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Louis Cozolino talks about why therapy works. Free Download http://bit.ly/21a9wik In this article Louis Cozolino talks about why therapy works by looking at th...ree fundamental mechanisms of brain, mind, and relationships: 1. The brain is a social organ of adaptation, shaped by evolution to connect with and change through interactions with others. Psychotherapy leverages the ability of brains to attune and learn from one another in the service of adaptive change. This intimate interaction between human connection and learning has been forged over the eons in the crucible of social evolution. 2. Change depends upon the activation of neurplastic processes. For any change to occur, our brains have to undergo structural changes that will be reflected in our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Thus, the success of psychotherapy depends upon the therapist’s ability to stimulate neuroplasticity in the brains of clientsto make new connections, inhibit others, and link previously dissociated neural networks. 3. Together, we co-create narratives that support neural and psychic integration while creating a template to guide experience into the future. Through the co-construction of coherent self-stories, we are able to enhance our self-reflective capacity, creativity, and maturation. It is especially valuable in coming to understand our past, for the consolidation of identity, and to heal from trauma.

"We deal with such things as the inner drama of childhood." -Fred Rogers

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