July/August 2013

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Editor's Note

Rich Simon

As a growing body of research shows, deep change doesn’t come when clients just talk about their problems: it results from the impact of an emotionally arousing therapeutic experience on the structures and biochemistry of the brain.

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Unlocking The Emotional Brain

Is Memory Reconsolidation the Key to Transformation?

Bruce Ecker & Laurel Hulley

New research into the complexities of memory reconsolidation offers important clues about how we can make the most elusive of consulting room events—the deep, therapeutic breakthrough—a regular occurrence. Read More
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Creating Adventure And Play In Therapy

How to Vitalize Your Therapeutic Style

Courtney Armstrong

The more we learn about the emotional brain, the clearer it becomes: to have real therapeutic impact, we need to create experiences that help clients learn to relate to themselves and the world in entirely new ways. Read More
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Therapy Isn't Brain Science

Knowledge Doesn’t Replace Clinical Skill

Steve Andreas

Therapists were doing helpful work long before neuroscience made its official debut and the field developed a collective case of “brain fever.” In fact, at this stage of its development, neuroscience may be irrelevant to what needs to happen in therapy. Read More

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Challenging The Narcissist

How to Find Pathways to Empathy

Wendy Behary

Given their arrogance, condescension, and lack of empathy, narcissists are notoriously difficult clients. The key to working with them is being direct and transparent about the roiling emotions they trigger in us. Read More