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This column provides an opportunity for readers to share with their colleagues some of the creative techniques that they have successfully developed or adapted in their work with couples andfamilies. If it works wellfor you, others may also be able to adapt it for their purposes or be stimulated to invent or adapt another technique. Send manuscripts to Robert Sherman, 12 Berkshire Drive, Cranbury, NJ 08512, or to the Editor indicating that the manuscript is for this column.

Thefollowing article is designed to encourage couple andfamily therapists to recognize that the body is part of the whole when we speak of a holistic approach. Techniques for working with the body can assist in opening up the doors to change by capitalizing on the enormous energy generated by the symptomatology and resistance.

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Including the Body in Couple Therapy: Bioenergetic Analysis

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