Books
- 2020: Who Do You Think You Are? [Psychotherapy with the Coronavirus]
Written during the pandemic, this book imagines the coronavirus as a client in psychotherapy. What begins as a surreal experiment evolves into a meditation on alienation, responsibility, and the desire to be seen. - 2025: Shh...it Happens: So What?
A raw, reflective exploration of how we come to terms with life’s hardships. Each chapter addresses a different kind of setback—from personal loss to global disaster—inviting the reader to pause, not to fix, but to sit with discomfort through the lens of a “so what” mindset. - 2025: Nari’s Choice
A K-drama-inspired novel set in contemporary South Korea, following a young woman facing an unplanned pregnancy under mysterious circumstances. The story explores themes of womanhood, autonomy, biological inheritance, and societal control. - 2025: Luftmensch
Set in 1920s Vienna, this novel tells the story of Levy, a drifting intellectual whose longing to defy gravity—both literal and metaphorical—leads him on a surreal journey through memory, grief, and flight in a world on the brink of collapse. - 2025: The Ghost Doctor: A Post-Mortem Psychotherapy Novel
Dr. Hans Dunkel, a retired psychotherapist, finds himself offering therapy to the dead—bearing silent witness to unresolved sorrow in a realm beyond healing. Through quiet presence, he listens as the dead search for meaning, not redemption. - 2025: Lost in the Cloud: When Memories Fade Away
- 2025: The Confessions of Padre Lucerio
- 2026: Meanwhile...: a collection of short, reflective stories about everyday moments about people caught between events—after something has occurred, before anything has been decided. About standing still while the world insists on movement. Translated into Hebrew.
- 2026: The Great Fernando: A literary novel about a man who tried to live several lives at once and left the consequences to the women, the children, and to fate. Andalusia, Spain 1950s.
THE GREAT FERMAMDO "He was a man. Not a good man, but a man. That counts for something, even in Andalusia."
Ronda, 1953. Fernando Reyes is a man of precise management. For eleven years, he has balanced a celebrated career in the bullring with the quiet devotion of his wife, Isabel, and the fierce, hidden love of Vaquerita, a woman who understands the language of animals better than the language of men.
But even the best-managed lives have a breaking point. When Fernando meets a legendary bull that shares his name--Fernando de Ronda—he makes a choice that defies both science and tradition. He leaves behind a legacy frozen in a single vial, a secret that will bind two rival women together in a "stalemate" of silence and shared grief.
Spanning seven decades from the dusty arenas of Franco’s Spain to the modern streets of 2026, The Great Fernando is a haunting exploration of bloodlines, bravery, and the long shadows cast by the men who refuse to choose.
Ronda, 1953. Fernando Reyes is a man of precise management. For eleven years, he has balanced a celebrated career in the bullring with the quiet devotion of his wife, Isabel, and the fierce, hidden love of Vaquerita, a woman who understands the language of animals better than the language of men.
But even the best-managed lives have a breaking point. When Fernando meets a legendary bull that shares his name--Fernando de Ronda—he makes a choice that defies both science and tradition. He leaves behind a legacy frozen in a single vial, a secret that will bind two rival women together in a "stalemate" of silence and shared grief.
Spanning seven decades from the dusty arenas of Franco’s Spain to the modern streets of 2026, The Great Fernando is a haunting exploration of bloodlines, bravery, and the long shadows cast by the men who refuse to choose.
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?מה עושים בינתיים — כשהחיים לא מסתדרים, כשהתשובות מאחרות, וכשהקפה מתקרר על השולחן
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Meanwhile... Short Stories from Jerusalem
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The Confessions of Padre Lucerio
Padre Lucerio is a work of literary fiction set in 1950s Italy, where the Catholic Church stands at a crossroads of devotion, secrecy, and political power. Lucerio, a gentle and haunted young priest, becomes celebrated as the “Saint of San Fiorenzo, even as he carries a devastating truth: the woman he loves is carrying his child.
