How People Change: Relationships and Neuroplasticity in Psychotherapy, Edited by Marion Solomon and Daniel J. Siegel

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How People Change: Relationships and Neuroplasticity in Psychotherapy offers an eclectic range of perspectives on how individuals change through the therapeutic process. The compiled set of introductory essays proves a succinct overview of modern-day psychodynamic perspectives of the therapeutic relationship. With an overarching emphasis on providing differing explanations for how change occurs, Marion Solomon and Daniel Seigel have created a unique compilation of techniques aimed at using the client-therapist alliance to support emotional change. Each of the 13 essays offers a different take on the mechanisms through which clients are able to change both inter- and intra-personally through the therapeutic alliance, body language, relationships with others, and neural connections. Written for clinicians at any level of training, this compilation is a great way to succinctly gather new perspectives on how to approach the process of change in therapy. …