Holding Therapy and Autism Ranking:

History

Holding therapy is based on the work of Niko Tinbergen, a Dutch ethologist (animal behaviouralist) and ornithologist who developed the concept in the 1980s.

Dr Martha Welch, a child psychiatrist in New York, popularised the therapy with her book, 'Holding Time' and went on to found Mothering Centres in the US and the UK.

Updated

17 Jun 2022

Last Review

01 Oct 2016

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01 Feb 2023