Haunted by longing and shame, and suffocated by the rituals he once embraced, Lucerio is drawn into the inner machinery of the Church—its investigations, its need for purity, and its growing suspicion that holiness may hide impurity. As Maria’s pregnancy progresses, he moves through the world like a man split in two: servant of God, and father in silence.
Told in luminous, cinematic prose, this novel delves into the emotional and spiritual fractures beneath doctrine. It is a story of forbidden tenderness, institutional cruelty, and the fragile hope of redemption. Padre Lucerio asks:
How does a man devoted to God choose between love, responsibility, and the truth that could destroy him?
Padre Lucerio is a work of literary fiction set in 1950s Italy, where the Catholic Church stands at a crossroads of devotion, secrecy, and political power. Lucerio, a gentle and haunted young priest, becomes celebrated as the “Saint of San Fiorenzo, even as he carries a devastating truth: the woman he loves is carrying his child.
Haunted by longing and shame, and suffocated by the rituals he once embraced, Lucerio is drawn into the inner machinery of the Church—its investigations, its need for purity, and its growing suspicion that holiness may hide impurity. As Maria’s pregnancy progresses, he moves through the world like a man split in two: servant of God, and father in silence.
Told in luminous, cinematic prose, this novel delves into the emotional and spiritual fractures beneath doctrine. It is a story of forbidden tenderness, institutional cruelty, and the fragile hope of redemption. Padre Lucerio asks:
How does a man devoted to God choose between love, responsibility, and the truth that could destroy him?
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Lost in the Cloud: When Memories Fade Away
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The Ghost Doctor: A Post-Mortem Psychotherapy Novel
“People don’t stop having problems just because they’re dead.”
In this haunting and quietly humorous collection of case notes, a psychotherapist offers sessions not to the living, but to those who didn’t quite move on. From stubborn spirits with unfinished business to melancholic echoes of former lives, The Ghost Doctor documents encounters in the space between memory and eternity.
Blending psychological insight with speculative fiction, The Ghost Doctor: A Post-Mortem Psychotherapy Novel explores the griefs that linger after death, the stories that won’t rest, and the fragile boundary between presence and absence. Are these true patients? Echoes of the doctor’s own mind? Or a final attempt to come to terms with life itself?
Dr. Hans Dunkel has retired from his earthly practice—but the dead are not done speaking. In the quiet halls of an abandoned sanatorium, behind a mirror that no longer reflects the living, they come. Some arrive in sorrow, others in anger. A few don’t yet know they’re dead. But all carry something unresolved. And Hans listens.
What begins as curiosity becomes a calling: a new kind of psychotherapy—one that unfolds in the stillness after life, in the shadows of memory, guilt, and unspoken truths. As the sessions deepen, so too does Hans’s own reckoning—with the ghosts of his past, the woman he could never forget, and the question no therapist can avoid forever: Can the one who listens be healed as well?
“People don’t stop having problems just because they’re dead.”
In this haunting and quietly humorous collection of case notes, a psychotherapist offers sessions not to the living, but to those who didn’t quite move on. From stubborn spirits with unfinished business to melancholic echoes of former lives, The Ghost Doctor documents encounters in the space between memory and eternity.
Blending psychological insight with speculative fiction, The Ghost Doctor: A Post-Mortem Psychotherapy Novel explores the griefs that linger after death, the stories that won’t rest, and the fragile boundary between presence and absence. Are these true patients? Echoes of the doctor’s own mind? Or a final attempt to come to terms with life itself?
Dr. Hans Dunkel has retired from his earthly practice—but the dead are not done speaking. In the quiet halls of an abandoned sanatorium, behind a mirror that no longer reflects the living, they come. Some arrive in sorrow, others in anger. A few don’t yet know they’re dead. But all carry something unresolved. And Hans listens.
