The Clinical Operation of Imagery Communication Psychotherapy

The following sections are included:

• Foreword: “Shu” and “Tao”
• Preface
• Contents

The following sections are included:

• What is imagery?
• What is Imagery Communication Psychotherapy?
• The history and development of ICP
• The implementation conditions of ICP
• The primary goal of ICP
• The indications of ICP
• Why does ICP work?
• The emphasis of ICP
• The danger of misusing ICP and how to deal with it

Imagery Communication Psychotherapy (ICP) is not only the intervention method of certain mental disorders, but also one universal psychological adjustment method. In the world of imagery, through the presence of an imagery communication psychotherapist, one’s “story” changes, even the “life-script” is changed, thus transforming his/her entire mental world. The inner transformation will change the way he/she sees the outside world, consequently changing his/her mindset, emotions and behaviors, in order to improve his/her mental health, relationships and lifestyle…

The following sections are included:

• The insistent principle of Imagery Communication Psychotherapy
• The opposed principle of ICP

The following sections are included:

• The initial stage
• The corrective stage
• The terminating stage

The following sections are included:

• Micro techniques of Imagery Communication Psychotherapy
• Procedures of basic techniques in ICP
• Procedures for deconstructing personality by imagery
• The technique of transforming mental energy

The following sections are included:

• Treatment of neurosis by ICP
• Treatment of psychosomatic diseases by ICP
• Treatment of interpersonal relationship problems by ICP
• Treatment of other psychological problems and psychological disorders by ICP

Based on the evaluation of the client, after determining the general goal of psychological counseling or psychotherapy, the psychotherapist needs to have an overall strategy. The strategy of psychological counseling or psychotherapy is similar to a framed script that is a summary of the whole process. It has a prediction and a brief description for the psychological counseling or psychotherapy that will occur…

The following sections are included:

• Deal with strong resistance
• Deal with transference

The following sections are included:

• Principles of interpretation of the symbolic meaning
• Methods of interpretation of the symbolic meanings
• The categories of imagery and their basic symbolic meanings

The following sections are included:

• The principle of initial imagery
• The commonly used initial imagery

The following sections are included:

• From heart to heart
• Imagery communication psychotherapists must insist on self-growth
• Imagery communication psychotherapists must help and supervise each other in the team
• Pay attention to the application of words
• Persistence and insistence
• Demystify ICP and ICP therapists

The following sections are included:

• Imagery Communication Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
• ICP and Jung’s analytical psychology
• Imagery Communication Sandplay Therapy
• Imagery Communication Sub-personality Constellations
• Imagery Communication Psychodrama
• Imagery Communication Music Therapy

The following sections are included:

• Self-exploration
• Quality training
• Ability enhancement

Since Imagery Communication Psychotherapy (ICP) was founded by Professor Zhu Jianjun in the early 1990s, it has gradually matured during the span of more than 20 years with exploration and development. Under the framework of the essential theory and methods in ICP, some excellent researchers have been developing innovative and valuable sub-techniques…

The following section is included:

• Bibliography