ABSTRACT
This chapter talks about working analytically with the body, which some might find an oxymoron, although others will not; and, to reiterate, analysis is a process where the analyst attempts to stay as close to what the patient brings as possible, accompanying them on their journey. Integrated trauma therapy must consider, consist of, and utilize tools for identifying, understanding, and treating trauma's effects on both mind a body. When healing trauma, it is crucial to give attention to both body and mind; we can't have one without the other. Whilst McDougal study is very much within the psychoanalytic tradition, relating the manifestations largely back to Freudian drive theory, she is also interested in the archaic form of symbolism in which emotional messages bypass the usual cognitive and language structures and are expressed directly by the body. Orbach's view emphasises the role of the embodied therapist in allowing the body of the patient to come into being and into relationship.