What begins as curiosity becomes a calling: a new kind of psychotherapy—one that unfolds in the stillness after life, in the shadows of memory, guilt, and unspoken truths. As the sessions deepen, so too does Hans’s own reckoning—with the ghosts of his past, the woman he could never forget, and the question no therapist can avoid forever: Can the one who listens be healed as well?
LUFTMENSCH: A Novel
Luftmensch is a lyrical novel set in the shadowy brilliance of 1920s Vienna—a city of revolutions, dreams, and ghosts. At its heart is Levy, a drifting young intellectual, who stumbles through philosophy seminars, smoky cafés, and brothels in search of meaning, love, and—quite literally—air. Caught between history and imagination,
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German translation: Luftmensch – Ein Roman über das Schweben und Überleben
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Luftmensch erzählt die Geschichte des jüdischen Studenten Levy, der 1923 nach Wien kommt, um Literatur und Philosophie zu studieren – und dabei nach etwas sucht, das er selbst nicht benennen kann. Getrieben von innerer Leere und einer fast körperlichen Sehnsucht nach Leichtigkeit, beginnt er ein ungewöhnliches Experiment: Er will lernen zu schweben. Inmitten einer Stadt im Umbruch – intellektuell pulsierend und politisch vergiftet – begegnet er Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka (in einem Spitalsbett), dem jungen Karl Popper und der Prostituierten Josephine Mutzenbacher. Doch seine wahren Lehrer sind Atem, Einsamkeit und Erinnerung. Als er schließlich zu schweben beginnt, wird das Fliegen zur Metapher für Überleben – nicht als Held, sondern als jemand, der den Schwerkräften von Geschichte, Trauma und Selbstverlust nicht mehr ausgeliefert ist. Der Roman endet mit Levys Flucht aus Wien kurz vor dem Anschluss 1938 – nicht zu Fuß, nicht per Zug, sondern durch die Luft. Doch das Wunder bleibt still, fast privat: Ein Mann, der das Gewicht der Geschichte nicht mehr tragen konnte, findet für einen Moment den Auftrieb, den er suchte. |
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Narie's Choice: A Novel About Womanhood, Amazon, 2025In a near-future South Korea facing a demographic crisis, 23-year-old Yoon Narie lives quietly and anonymously—until a mysterious job interview changes everything. Caught in a web of state manipulation, she becomes the unwitting subject of a covert experiment aimed at reversing the nation’s plummeting birth rate. When Narie discovers she is pregnant, her world begins to unravel. Alone, uncertain, and under increasing social pressure, she must confront not only the question of whether to keep the child, but whether she ever truly had a choice at all. “Narie’s Choice: One Woman, One Child, and a Nation’s Future” weaves intimate emotion with sharp social commentary, blending the intensity of K-dramas, existential questioning, and the legacy of motherhood. At once a love story, a conspiracy thriller, and a meditation on motherhood, this novel invites us to ask: What happens when a single decision carries the weight of an entire country’s future? |
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Translated to Hebrew הבחירה של נארי - דרמה קוריאנית על נשיות
החיים שלה השתנו ברגע – אבל האם זו באמת הייתה הבחירה שלה? ראיון עבודה. מפגש מקרי. בחירה שמעולם לא הייתה באמת שלה. יון נארי רק מנסה לפתוח דף חדש בסיאול כשהיא מגישה מועמדות למשרה חדשה ומבטיחה. אבל משהו בה מרגיש לא נכון—תחושה מטרידה שהיא לא מצליחה להסביר. ואז, במעלית תקועה, היא פוגשת זר. רגע חולף. חיבור שלא אמור היה להיות משמעותי. ובכל זאת, הכל משתנה.
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Shh...it Happens: So What? Reflections on how to live with hardships in life.
