ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the clinical application of a Gestalt movement therapy (GMT) group for women diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) who have experienced profound trauma. It highlights the centrality of body and movement in treating trauma. It demonstrates how the GMT group strengthened resilience by developing embodied and relational resources. Connections between BPD and trauma are explored, the biosocial model of BPD is examined, and treatment implications are discussed. Clinical examples and a composite group vignette are used to illustrate how the embodied relational approach central to the GMT group addresses the experience of profound trauma.
