Personification: Using the Dialogical Self in Psychotherapy and Counselling

Name: Personification: Using the Dialogical Self in Psychotherapy and Counselling
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

John Rowan

Dec 2009 · Routledge

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About this ebook

Personification discusses the theory behind multiplicity of the person and considers the implications that the relationships between the different parts of the same person have in practice. Providing both historical and contemporary insights John Rowan reveals new thinking and research in the field, as well as offering guidelines for using this information in practice.

The book also looks closely at the practice of personification – a technique involving the turning of a problem into a person and allowing a two-way dialogue through which the inner critic can be addressed and explored.

As such areas of discussion include:

the use of multiplicity in therapy
group work and the dialogical self
the transpersonal

This practical, straightforward book will be ideal reading for anyone using personification in their therapeutic work, including psychotherapists, counsellors and coaches.

Ratings and reviews

1 review

Jeremy Slaughter

April 6, 2026

Introsuces lots of authors on self-talk, inner speech, etc but never quite pulls the info together to clearly map the field, position them relative to each other, or define the paths between different positions.

About the author

John Rowan is a counsellor and psychotherapist, working with both individuals and couples, in private practice in north-east London. He is a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has an Honorary Fellowship from the UKCP. He is also a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a founder member of the UK Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners.

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