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Who Do You Think You Are? COVID-19 in Psychotherapy
2020. Amazon.
In this story, the coronavirus becomes a client seeking psychotherapy. The virus appears to deal with his main presenting problem, which is that he has an irresistible urge to replicate and infect everyone. As a result, people keep their distance from him. “Everyone relates to me as if I were some kind of pest!” The therapist struggles to understand what’s going on within the mind of this small chemical structure. Does he have a conscious or an unconscious agenda? Who does he think he is? Faced with an impossible task, the therapist is torn between trying to cure the coronavirus while aiming to stop the pandemic. As the therapeutic process unfolds, both learn that they have a lot in common. More information can be found here.
Reviews:
A provocative book, a page turner, and a brilliant concept. Bravo! It looks like COVID fell on fertile ground and conjured up a host of contemplations, thoughts, and ideas. About time! A tour de force (an impressive achievement accomplished with great skill), and a cri de coer (a passionate appeal) provoked by the pandemic and written with an abundance of imagination. Sigmund would have been impressed! -UD
This novella is most creatively conceived and written engagingly with a unique vision and voice embodied by COVID. The format and trajectory, set against the psychotherapy framework of clinical practice, will surely appeal to many readers. I was intrigued as the relationship was unfolding. Trauma and dissociation became an explicit feature. -GH
The finest explanation of Covid-19. This novella is the clearest, most user-friendly explanation of COVID-19 I have experienced to date, of many dozens of explanations in every imaginable format. It is scientifically precise as it deals with causes and processes at the cellular level as well as psychological and sociological ones. -JH
This is a super achievement - timely - informative - a GREAT education in coronavirus AND psychotherapy basics. This story would make an intensely popular illustrated children's book. As it stands, the book raises fundamental questions of being/existence in such an accessible manner, i.e. most of Western Philosophy in a nutshell. "Who Do You Think You Are?" will be a big hit with philosophy professors and their students, biologists as well - especially those teaching genetics and evolution studies. -BB
I enjoyed this book very much. It reads like a thriller. -GA
A brilliant piece of writing on a timely topic. -DC
This book is a mixture of fact and fiction. The actual events of the present coronavirus pandemic are presented through the lens of a psychologist who tries to cure the virus itself from his mental problems. During the sessions, he tries to make sense of what’s happening in the world. The question ‘Who do you think you are?’ refers both to the coronavirus and to us all. The text is written amusingly about a serious subject. I couldn’t put it down after the first chapter. Kept guessing how it would end, but the finale still surprised me. -EM
I fell for this book within the first chapter! I read it in a few sittings. Highly recommended. -SH
A timely book. -YW
Excellent! Very witty and full of rich insights. -NG
Creative, humorous, and enjoyable. Brilliant piece of writing. I read it with much excitement! -AB
I enjoyed the anthropomorphic nature of the piece - it felt like there were layers in the story between the psychotherapist and Corona engaging in an individual relationship and society and the Corona virus engaged in a more collective relationship. -SG
This is a brilliant, informative, thought-provoking, and enjoyable book. -DS
Very entertaining. -DK
I loooove it! Just great! It tells the story as we know it. -JC
It's very clever! I enjoyed this book. -DW
This virus story is wonderful! -MZ
The author has understood the biological part very well. He has an ecological-holistic point of view. -SR
This is an intriguing case presentation, with a sense of humor and great insights! -DW
The discourse about C is very special. … And amusing. -JB
I used to be a virologist and was amazed by the vast knowledge the author shows not only in the biology of the virus but also in its psychology: until now, an uncharted territory. It’s a great show of a fine sense of humor and, above all, a humanistic approach to psychoanalytic labor. I enjoyed it deeply and shared it with colleagues. -GP
Very well-written book by a terrific author. -KF
A creative and beautifully crafted piece. –SO
Very, very clever and also frighteningly enjoyable. -LR
In this story, the coronavirus becomes a client seeking psychotherapy. The virus appears to deal with his main presenting problem, which is that he has an irresistible urge to replicate and infect everyone. As a result, people keep their distance from him. “Everyone relates to me as if I were some kind of pest!” The therapist struggles to understand what’s going on within the mind of this small chemical structure. Does he have a conscious or an unconscious agenda? Who does he think he is? Faced with an impossible task, the therapist is torn between trying to cure the coronavirus while aiming to stop the pandemic. As the therapeutic process unfolds, both learn that they have a lot in common. More information can be found here.
