The Mindful Therapist: A Clinician's Guide to Mindsight and Neural Integration

He takes great care to lay out his position and has really Dan Siegal's books alway linger with you long after the reading. He takes great care to lay out his position and has really powerful guidance for those who help others.He is possibly a little more cardigan wearing Californian hippie for my normal austere taste, but there is no doubt about the value of his work. He brings insight, and thankfully stops short of being 'new age'.If you want to avoid Deepak Chopra or. Seth Kahan said Best advanced mindfulness text I have seen. Tour de force! Best advanced mindfulness text I have seen. Not just for therapists. Must have a high tolerance for relevant brain function and neuro research. But, even if that is not your cup of tea it is so worth the investment for unpacking the nuances and potential of sophisticated mindfulness practice well beyond the vast majority of teaching available. GREAT book for leaders of all kinds, both self-leaders. Excellent resource Amy Dinoble Dr. Siegel's latest work, The Mindful Therapist, is an excellent, unique resource for therapists. Throughout my training as a therapist, I have read many books about the various aspects involved in the therapeutic process, however, this is the first book I have found that addresses what therapists can do, and need to do, on a personal level to be most helpful in the therapeutic process. While The Mindful Therapi

Mindsight promotes integration, a mindful presence, and the nurturing of empathic relationships - all of which are key to effective therapy. Exercises offered throughout the book promote the development of "mindsight" - our ability to sense and shape the flow of energy and information within and between each of us. Building on Siegel's influential work, The Mindful Brain, this book is written in a unique, relational style in which the author speaks directly to the reader as a fellow professional - an informal yet in-depth conceptual discussion about the mind, brain, and human relations. Because creating positive outcomes in psychotherapy hinges on the presence of the clinician as a person, here Siegel explores the underlying science beneath this assertion and offers experiential strategies to cultivate mindful presence in the therapist's own life. 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. 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.. An engaged, committed, caring therapist who is mindful of his or her own self - and how that self relates to the client - is the