ABSTRACT

Collaborative Therapy and Neurobiology is the book many clinicians have been waiting for: an integration of twenty years of scientific and therapeutic cutting-edge ideas into concrete clinical practices. Interpersonal neurobiology and the development of exciting new technologies that allow us to better understand the brain have provided us with an enriched perspective on human experience. Yet, many clinicians wonder how to use this knowledge, and how these discoveries can actually benefit their clients. In particular, what are the concrete practices that each field uses to help clients overcome the issues in their lives, and how can these fields build on each other’s ideas? Could minimally developed concepts in each field be combined into innovative and powerful practices to foster client wellbeing? This book offers a collection of writings which provide theoretical food for thought, research evidence, and most importantly hands-on, concrete clinical ideas to enrich therapists’ work with a variety of clients. Illustrated with numerous transcripts of conversations and clinical stories, the ideas in this book will stimulate the work of people interested in renewing their practice with new ideas.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

Merging Soft and Hard Sciences

section I|87 pages

Energizing Clinical Practices with Intriguing and Cutting-Edge Ideas

chapter 1|13 pages

Pivotal Moments, Therapeutic Conversations, and Neurobiology

Landscapes of Resonance, Possibility, and Purpose

chapter 1|12 pages

Helping Clients Thrive with Positive Emotions 1

Expanding People’s Repertoire of Problem Counter-States

chapter 4|12 pages

Supporting Young Children Visited by Big Emotions

Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Neurobiology

chapter 5|13 pages

Insights on Positive Change

An Exploration of the Link between Drama Therapy and Neural Networks

chapter 6|12 pages

Tapping into the Power of the Brain-Heart-Gut Axis

Addressing Embodied Aspects of Intense Emotions such as Anxiety

chapter 7|13 pages

Narrative Neurotherapy (NNT)

Scaffolding Identity States

section II|27 pages

Research, Questions, and Theoretical Dilemmas Which can Inform Clinical Practices

chapter 8|13 pages

Single Session Therapy and Neuroscience

Scaffolding and Social Engagement