Reviews:
A provocative book, a page turner, and a brilliant concept. Bravo! It looks like COVID fell on fertile ground and conjured up a host of contemplations, thoughts, and ideas. About time! A tour de force (an impressive achievement accomplished with great skill), and a cri de coer (a passionate appeal) provoked by the pandemic and written with an abundance of imagination. Sigmund would have been impressed! -UD
This novella is most creatively conceived and written engagingly with a unique vision and voice embodied by COVID. The format and trajectory, set against the psychotherapy framework of clinical practice, will surely appeal to many readers. I was intrigued as the relationship was unfolding. Trauma and dissociation became an explicit feature. -GH
The finest explanation of Covid-19. This novella is the clearest, most user-friendly explanation of COVID-19 I have experienced to date, of many dozens of explanations in every imaginable format. It is scientifically precise as it deals with causes and processes at the cellular level as well as psychological and sociological ones. -JH
This is a super achievement - timely - informative - a GREAT education in coronavirus AND psychotherapy basics. This story would make an intensely popular illustrated children's book. As it stands, the book raises fundamental questions of being/existence in such an accessible manner, i.e. most of Western Philosophy in a nutshell. "Who Do You Think You Are?" will be a big hit with philosophy professors and their students, biologists as well - especially those teaching genetics and evolution studies. -BB
I enjoyed this book very much. It reads like a thriller. -GA
A brilliant piece of writing on a timely topic. -DC
This book is a mixture of fact and fiction. The actual events of the present coronavirus pandemic are presented through the lens of a psychologist who tries to cure the virus itself from his mental problems. During the sessions, he tries to make sense of what’s happening in the world. The question ‘Who do you think you are?’ refers both to the coronavirus and to us all. The text is written amusingly about a serious subject. I couldn’t put it down after the first chapter. Kept guessing how it would end, but the finale still surprised me. -EM
I fell for this book within the first chapter! I read it in a few sittings. Highly recommended. -SH
A timely book. -YW
Excellent! Very witty and full of rich insights. -NG
Creative, humorous, and enjoyable. Brilliant piece of writing. I read it with much excitement! -AB
I enjoyed the anthropomorphic nature of the piece - it felt like there were layers in the story between the psychotherapist and Corona engaging in an individual relationship and society and the Corona virus engaged in a more collective relationship. -SG
This is a brilliant, informative, thought-provoking, and enjoyable book. -DS
Very entertaining. -DK
I loooove it! Just great! It tells the story as we know it. -JC
It's very clever! I enjoyed this book. -DW
This virus story is wonderful! -MZ
The author has understood the biological part very well. He has an ecological-holistic point of view. -SR
This is an intriguing case presentation, with a sense of humor and great insights! -DW
The discourse about C is very special. … And amusing. -JB
I used to be a virologist and was amazed by the vast knowledge the author shows not only in the biology of the virus but also in its psychology: until now, an uncharted territory. It’s a great show of a fine sense of humor and, above all, a humanistic approach to psychoanalytic labor. I enjoyed it deeply and shared it with colleagues. -GP
Very well-written book by a terrific author. -KF
A creative and beautifully crafted piece. –SO
Very, very clever and also frighteningly enjoyable. -LR
Non-Fiction Books
Holocaust Trauma: Psychological Effects and Treatment
2009. iUniverse. New York & Bloomington.
