Easy Ego State Interventions

Strategies for Working with Parts

By: Robin Shapiro

Narrated by: Nan McNamara

Most of us have different aspects, "parts", or "ego states" of ourselves - the silly and imaginative five-year-old part, for example, or the depressed, anxious, or angry adolescent - which manifest as particular moods, behaviors, and reactions depending on the demands of our external and internal environments. "Ego state therapy" refers to a powerful, flexible therapy that helps clients integrate and reconcile these distinct aspects of themselves.

This audiobook offers a grab bag of ego state interventions - simple, practical techniques for a range of client issues - that any therapist can incorporate in his or her practice. In her characteristic wise, compassionate, and user-friendly writing style, Robin Shapiro explains what ego states are, how to access them in clients, and how to use them for a variety of treatment issues. After covering foundational interventions for accessing positive adult states, creating internal caregivers, and working with infant and child states in Part I: Getting Started with Ego State Work, Shapiro walks listeners step-by-step through a variety of specific interventions for specific problems, each ready for immediate application with clients. Part II: Problem-Specific Interventions includes chapters devoted to working with trauma, relationship challenges, personality disorders, suicidal ideation, and more.

©2016 Robin Shapiro (P)2019 Tantor

To Learn& even SOME TRAUMA Clients-SEE note BELOW!

These topics are things no one wants to talk about yet that never helps anyone heal! This book is great at explaining things in a very tangible with 'real & direct words' while using simple terms so we can both understand & yet still learn. I appreciated it was filled with a magnitude of helpful information yet in only about 5 hours versus 12! I learned much!

I highly recommend this book to in my opinion, both professionals, students learning the field (NOT ALL- SEE NOTE BELOW), as well as SOME CLIENTS that suffer from these traumas. I SAY THIS WITH CAUTION because the individual MUST BE AT A REASONABLY HEALTHIER STATE or point in their healing journey so they can add to methods in helping themselves more and/or get a picture as to how some of these therapies can go. ALWAYS DISCUSS WITH YOUR COUNSELOR 1ST & NO EARLY ON OR PRE-THERAPY CLIENTS! It would without question overload them!

I state these thoughts because I am also a "client" given several diagnosis. I have endured much abuse and repeated trauma. Just a few are BPD, COMPLEX PTSD, DID and more. I desire to understand as much as I can regarding options of appropriate therapies that would be right for me.

I am in the middle of psychotherapy, counseling, support groups, EMDR therapy, etc. I'm an adult mother of 6 & college Junior, working so I can be proactive in this field. In addition to my own personal drive, curiosity, desire to relate & help others in similar circumstances. It is powerful to speak with someone that has ACTUALLY LIVED IT & REALLY KNOWS! This book helped me to continue my plan to BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE!

Glad I purchased this

I wondered if I would like listening to therapy books but after completing this one, I am grateful I chose it. In fact, I will be listening to it again. It felt like I was observing therapy sessions and the techniques came alive as I was listening rather than just reading. Great book and I definitely recommend.

Excellent for Learning Ego States

Excellent way to learn Ego State. Very explicit in some case studies. Practice self- care.

This therapy modality is incredibly effective! MUCH more effective than Cognitive Behavior Therapy

I have never seen a visible change using a therapy modality more than this one! I’m speechless!!!!

Descriptive, profound & super-helpful!

I appreciate this framework to apply in the healing journey with my clients! Thank you