Helen Payne, PhD, Professor of Psychotherapy, has been researching somatic symptoms since 2005. She works part time at the University of Hertfordshire conducting research and supervising doctoral students in the School of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Psychology, Sport and Geography. In 2012 she led the formation of Pathways2Wellbeing as Director and Clinical Manager for delivering TBMA in primary healthcare. She is a trainer in the Discipline of Authentic Movement.

Susan Brooks, MSc, MA, MSc, MBA has worked as a teacher, social worker, biologist, senior manager, assistant chief probation officer and university senior lecturer. Susan offers an unusual skill mix which brings a holistic and truly biopsychosocial perspective to the understanding of distressing bodily symptoms. She joined Helen in 2012 as a Director in forming and managing the University of Hertfordshire spin out Pathways2Wellbeing and collaborated on the research projects.

Chapter 1 Adult Learning Theories and The BodyMind Approach

Chapter 2 Overview Medically Unexplained Symptoms/Body Distress Disorder

Chapter 3 The BodyMind Approach

Chapter 4 The BodyMind Approach Programme

Chapter 5 Training of Facilitators

Chapter 6 Qualitative Research on The BodyMind Approach

Chapter 7 Somatisation and Attachment Theory

Chapter 8 The BodyMind Approach® to Support Students in Higher Education: The Relationship between Student Stress, Somatisation and Mental Health

Chapter 9 Somatisation, The BodyMind Approach and Chronic Stress

Chapter 10 Epilogue