Vibroacoustic Therapy, guided visualizations and emotional detachment
A case study
Keywords:
vibroacoustic therapy, receptive music therapy, guided visualisation, emotional detachment, therapeutic presence, anxiolytic music improvisationAbstract
The present paper describes a therapeutic process in which guided imagery techniques with vibroacoustic therapy have been used in a client who is undergoing an emotional crisis linked to her difficulty to establish a long-lasting relationship with a man. Mónica is a 54 years old business woman who already did a vibroacoustic therapy process, and she feels again that this therapeutic approach can help her to endure this crisis and focus on her job. This combination of guided imagery and vibroacoustic therapy enables the perception of bodily sensations and the detachment from emotional conflicts in order to solve them with calmness and serenity. This approach helps her to relax deeply, regulate her emotions and level of anxiety and focus on her job in the midst of a process which she finds tough since she sees mechanisms which repeat themselves in her story. Therapeutic presence is emphasised as a core factor that favours the therapeutic bond, feelings of safety and support and a greater openness towards the situations she has to go through.
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