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Relational Foundations: A Relational-Neurodevelopmental Approach to Cumulative Trauma in Clinical Practice

Author(s) : Paul Renn

Reviews and Endorsements

'Renn offers something rare: a genuinely integrative account that bridges theory, research and the realities of therapeutic work. Across its four parts, the book demonstrates a sophisticated grasp of developmental and relational processes while remaining clinically alive and deeply attuned to human vulnerability. It is both conceptually ambitious and practically useful — a combination that will make it indispensable for clinicians, trainees and scholars alike.'
Professor Peter Fonagy CBE FMedSci FBA FAcSS, Head of Division, Psychology and Language Sciences, UCL, and National Clinical Adviser for Children's Mental Health, NHS England

'This book is a gem. Renn skilfully bridges gaps between diverse ways of understanding and practising psychotherapy. He links mind and body, relational and traditional psychotherapy, attachment, neurobiology and the consulting room, the intrapsychic and sociopolitical, the past, present and future. He seamlessly explains complex ideas from very different traditions, somehow managing to show how they can be integrated. Renn not only gets to the heart of the curative processes in psychotherapy, he also gives hope for healing rifts in the world of psychotherapy. I highly recommend this book to all psychotherapists, wherever they are on their journeys.'
Dr. Graham Music, Consultant Psychotherapist, Tavistock Centre, Trainer and Author

'Renn provides a masterly integration of diverse perspectives on how to understand and treat cumulative trauma, while paying due attention to the lifespan and intergenerational impacts of such trauma. Renn’s volume will be of value to novice, emerging and senior clinicians seeking a contemporary psychoanalytic, neuroscientific and attachment-oriented account of cumulative trauma. Rarely have John Bowlby and Melanie Klein appeared in the same book, with praise for what can be learned from each. This speaks to the vast range of Renn’s deep understanding of cumulative trauma. His clinical vignettes illustrate how a relational-neurodevelopmental framework can help transform this nuanced form of trauma through meaningful relational encounters.'
Howard Steele, Professor of Psychology, The New School, New York City, and Editor, Attachment & Human Development