Holocaust Trauma offers a comprehensive overview of the long-term psychological effects of Holocaust trauma. It covers not only the direct effects on the actual survivors and the transmission effects upon the offspring, but also the collective effects upon other affected populations, including the Israeli Jewish and the societies in Germany and Austria. It also suggests various possible intervention approaches to deal with such long-term effects of major trauma upon individuals, groups and societies that can be generalized to other similar traumatic events. The material presented is based on the clinical experience gathered from hundreds of clients of the National Israeli Center for Psychosocial Support of Holocaust Survivors and the Second Generation (AMCHA), an Israeli treatment center for this population, and from facilitating groups of Austrian/German participants in Yad Vashem and Europe; as well as upon an extensive review of the vast literature in the field.
More information can be found here.
Reviews in History News Network, Jerusalem Post, Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Journal of the American Medical Association, Amazon.
Michael Grodin calls new Holocaust book 'monumental' in JAMA review: "...the most important book published on this topic in a decade."
Christian Pross: "Das Buch baut eine Brücke zwischen vergangenem, vergessenem und neuem Wissen. Deshalb sollte es unbedingt auch in deutscher Sprache erscheinen."
Judy Siegel-Itzkovich: "A new book examines how Holocaust trauma can haunt even the grandchildren of survivors."
Mark Le Schack: "This is first rate research. ...easily readable by non psychologists."
Holocaust Trauma offers a comprehensive overview of the long-term psychological effects of Holocaust trauma. It covers not only the direct effects on the actual survivors and the transmission effects upon the offspring, but also the collective effects upon other affected populations, including the Israeli Jewish and the societies in Germany and Austria. It also suggests various possible intervention approaches to deal with such long-term effects of major trauma upon individuals, groups and societies that can be generalized to other similar traumatic events. The material presented is based on the clinical experience gathered from hundreds of clients of the National Israeli Center for Psychosocial Support of Holocaust Survivors and the Second Generation (AMCHA), an Israeli treatment center for this population, and from facilitating groups of Austrian/German participants in Yad Vashem and Europe; as well as upon an extensive review of the vast literature in the field.
More information can be found here.
Reviews in History News Network, Jerusalem Post, Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Journal of the American Medical Association, Amazon.
Michael Grodin calls new Holocaust book 'monumental' in JAMA review: "...the most important book published on this topic in a decade."
Christian Pross: "Das Buch baut eine Brücke zwischen vergangenem, vergessenem und neuem Wissen. Deshalb sollte es unbedingt auch in deutscher Sprache erscheinen."
Judy Siegel-Itzkovich: "A new book examines how Holocaust trauma can haunt even the grandchildren of survivors."
Mark Le Schack: "This is first rate research. ...easily readable by non psychologists."
Sociodrama and Collective Trauma
2007. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. London.
Time does not heal all wounds: decades after a disaster, entire communities may still experience the long-term effects of trauma.
Sociodrama and Collective Trauma examines the psychological and social damage of trauma to society as a whole. Kellermann argues that collective trauma has been insufficiently considered; his timely book suggests practical ways of facilitating the rehabilitation of survivors of collective trauma through, for example, sociodrama and related group work. The author develops methods for understanding the past and preparing for the future and provides a wealth of case studies based on 30 years' experience of treating survivors of war trauma and other forms of disaster. Combining a systematic theoretical approach with a practical methodology, this insightful book is invaluable for drama therapists, group therapists, mental health professionals and counsellors.
Reviews
"Passionate but Measured." Jenny Hutt, Australian and New Zealand Psychodrama Association Journal, Vol. 18, 2009: 98-100.
"It is a rich and committed book, conveying the deeply felt responsibility of the author to confront prejudices, inhumanity and ideologies promoting violations of human rights and human dignity." Peter Berliner, Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, University of Copenhagen.
"The style is engaging and likely to encourage the reader to want to know more..." Ruth Barnett, Therapy Today.
"A fascinating and inspiring book, motivated by a powerful vision of sociodrama..." David Manier, PsycCritiques.
"A very compassionate text about human suffering." Groupwork, 2007. 17(3), 81-84
"I recommend this book to all those who want to make a difference in how our communities function." Carl Dutton, The British Journal of Psychodrama and Sociodrama. Winter/Spring, 2008.
