Reichian therapy
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Reichian therapy can refer to several schools of thought and theraputic techniques whose common touchstone is their origins in the work of psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich
(1897 - 1957). Some examples are:
Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry...
(1897 - 1957). Some examples are:
- Bioenergetic analysisBioenergetic analysisBioenergetic Analysis is a form of body psychotherapy , based upon the work of Wilhelm Reich, but adding a number of innovations...
, which combines psychological analysis, active work with the body and relational therapeutic work. - Body psychotherapyBody PsychotherapyBody psychotherapy, also referred to as body-oriented psychotherapy and somatic psychology, is a significant branch of psychotherapy, with origins in the work of Pierre Janet, Sigmund Freud and particularly Wilhelm Reich....
, which addresses the body and the mind as a whole with emphasis on the reciprocal relationships within body and mind. - Neo-Reichian massageNeo-Reichian massageNeo-Reichian massage or release is a system based on theories developed by Wilhelm Reich. Practitioners locate and dissolve "holding patterns" . Reich theorized that obstructions to orgone energy cause neuroses and most physical disorders...
, whose practitioners attempt to locate and dissolve "holding patterns" (also called "body armoring"). - VegetotherapyVegetotherapyVegetotherapy is a form of Reichian psychotherapy that involves the physical manifestations of emotions. The basic and founding text of vegetotherapy is Wilhelm Reich's Psychischer Kontakt und vegetative Stroemung , later included in the enlarged edition of Reich's Character Analysis .- Practice...
, a form of psychotherapy that involves the physical manifestations of emotions.