Stories from Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy: A Curious Space

135 Pages·2016·0.88 MB·English

by  Henry Kronengold

Stories
from
Child
&
Adolescent

Psychotherapy

In
Stories from Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy author
Henry
Kronengold

explores
the
unpredictable
world
of
child
and
adolescent
psychotherapy

through
a
series
of
engaging
and
innovative
clinical
vignettes.
The
ups,

downs,
and
dilemmas
of
therapeutic
work
are
considered
in
each
realistic

narrative
as
readers
are
offered
a
unique
view
of
what
happens
between
the

therapist
and
child,
as
well
as
the
therapist’s
own
process
during
the
therapy.

This
captivating
new
resource
is
intended
to
spark
a
conversation
within
the

reader,
regardless
of
professional
experience
or
orientation,
regarding
which

therapeutic
factors
are
ultimately
most
helpful
to
children
and
adolescents.

Henry
Kronengold,
PhD,
maintains
a
private
practice
in
New
York
City.

He
is
a
clinical
supervisor
at
the
Clinical
Psychology
Program
at
the
City

University
of
New
York.
Stories from Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy
is
a
must
have
read
for
all
psycho-
therapists.
Kronengold
uses
his
stories
to
propose
an
exciting
new
way
of
working

psychotherapeutically.
His
stories
gently,
but
powerfully
portray
psychotherapy
in

its
most
creative
form.

—Peter
Blake,
Child
Psychotherapist;
Founder
and
current

chair
of
the
Institute
of
Child
and
Adolescent

Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy,
Sydney,
Australia

Kronengold
invites
us
to
stop
and
wonder,
to
pause
and
reflect,
and
to
ponder
upon

the
complex
weave
of
the
therapeutic
process.
This
is
a
book
about
questions,
not

answers
–
just
as
it
should
be
–
and
in
this
sense
is
an
invaluable
resource
not
just
for

child
therapists
but
all
those
interested
in
the
creative
and
playful
process
of
child

psychotherapy.

—David
Le
Vay,
Play
Therapist/Dramatherapist;
Senior
Lecturer

MA
Play
Therapy
(University
of
Roehampton,
London)
and

Clinical
Partner
with
The
Bridge
Therapy
Centre

This
welcome
and
much
needed
book
is
unusual
in
that
it
presents
stories
from

inside
the
therapy
room
in
a
prose
that
is
limpid
and
moving
yet
in
a
clinically

sophisticated
style.
As
a
reader
you
really
get
the
feeling
of
how
the
therapeutic
space

is
co-created
by
two
subjects.

—Gunnar
Carlberg,
PhD,
Professor,
former
Director

of
the
Erica
Foundation,
Stockholm,
Sweden

With
a
fresh
voice
unencumbered
with
theoretical
jargon,
Kronengold
privileges

curiosity
through
a
descriptive
unfolding
of
six
detailed
cases
that
transport
us
into

the
animated
worlds
of
his
patients.
This
book
will
become
a
primer
for
clinicians

of
all
stripes.

—Christopher
Bonovitz,
PsyD,
Supervising
&
Training
Analyst,

William
Alanson
White
Institute;
Adjunct
Clinical
Associate

Professor
of
Psychology,
New
York
University
Postdoctoral

Program
in
Psychotherapy
&
Psychoanalysis

Henry
Kronengold
is
one
of
the
most
creative
and
interesting
writers
in
the
field
of

child
psychotherapy.
He
uniquely
appreciates
the
rich
therapy
process
and
describes

it
so
beautifully.

—David
A.
Crenshaw,
PhD,
ABPP,
Clinical
Director,

Children’s
Home
of
Poughkeepsie

Henry
Kronengold
is
a
humorous,
gifted
psychotherapist
and
he
provides
us
with
a

great
gift
in
his
invitation
to
view
his
personal
work
through
our
own
lens.

