Reviews
Book and resource reviews
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...
Brief Therapy Conversations
Today Richard Hill talks with Michael F. Hoyt and Flavio Cannistra who have a new book out, Brief Therapy Conversations: Exploring Efficient Intervention in Psychotherapy. Check out the conference here...
The collected works of Milton H. Erickson
We talk with Roxanna Erickson-Klein (daughter of the late Milton H. Erickson) and Kathryn Rossi (widow of Ernest Rossi) and their editing of The Collected Works of Milton H. Erickson. Learn more as a member of The Science of Psychotherapy! Get access to hundreds of...
Interpersonal Networks – the mirror neuron system
Matt & Richard talk about interpersonal networks of the brain. In particular they talk about the mirror neuron system that was first discovered by a team of Italian researches in the early 1990s. Learn more as a member of The Science of Psychotherapy! Get access...
The Science of Psychotherapy January 2023
Welcome to 2023! At last, we have been able to travel again and teach the science of psychotherapy around the globe. SoP’s recent tour of Europe created new friends and allowed us to meet people we have only connected with online. The richness of language is so...
Catch up with Richard Hill in Europe
Richard Hill is touring around Europe at the moment so Matt has a quick catch up with him to see what he's been up to. 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...
The Science of Psychotherapy December 2022
As this issue is released, it is most likely that I am in Europe for workshops and lectures on both Mirroring Hands and the Science of Psychotherapy. It is very exciting to be back out in the world, but what might have changed from my last trip in 2019? We have had a...
Relationship-Based Treatment of Children and Their Parents
We talk to authors Elizabeth Sylvester and Kat Scherer about their new book "Relationship-Based Treatment of Children and Their Parents: An Integrative Guide to Neurobiology, Attachment, Regulation, and Discipline". You can find out more about the book here....
John Arden and Rewire Your Brain 2.0
We catch up with good friend, author and expert in the science of wellbeing, Dr John Arden. He has a new book coming out - Rewire Your Brain 2.0 which is an updated version of his Rewire Your Brain that is both fascinating and very accessible. You can find out more...
Tara Sanderson talks about a guide to lowering anxiety through intentional choices
Dr Tara Sanderson, PsyD, has a new book "Too Much, Not Enough: A guide to decreasing anxiety and finding balance through intentional choices". We asked her onto the show to talk about her work and the book. You can find out about Dr Sanderson here...
The Science of Psychotherapy November 2022
Deliberate practice is being treated with greater clarity and respect, especially in relation to work by Scott Miller, Daryl Chow, and others. We need to do more than simply repeat an action to gain expertise and excellence, it is necessary to reflect, review, engage...