`Identity is tied to place. The environment is not the backdrop; it is woven through our identity.' So writes Chris Rose in her introduction to this insightful collection on the mutually enriching relationship possible between psychogeography and psychotherapy. The book invites an interdisciplinary, reflective and at times poetic exploration of place as an integral feature of personhood, from the sauntering of the 19th century flaneur to today's urban activism. Chapters range across diverse topics - gendered and embodied response to place and space, home and attachment, map-making, mindfulness in the city, outdoor group analytic therapy, the interplay between our internal and external landscapes, displacement from one country and cityscape to another, and the role of the urban therapist. These ground-breaking chapters offer new insights into our deep-rooted resonance with the landscapes we inhabit and contexts we construct. The book is illustrated throughout with original artwork by urban sketchers.
About the AuthorChris Rose is a group psychotherapist, supervisor and consultant working in private practice and higher education. She has extensive experience in counselling and psychotherapy training and is also an urban sketcher and printmaker.
Book InformationISBN 9781910919477
Author Chris RoseFormat Paperback
Page Count 234
Imprint PCCS BooksPublisher PCCS Books
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 138mm * 13mm