This accessible guide introduces systemic mirroring an innovative approach to understanding
and managing the disruptive presence of shame in family therapy. Shame is analyzed in
individual and interpersonal contexts and in two basic problematic states-experiencing too
much or too little shame-often found at the root of serious problems between children and their
parents. The author offers potent conversation-based strategies for working with children
adolescents and their families and for working with parents to resolve their own shame issues
so they can improve their relationships with their children. The author also illustrates how
shame regulation can improve the bond between client and therapist and produce lasting effects
as clients learn to disengage from shame. This practical resource: Offers an innovative
approach to dealing with shame in therapy Integrates practical methods for use with children
adolescents and parents Discusses how shame derails interpersonal communication Provides
interventions for shame management and dealing with the state of shamelessness Shows how
parents can regulate their own shame at the couple level Applies these methods to school
settings Shame Regulation Therapy for Families aides the work of professionals such as
psychologists psychiatrists social workers and school psychologists who work with children
and their families on shame management.