"This challenging and instructive book grapples with huge issues and covers a wide territory." Kirstin Hubert, Group Analysis, 2008
Time does not heal all wounds: decades after a disaster, entire communities may still experience the long-term effects of trauma.
Sociodrama and Collective Trauma examines the psychological and social damage of trauma to society as a whole. Kellermann argues that collective trauma has been insufficiently considered; his timely book suggests practical ways of facilitating the rehabilitation of survivors of collective trauma through, for example, sociodrama and related group work. The author develops methods for understanding the past and preparing for the future and provides a wealth of case studies based on 30 years' experience of treating survivors of war trauma and other forms of disaster. Combining a systematic theoretical approach with a practical methodology, this insightful book is invaluable for drama therapists, group therapists, mental health professionals and counsellors.
Reviews
"Passionate but Measured." Jenny Hutt, Australian and New Zealand Psychodrama Association Journal, Vol. 18, 2009: 98-100.
"It is a rich and committed book, conveying the deeply felt responsibility of the author to confront prejudices, inhumanity and ideologies promoting violations of human rights and human dignity." Peter Berliner, Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, University of Copenhagen.
"The style is engaging and likely to encourage the reader to want to know more..." Ruth Barnett, Therapy Today.
"A fascinating and inspiring book, motivated by a powerful vision of sociodrama..." David Manier, PsycCritiques.
"A very compassionate text about human suffering." Groupwork, 2007. 17(3), 81-84
"I recommend this book to all those who want to make a difference in how our communities function." Carl Dutton, The British Journal of Psychodrama and Sociodrama. Winter/Spring, 2008.
"This challenging and instructive book grapples with huge issues and covers a wide territory." Kirstin Hubert, Group Analysis, 2008
Translations
Korean, Sigmapress 2016
Psychodrama with Trauma Survivors: Acting Out Your Pain.
2000. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. London. Edited together with M.K. Hudgins.
In a world where natural, social and political disasters are a daily reality, the therapist is increasingly called upon to find rapid and effective methods of treating the survivors of trauma, including sexual abuse, torture, war-related trauma, addiction, depression and bereavement. The contributors to this book provide persuasive evidence of how psychodrama can safely be used to create paths of change for even the most severe traumatization and they also discuss the possible transmission of trauma patterns across generations. Research following World War II, neurobiological studies and other recent research into PTSD has shown that many trauma symptoms are unconscious, non-verbal, right-brained experiences which cannot be accessed through talk therapy. Psychodrama creates a place to act out unprocessed trauma within the containment of therapy, in order to stop the obsessive repetition of the past. Psychodrama with Trauma Survivors documents the impact of trauma and explores the development of treatment, providing integrated models of experiential treatment for clinicians to use. It is an invaluable resource for those interested in psychodrama and those working with trauma survivors.
In a world where natural, social and political disasters are a daily reality, the therapist is increasingly called upon to find rapid and effective methods of treating the survivors of trauma, including sexual abuse, torture, war-related trauma, addiction, depression and bereavement. The contributors to this book provide persuasive evidence of how psychodrama can safely be used to create paths of change for even the most severe traumatization and they also discuss the possible transmission of trauma patterns across generations. Research following World War II, neurobiological studies and other recent research into PTSD has shown that many trauma symptoms are unconscious, non-verbal, right-brained experiences which cannot be accessed through talk therapy. Psychodrama creates a place to act out unprocessed trauma within the containment of therapy, in order to stop the obsessive repetition of the past. Psychodrama with Trauma Survivors documents the impact of trauma and explores the development of treatment, providing integrated models of experiential treatment for clinicians to use. It is an invaluable resource for those interested in psychodrama and those working with trauma survivors.
Reviews
"This collaboration details the work of international experts who practise psychodrama in many different countries." Zerka T. Moreno, 2000.