—Eileen
Prendiville,
Psychotherapist,
Play
Therapist;
Course

Director
for
the
MA
in
Creative
Psychotherapy
and
Play

Therapy
at
Ireland’s
Children’s
Therapy
Centre
Stories
from
Child
&

Adolescent
Psychotherapy

A
Curious
Space

Henry
Kronengold
First published 2017
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kronengold, Henry, author.
Title: Stories from child & adolescent psychotherapy: a curious space /
by Henry Kronengold. Other titles: Stories from child and adolescent psychotherapy
Description: New York, NY: Routledge, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016014743 | ISBN 9781138912861 (hbk: alk. paper) |
ISBN 9781138912878 (pbk: alk. paper) | ISBN 9781315691732 (ebk)
Subjects: | MESH: Mental Disorders—therapy | Psychotherapy—methods |
Child | Adolescent
Classification: LCC RC480.5 NLM WS 350 DDC 616.89/14—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016014743
ISBN: 978-1-138-91286-1 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-91287-8 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-69173-2 (ebk)
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Dedicated
with
love
and
gratitude
to
Jill,
Max,
and
Nina
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Contents

Acknowledgments ix

A Note on Confidentiality xi

1
Introduction:
A
Curious
Space
1

2
Hey
Toy
Man
6

3
The
Adventures
of
Captain
Pineapple
25

4
Picturing
a
Frame
45

5
Real
Madrid
18
–
Tottenham
Hotspur
18
63

6
The
Princess
and
Dal
Bhat
Tarkari
83

7
Upside
Down
98

References 119

Index 121
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Acknowledgments

I
would
like
to
express
my
appreciation
to
numerous
colleagues,
friends,

and
family
members
who
have
supported
me
during
the
process
of
writing

this
book.
First
and
foremost,
I
would
like
to
thank
Jill
Putterman,
my
wife

and
my
colleague,
for
all
of
her
help
with
this
book.
Jill
helped
with
exten-
sive
comments,
support,
and
an
overall
enthusiasm
for
this
project,
which

has
proved
beyond
invaluable
during
the
writing
of
this
book.

A
number
of
colleagues
and
friends
have
read
and
commented
on
differ-
ent
cases
in
this
book.
I
want
to
thank
David
Crenshaw
and
Ana
Sutton,

whose
feedback
and
encouragement
have
been
so
critical
to
me
since
they

read
the
first
of
these
case
studies
some
years
ago.
My
introduction
to
Ana,

via
David,
led
me
to
the
Wroxton
International
Play
Therapy
Study
Group,

a
special
collection
of
therapists
from
around
the
world
led
by
Charlie

Schaefer.
My
experiences
in
Wroxton
have
in
many
ways
inspired
and

cultivated
my
continued
writing.
I
would
particularly
like
to
thank
David

Le
Vay,
Eileen
Prendiville,
Majella
Ryan,
John
Seymour,
Evangeline
Munns,

and
Claudio
Mochi
for
their
feedback
on
different
sections
of
this
book.

I
would
like
to
thank
the
rest
of
my
fellow
Wroxtonites
for
their
friendship,

inspiration,
curiosity,
and
of
course,
playfulness.

Closer
to
home,
I
have
been
helped
by
a
number
of
very
talented
and

thoughtful
individuals
who
have
read
and
offered
feedback
on
different

chapters
of
this
book
or
inspired
me
with
our
conversations.
I
am
most

grateful
and
offer
my
heartfelt
thanks
to
Ben
Harris,
John
Mathews,
Carol

Eagle,
Chris
Bonovitz,
Leslie
Sharpe,
Joe
Reynoso,
Jasmine
Ueng-Mchale,

Rise
Van
Fleet,
Peter
Carnochan,
Ann
Flick,
Kenneth
Barish,
Leslie
Epstein-
Pearson,
Lois
Carey,
Tzachi
Slonim,
Frumi
Strohli,
and
Ben
Lapkin.

I
have
also
had
the
pleasure
of
feedback
and
communication
with
col-
leagues
in
different
countries
who
have
generously
given
of
their
time
to

read
and
consider
these
case
studies
and
engage
in
a
clinical
dialogue
regard-
less
of
the
physical
distance.
I
would
like
to
thank
Gunnar
Carlberg
from

Sweden
and
Peter
Blake
from
Australia,
who
have
been
generous
to
con-
sider
and
discuss
the
many
relevant
clinical
and
theoretical
factors
related

to
working
with
children
as
they
arise
in
these
case
studies.
I
would
also
like

to
thank
Antonino
Ferro
and
Roberto
Basile,
from
Italy,
for
their
time
and

feedback
on
the
early
chapters.