The Science of Psychotherapy

Matt & Richard talk about their latest documentary episode on Schizophrenia and pull out some highlights. For more on the documentary series go to https://www.thescienceofpsychotherapy.net/collections/doco Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psychotherapy Academy! Or you can simply buy us a cup of coffee! Please leave a review! (Reviews are fabulously import...

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 .   Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psychotherapy Academy! Or you can simply buy us a cup...

We catch up with Victor Yalom and have a casual chat about psychotherapy. Victor is the creator of https://www.psychotherapy.net/ which offers training and education for psychotherapists.   Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psychotherapy Academy! Or you can simply buy us a cup of coffee! Please leave a review! (Reviews are fabulously important to us! On yo...

The different ways of being in the world according to the left and right hemispheres is an important understanding for the field of mental health. Matt and Richard introduce some of the characteristics of the left and right hemispheres that you won't hear from the pop psychology perspective of times past. Ramachandran's book The Tell-Tale Brain can be found here https://amzn.to/3bfdAhy Ian McGilch...

We talk to Dr. Tamara Rosier who has been a college administrator, professor, leadership consultant and high school teacher. As an ADHD coach, she works with her clients to identify their ADHD thinking traps and create lasting change in their lives. She also facilitates meaningful discussions among families affected by ADHD to improve communication and relationships. She has also written the book...

We talk to Rachael Katz, MS, Ed, and Helen Shwe Hadani, PhD, about their book The Emotionally Intelligent Child: Effective Strategies for Parenting Self-Aware, Cooperative, and Well-Balanced Kids. You can find their book here: https://www.amazon.com/Emotionally-Intelligent-Child-Cooperative-Well-Balanced/dp/1684038154 Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psyc...

We talk to psychiatrist Dr Larry Ozowara who has served as a director of behavioral health for a group medical practice in Los Angeles, serving the LGBTQ population, and worked as a consultant before joining Valera Health as medical director. He has extensive experience in working with patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and patients with serious and persistent mental illness. You can fi...

Dr Johanna Lynch talks to us about her new book A Whole Person Approach To Wellbeing: Building Sense of Safety, and the topic of integration and holistic practice for medical doctors as well as all the medical and psychological professionals. You can find out more at Dr Lynch's website https://www.drjohannalynch.com/   Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psy...

We catch up with Jay Noricks to talk about his book Parts and Memory Therapy: The Clinical Guide and his approach to therapy. Find out more at https://partsandmemorytherapy.com/ Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psychotherapy Academy! Or you can simply buy us a cup of coffee! Please leave a review! (Reviews are fabulously important to us! On your podcast p...

Michael Alcée, Ph. D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Tarrytown, NY and Mental Health Educator at Manhattan School of Music. He specializes in the psychology of artists and everyday creativity and the professional development of therapists. Today we talk with Michael about his book "Therapeutic Improvisation: How to Stop Winging It and Own It as a Therapist". You can find Michael...

We talk to Julie Lythcott-Haims, who believes in humans and is deeply interested in what gets in our way. Her work encompasses writing, speaking, teaching, mentoring, and activism. She is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult which gave rise to a popular TED Talk . Her second book is the critically-acclaimed and award-winning prose poetry memoir Real American , which illus...

Michael Cholbi holds the chair in philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and is principally involved in researching grief. His recent book My Grief: A Philosophical Guide , is the first book on grief and bereavement from a philosophical perspective. You can find out more about Michael here https://michael.cholbi.com/ as well as links to his book.   Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a...

Lynn Lyons talks about her new book The Anxiety Audit: 7 Sneaky Ways Anxiety Takes Hold and How to Escape Them.  You can find out more about Lynn here https://www.lynnlyons.com/ You can pre-order her book here https://amzn.to/3x0jbiy Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psychotherapy Academy! Or you can simply buy us a cup of coffee! Please leave a review! (R...

We are excited to have Dr Jon Lieff back to talk to us once again about cellular communication, the wonderful complexity of life and what it all means for psychotherapy. We hope you enjoy listening to Dr Lieff as much as we enjoyed interviewing him! You can find out more about Dr Lieff and his book here https://jonlieffmd.com/ Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Scienc...

Omar Reda, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist, a Harvard-trained trauma expert, an author, and a family advocate. We talk to him about his recent book The Wounded Healer: The Pain and Joy of Caregiving . You can find Dr Reda's book here https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324019237 Find out more about Dr Reda here https://www.dromarreda.com/ and here https://projectuntangled.org/ Thanks for listenin...

We catch up with Dr Rebecca Mannis to talk about treating clients who are suffering from long COVID or other assaults to their central nervous systems. You can find out more about Dr Mannis at https://ivy-prep.com/ Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psychotherapy Academy! Or you can simply buy us a cup of coffee! Please leave a review! (Reviews are fabulous...

Andrew Jamieson trained at the Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling and received an MA in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy at Middlesex University. He lectures and writes articles on a series of subjects including psychotherapy's interconnection with philosophy music and literature. Today we talk with him about his latest book, Midlife: Humanity's Secret Weapon , where he draws on...

We've had couple therapist, and one of the nicest people on the planet, Stan Tatkin on the show before and he's written us a number of articles. Today we just caught up to see what's on his mind and what's new in couples therapy.  You can find out more about Stan and his approach at https://www.thepactinstitute.com/ Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psycho...

It's always great to catch up with Lou Cozolino and in this meeting we talk about some of the topics he will be addressing in an upcoming conference in Melbourne Australia, as well as the science of psychotherapy in general.  Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psychotherapy Academy! Or you can simply buy us a cup of coffee! Please leave a review! (Reviews a...

We catch up with resilience expert Jurie Rossouw who talks with us about his work and what it means to be resilient. You can find out more about his work here https://home.hellodriven.com/ Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psychotherapy Academy! Or you can simply buy us a cup of coffee! Please leave a review! (Reviews are fabulously important to us! On you...

We talk to Dr Thomas Verny about the embodied mind. His most recent book, The Embodied Mind: Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness, and Our Bodies , explores very early memory and the mind and sets out to redefine our concept of the mind and consciousness - compiling for the first time,  research that points to the mind's ties to every part of the body and the intelligence...

We catch up with Dr Ken Benau to talk about his recent book Shame, Pride, and Relational Trauma: Concepts and Psychotherapy. You can find his book here   Thanks for listening! Support us by becoming a subscriber to The Science of Psychotherapy Academy! Or you can simply buy us a cup of coffee! Please leave a review! (Reviews are fabulously important to us! On your podcast player you should find an...

With the release of their new book, The Practitioner's Guide to The Science of Psychotherapy, Matt and Richard continue to talk about some of the theoretical aspects of the 'why' of the book, and the 'why' of learning the science of psychotherapy.  You can get out book at: Amazon https://amzn.to/3BMolky Book Depository https://www.bookdepository.com/Practitioners-Guide-Science-Psychotherapy-Richar...

We catch up with Dr John Arden who talks with us about our new book and the foreword he's written for us - a bonus chapter really! You can get out book at: Amazon https://amzn.to/3BMolky Book Depository https://www.bookdepository.com/Practitioners-Guide-Science-Psychotherapy-Richard-Hill/9781324016182 And Norton themselves have a number of other outlets on this page: https://wwnorton.com/books/978...

Dr Stuart Shanker is the author of the Self-Reg trilogy: Calm, Alert and Learning: Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation; Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life; Reframed: Self-Reg for a Just Society. You can find out more about Dr Shanker and his work at  https://self-reg.ca/ and https://selfregglobal.com/ Thanks for listening! Suppo...