"This well-written book deals sensitively and wisely with much of the depth and breadth of human trauma." Psychotherapy in Australia.
"I was very impressed with this book." Diane J. Adderley, Drama Therapy, Autumn, 2001.
"...a great window of possibilities for clinicians seeking new options for treatment." Karen Carnabucci.
"This well-written book deals sensitively and wisely with much of the depth and breadth of human trauma." Psychotherapy in Australia.
"I was very impressed with this book." Diane J. Adderley, Drama Therapy, Autumn, 2001.
"...a great window of possibilities for clinicians seeking new options for treatment." Karen Carnabucci.
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Focus on Psychodrama: The Therapeutic Aspects of Psychodrama.
1992. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. London.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of psychodrama, presenting a systematic analysis of its essential ingredients. The core issues involved are specified and the interpersonal, emotional, imaginary, behavioural and cognitive elements are discussed. By proposing more uniform definitions for these central psychodramatic concepts, some of the confusion which surrounds the theory of psychodramatic technique is reduced. The professional roles assumed by psychodramatists are examined and the skills required in each role are established. In addition, the therapeutic value of catharsis and emotional abreaction is discussed. Also explored is the use of the concept of acting out, both in psychdrama and psychoanalysis, and how the use of action-insight methods can provoke profound learning experiences. The book concludes with discussions of the problem of resistance, and the importance of the concept and technique of closure in each psychodrama. A processing checklist is added at the end of the book as a systematic aid in evaluating the professional skills of the psychodramatist. The chapters are both pragmatic and solidly grounded in theory, thereby providing students with an effective, in-depth alternative to the traditional verbal therapies. The book is intended for students and practitioners of psychodrama, and professionals seeking to extend their knowledge of creative arts therapies.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of psychodrama, presenting a systematic analysis of its essential ingredients. The core issues involved are specified and the interpersonal, emotional, imaginary, behavioural and cognitive elements are discussed. By proposing more uniform definitions for these central psychodramatic concepts, some of the confusion which surrounds the theory of psychodramatic technique is reduced. The professional roles assumed by psychodramatists are examined and the skills required in each role are established. In addition, the therapeutic value of catharsis and emotional abreaction is discussed. Also explored is the use of the concept of acting out, both in psychdrama and psychoanalysis, and how the use of action-insight methods can provoke profound learning experiences. The book concludes with discussions of the problem of resistance, and the importance of the concept and technique of closure in each psychodrama. A processing checklist is added at the end of the book as a systematic aid in evaluating the professional skills of the psychodramatist. The chapters are both pragmatic and solidly grounded in theory, thereby providing students with an effective, in-depth alternative to the traditional verbal therapies. The book is intended for students and practitioners of psychodrama, and professionals seeking to extend their knowledge of creative arts therapies.
"Buy it! This is an excellent book on psychodrama written by one of the few true scholars in our field." Marcia Karp, BPA Journal 7(2).
"This work shows evidence of a good deal of effort and raises some very interesting points. ... Using role playing as a generic backdrop and generally drawing on auxiliaries in a group setting, psycho-dramatists' use of such techniques as soliloquiy, double, mirroring, role-reversal, maximizing, and concretizing can promote rapid change, even in certain clients who may have remained unresponsive and resistant to other approaches." Arnold A. Lazarus, Contemporary Psychology, 1993, 38(8). "This is a good, basic book on psychodrama which guides the reader through the history, context, principles and practice of psychodrama. ... What I like about this book is that Kellermann is prepared to look at the critiques of psychodrama and suggest real strategies for tightening practice." Sue Jennings, Groupwork, 6(1). "This is an extremely wide-ranging and perceptive study which provides a detailed overview of the theories supporting the therapeutic claims made for psychodrama." Tony Goode, Journal of National Drama, 2(3), 1994. "...this book is an excellent piece of scholarship and a worthy addition to the psychodrama literature." Alton Barbour, JGPPS, Winter 1996. |
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