Integrative body psychotherapy

Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP) is a psychotherapy that recognizes and treats the somatic (physical), psychological/emotional, and spiritual nature of a human being. It is based on the premise that the body, mind, and spirit are not separate, but rather integrated parts of a whole person. Every experience has a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspect, which manifests internally within the body, and externally in relationship to others.

IBP was first developed by Jack Lee Rosenberg, Ph.D starting in the late 1970s.

Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP) is a synthesis and implementation of therapies:

PSYCHOLOGICAL. The psychological orientation of IBP is built on object relations, attachment theory, cognitive behavioral, Gestalt, transpersonal and others.

SOMATIC. The somatic orientation of IBP uses components of several somatic therapies including Alexander technique, bioenergetics, Feldenkrais body work, and the evocative, enlivening and integrating effect of Yogic and Reichian breath work.

SPIRITUAL. The spiritual aspect of IBP partakes of theories and practices of meditation and Transpersonal Psychotherapy.

Some of the key concepts, tools and techniques of Integrative Body Psychotherapy:

Cognitive-sensate link – In order to create lasting change, every cognitive insight in treatment is linked to physical/sensate response and vice versa.

Current event and early childhood experience – Upset about a current experience will have roots in an individual's early history and IBP treatment addresses both – current event and early history.

Stress held in the body – Early childhood stresses are held in the body as energy blocks which are exhibited as chronic muscular tension, organ dysfunction and/or lack of sensation. A key component of IBP treatment is to facilitate the release of the energy blocks through physical exercises, physical and emotional release and psychological processing.

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