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Neuroscience to inform effective psychotherapy
The Science of Psychotherapy July 2021
As COVID-19 vaccines roll out around the globe there is a feeling that something about the way we have lived has ended and a new way of life is beginning. How many times in history has this been true for the whole world: that a single event has irrevocably changed the...
The Science of Psychotherapy June 2021
This past year with COVID-19 has revealed how we are all equally vulnerable to this microscopic assailant. On the positive side, many have felt a sense of commonality and connection with people in countries previously given little thought. Ironically, separation has...
The Science of Psychotherapy May 2021
In various books, poems and songs, May is dubbed as The Merry Month of May. The musical, Camelot, takes it one Spring step further into the Lusty Month of May! I am always intrigued when a positive affirmation is created. What is the motivation? It might be that May...
The Science of Psychotherapy April 2021
The pleasure of curating this magazine never wanes. There is always fascinating material coming in from around the globe. In this vein, we continue our series of international Last Words with Flavio Cannistra from Italy. He begins with a famous quote which produces...
The Science of Psychotherapy October 2022
October is an interesting month for me because, among other things, it is the month of my birthday. Each birthday summons some degree of contemplation which I have found is somewhere on a spectrum from Woo Hoo! to Oh dear. I have found that as I have progressed...
Marianna Torgovnick talks about loss and grief.
Author Marianna Torgovnick talks about her experience of processing loss and grief through classic literature, cooking, yoga, mediation and her own writing.You can find out more about Marianna and her books at her website https://www.mariannatorgovnick.com/ Learn more...
Jonah Paquette on being awestruck
Bio: Jonah Paquette, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, international speaker, and author. His previous books include Awestruck, The Happiness Toolbox, and Real Happiness: Proven Paths for Contentment, Peace, and Well-Being. In addition to his writing and clinical...
Dr Will Dobud talks adventure therapy
Outdoor therapy, wilderness therapy, adventure therapy, there are a multitude of titles for getting people out into the wild for therapeutic purposes. We talk to one of the experts in this area, Dr Will Dobud, who is a practitioner, author, and researcher in this...
The Social Brain
Richard explores the nature of the social brain and The Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges. Learn more as a member of The Science of Psychotherapy! Get access to hundreds of articles, videos, and a community of mental health professionals to help you understand the...
An Expansive Perspective on the Science of Psychotherapy
Recently we talked to Raissa Miller, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Counselor Education at Boise State University. Direct MP3 download:https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thethoughtfulcounselor/RichardHillMattDahlitz--Raissa_-_83122_7.36_PM.mp3...
Dr Pamela Seraphine talks drumming and trauma therapy
Dr. Pamela Seraphine is the developer of Neuro-Rhythmic Trauma Therapy (NRTT), a specialized neurobiologically informed somatic approach for recovery from PTSD and Complex Trauma. We had a chance to find out about her philosophy of drumming for trauma therapy and...
The Science of Psychotherapy September 2022
I think I am joined by many around the world who will be very happy for the season to change. In Australia we are having another cold snap as we inch toward Spring and friends in Europe and America are very keen for rain in many regions and others just want the rain...
Catching up with Joseph LeDoux
Richard Hill catches up with Joseph LeDoux Learn more as a member of The Science of Psychotherapy! Get access to hundreds of articles, videos, and a community of mental health professionals to help you understand the art and the science of psychotherapy.
Loretta Breuning talks about habits of a happy brain
Dr Loretta Graziano Breuning talks to us about retraining your brain to boost your serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins from her new book Habits of a Happy Brain. You can find out more about Dr Breuning, her work, and her book at the Inner Mammal Institute....