Justine van Lawick
Lorentzhuis
Haarlem, The Netherlands
Web:
http://www.lorentzhuis.nl/
Justine van Lawick is clinical psychologist,
family therapist and director of training in the Lorentzhuis, centre
for systemic therapy, training and consultation in Haarlem, the
Netherlands. She is a senior trainer in the Netherlands and abroad.
Her
areas of interest focus on addressing violent behaviour and
demonization in couples, couple-groups and families with compassion for
all involved family members and without blaming. Her latest project
addresses multi-family work with high conflict divorced parents and
their children. Finding power and vitality in the middle of tragedy is
in the centre of her work.
Publications in English:
- Van
Lawick & Bom (2008) Building bridges: home visits to multi-stressed
families where professional help reached a deadlock. Journal of Family Therapy 30/4 pp 5O4 – 517.
- Groen, M. & van Lawick, M.J. (2010) Intimate Warfare, London: Karnac
- Van Lawick (2013). Couple and Family Dynamics and Escalations in Violence In: Abela, A. & J. Walker ed. Contemporary Issues in Family Studies: Global Perspectives.
- On Partnerships, Parenting and Support in a Changing World.
Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell Van Lawick, M.J. & Visser, M.M.(2015). No
kids in the middle. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family
Therapy. 33–50.
- Van Lawick, M.J. (2016) Restoring Communities for Children and Separated Parents Caught in Demonising Fights. In: McCarthy,I. & Simon, G. ED. Systemic Therapy as Transformative Practice. Farnhill: Everything is Connected Press. 233-249.