 28, 29, 48, 81–82

Arciniegas, Diego 46, 57

Aron, Lewis 52, 161–162

Arrival 26

Artaud, Antonin 105

as if 20, 73

Atlas, Galit 113

auditions 154–159

Baby Pants exercise 164

Bach, Sheldon 7, 11

Bady, Susan Lee 52

Barrett, Kelli 105

Basinger, Kim 4

Batman 4

Beckett, Samuel 34, 81

being in two places at once 7, 11, 21, 35, 55–56, 75, 153, 156

being out 137–142

being present 6, 8, 18–30, 34, 41–42, 49, 63, 68, 70, 81–82, 94, 103, 107, 108, 113, 122, 147, 165, 171; and breathing 31, 33, 34, 36, 40; and facial expressions 7, 10, 90; practicing 19–20, 40, 79, 80, 130, 146; during presentations 146, 147, 149...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Endorsement
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Epigraph
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Prologue
• Act I Prepare
• Act II Rehearse
• Act III Perform
• Epilogue
• Exercises
• Drawings
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index