Research
suggests that the presence of the therapist, and how the therapist
truly forges a connection with the client in therapy, are the most
crucial factors affecting the client's healing process.
Building on Dr. Siegel's bestselling book, The Mindful Brain,
this book is written in a unique, relational style in which the author
speaks directly to the reader in an informal yet in-depth discussion
about the mind, brain, and human relations.
The Mindful Therapist
helps clinicians, both new and experienced in the healing arts, to dive
deeply into how the mind interacts with the brain, and how disorder and
rigidity can be transformed into integration and harmony.
Dr.
Daniel J. Siegel is a graduate of the Harvard Medical School, Executive
Director of the Mindsight Institute, and Clinical Professor of
Psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine.
"A brilliant look at what it means to do psychotherapy with the brain in mind. Therapy will never seem the same again."
- Christopher K. Germer, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School.
"In my 40 years of practice, I can count on one hand the number of books I would call seminal. After reading The Mindful Therapist, that number just increased by one. Scientifically grounded,
evidence-based, compassionate, and exquisitely human, this approach will
fundamentally change the way we do psychotherapy."
- Daniel Gottlieb, Ph.D., Host, "Voices in the Family," WHYY FM Radio and contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
"Dr.
Dan Siegel absolutely gets it - the synthesis of psychotherapy and
neuroscience - and translates it into engaging prose, pithy acronyms,
and compelling practices. The Mindful Therapist is an irresistible, inspiring guide to cultivating our healing presence."
-
John C. Northcross, Ph.D., ABPP, President, APA Society of Clinical
Psychology and Professor of Psychology, University of Scranton.