Louis Cozolino

Veteran therapist and mental health writer Louis Cozolino's classic text contains all of the things he wished someone had told him during the first weeks and months of his clinical training. Now available in paperback, the book includes guidance about working with your clients, such as how to cope with silence, handle their direct questions, and get them to talk...

This groundbreaking book explores the revolution in psychotherapy that brought an understanding of the social nature of people's brains into a therapeutic context. Louis Cozolino is a master at synthesising neuroscience and demonstrating how it applies to psychotherapy practice. Here, he argues that all forms of psychotherapy are successful to the extent to which they enhance change in relevant neural...

Executive functioning (EF) can be defined as a person's ability to successfully navigate their physical, intellectual, and social worlds. Interest in EF is expanding within psychotherapy, but like many scientific concepts which are adapted to the consulting room, there is a great deal of confusion and misinformation surrounding EF within clinical and lay communities. In Executive Functioning and Psychotherapy, Louis...

Louis Cozolino helps clinicians to broaden their thinking and deepen their clinical toolbox through an understanding of neuroscience, brain development, epigenetics, and the role of attachment in brain development and behaviour. The effective therapist must have knowledge of evolution and neuroanatomy, as well as the systems of our brains and how they work together to give rise to who we...

In Interpersonal Neurobiology Essentials, Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology Series (IPNB) editor Dr. Louis Cozolino distills the key points of interpersonal neurobiology into six organized, easy-to-reference sections. These sections include: The Big Ideas Central Neuroscience Concepts Executive Functioning The Biochemistry of Bonding Clinical Application Concluding Thoughts Through the IPNB framework, clinicians can draw on neuroscience concepts to better understand the...

Louis Cozolino, one of our most compelling clinical writers, takes us inside the mind and heart of a seasoned therapist, carrying on the tradition of personal and professional writing begun in The Making of a Therapist. This book discusses some of the more abstract concepts and ways of interacting with clients such as relaxed curiosity, finding the secret ally, and...

In Trauma Essentials, Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology Series (IPNB) editor Dr. Louis Cozolino distils the key points of trauma treatment into six organised, easy-to-reference sections. These sections include: Diagnoses and Symptoms Underlying Mechanisms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Modalities Theories and Speculations Treatment Modalities Treatment Considerations Drawing on decades of experience in trauma treatment, Dr. Cozolino presents a variety...

In Attachment Essentials, Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology Series (IPNB) editor Dr. Louis Cozolino distills the key points of attachment concepts into six organised, easy-to-reference sections. This QRG includes: Research strategies for assessing attachment styles in children and adults Applicable central neuroscience concepts An explanation of the biochemistry of social bonding Clinical applications of attachment theory Through the lens of...

Books in the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology have collectively sold close to 1 million copies and contributed to a revolution in cutting-edge mental health care. An interpersonal neurobiology of human development enables us to understand that the structure and function of the mind and brain are shaped by experiences, especially those involving emotional relationships. Here, the three series editors...

That psychotherapy works is a basic assumption of anyone who sees a therapist. But why does it work? And why does it matter that we understand how it works? In Why Therapy Works, Louis Cozolino explains the mechanisms of psychotherapeutic change from the bottom up, beginning with the brain, and how brains have evolved—especially how brains evolved to learn, unlearn,...

As human beings, we cherish our individuality, yet we know that we live in constant relationship to others and that other people play a significant part in regulating our emotional and social behaviour. Although this interdependence is a reality of our existence, we are just beginning to understand that we have evolved as social creatures with interwoven brains and biologies....

This book explains how the brain, as a social organism, learns best throughout the lifespan, from our early schooling through late life. Positioning the brain as distinctly social, Louis Cozolino helps teachers make connections to neurobiological principles, with the goal of creating classrooms that nurture healthy attachment patterns and resilient psyches. Cozolino investigates what good teachers do to stimulate minds...