content: Voice Dialogue - Scientific Research & Bibliography


Voice Dialogue Europe is collecting scientific articles, research papers, and academic studies related to the Voice Dialogue approach or to similar methodologies exploring inner parts, subpersonalities, or selves.

Our goal is to build a shared bibliography that supports the scientific recognition and visibility of Voice Dialogue within the fields of psychology, psychotherapy, and coaching.

What kind of references we are looking for

1-Academic or peer-reviewed publications –

Articles or book chapters published by universities or recognized academic publishers (e.g. Routledge, Springer, Elsevier) or in peer-reviewed journals.

2-Professional and clinical publications –

Articles or studies published in professional journals or association bulletins, describing theoretical developments or clinical applications of Voice Dialogue.

3-Conceptual or theoretical resources –

Books, essays, or papers that link Voice Dialogue with psychology, psychotherapy, or related fields, even when not formally peer-reviewed.

If you know of relevant publications, theses, or authors working in this area, please send us your suggestions.

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Together, we can strengthen the scientific foundation of Voice Dialogue.


Academic or peer-reviewed publications

  • John Kent, Andrew Moskowitz and Dirk Corstens. What can auditory hallucinations tell us about the dissociative nature of personality? Trauma, Disoociation and Multiplicity: Working on Identity and Selves. Edited by Valerie Sinason. Routledge 2012.
  • Hermans, H. J. M. & Gieser, T. (2012). Handbook of Dialogical Self Theory. Cambridge University Press.
  • Bromberg, P. (2011). The Shadow of the Tsunami and the Growth of the Relational Mind. Routledge
  • Schore, A. N. (2012). The Science of the Art of Psychotherapy. W.W. Norton & Company.
  • Cozolino, L. (2016). The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy (3rd ed.). W.W. Norton & Company.
  • Siegel, D. (2010). The Mindful Therapist. W.W. Norton & Company.
  • Silje Alberthe Kamille Friis (2012). Developing Creative Competencies. Download pdf
  • Silje Alberthe Kamille Friis (2014). Conflict as a Driver for Transformation in Creative Teamwork. Download pdf
  • Pierre Cauvin & Geneviève Cailloux (2010). An Efficacy Study on "Intelligence of Self": Voice Dialogue and Personality Types. Download pdf
  • Geneviève Cailloux & Pierre Cauvin (2013). Coaches, Type and Bonding Patterns. Download pdf
  • John H. Dougherty Jr., LeAnne I. Dougherty, Mateja de Leonni Stanonik & Charles Licata (2009). The Neurobiology of the Aware Ego: Redefining the Self. Download pdf
  • Melanie Battaglia Moir (2018). The Development of Selves in LGBTQIA+ Individuals: A Voice Dialogue Perspective. Download pdf
  • Zohar Berchik (2016). Allow Me To Introduce My Selves: An Introduction to and Phenomenological Study of Voice Dialogue Therapy. Download pdf
  • Judith Hendin (2014). The Development of Conscious Body Symptom Work, and its Efficacy in Client Outcomes. Download pdf
  • Robert Stamboliev (2014). Coaching with Polarities. Introducing the Stretching Technique. Download pdf
  • Osatuke, K. & Stiles, W. B. (2006). Problematic Internal Voices in Clients with Borderline Features: An Elaboration of the Assimilation Model. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. Taylor & Francis.
  • Dimaggio, G., Fiore, D., Salvatore, G., & Carcione, A. (2007). Dialogical Relationship Patterns in Narcissistic Personalities: Session Analysis and Treatment Implications. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. Taylor & Francis.
  • Hermans, H. J. M. (2008). How to Perform Research on the Basis of Dialogical Self Theory: Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. Taylor & Francis.
  • Pugh, M. (2023). Unleashing the Inner Voices: Exploring Dialogical Self Beyond Dominant Narratives in Unscripted Role-Playing. Gestalt Review, 27(1), 35–49. Routledge.
  • Pugh, M. (2023). Chairwork and the therapeutic relationship: Can the cart and horse stay together? Journal of Clinical Psychology. Wiley Online Library. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23473

Professional and clinical publications

  • Judith Hendin: The Self Behind the Symptom - The Energies of Inner Selves and Body Symptoms. In: USA Body Psychotherapy Journal, 8 (2), 21-30. New York, NY: United States Association for Body Psychotherapy, 2009. PDF
  • Dirk Corstens and Marius Romme: Talking to Voices. Using the Voice Dialogue method with people that hear voices. In: ‘Directieve therapie’, 24 (March 2004), pp. 54 – 68. (English translation: online here)
  • Stone, H. & Stone, S. (2011). The Voice Dialogue Facilitator’s Handbook, Part I & II. Voice Dialogue International.
  • Stone, H. & Stone, S. (2000). Partnering: A New Kind of Relationship. New World Library
  • Bridgit Dengel Gaspard (2014). Voice Dialogue: An Effective Unit As Part of a Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategy for Treating Anorexia.
  • J’aime ona Pangaia (2014). Group Voice Dialogue Facilitation Process. Download pdf
  • Jukka Laitakari & Tetra Frey-Laitakari (2014). How Voice Dialogue Entered Finland – A 15 Year Story. Download pdf
  • Susan McClure (2019). Turning Purple. VOICES Vol. 54 No. 3. Download pdf
  • Noah Gershman (2020). I Am the Very Worst Person on Earth and Other Myths: Understanding and Reconciling With the Inner Critic. Download pdf
  • Bonnie L. Pfeiffer (2020). Archetypal Patterning & The Psychology of Selves. Download pdf
  • Bonnie L. Pfeiffer & Sidra L. Stone (2021). The Snow Queen & The Psychology of Selves. Download pdf
  • Caradoc-Davies, G. (2018). A Return Journey to the Concept of Top-Dog/Under-Dog: Travelling with Winnicott and Others. ATA: Gestalt Therapy Journal of Australia and New Zealand. https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/ata/article/view/195

Conceptual or theoretical resources

  • Stone, H. & Stone, S. (1989). Embracing Our Selves: The Voice Dialogue Manual. Nataraj Publishing.
  • Stone, H. & Stone, S. (1993). Embracing Each Other. New World Library.
  • Rowan, J. (1990). Subpersonalities: The People Inside Us. Routledge.
  • Pierre Cauvin & Geneviève Cailloux (2013). Coaches, Type and Bonding Patterns. (also relevant as conceptual link between Voice Dialogue and typology.) Download pdf
  • Judith Hendin (2014). The Development of Conscious Body Symptom Work – conceptual overview of embodiment within Voice Dialogue. Download pdf
  • Silje Alberthe Kamille Friis (2012). Developing Creative Competencies – exploring creativity through Voice Dialogue frameworks. Download pdf
  • Le Voice Dialogue dans son contexte — Véronique Brard (2019) (en français)
  • L’écoute thérapeutique — Véronique Brard (2019) (en français)
  • Les spécificités du Voice Dialogue — Véronique Brard (2019) (en français)