Rethinking Trauma Treatment
Attachment, Memory Reconsolidation, and Resiliance
$24.95
What makes trauma therapy effective? The answers might surprise you. In this accessible guide, Courtney distills discoveries from attachment theory, brain science, and post-traumatic growth into practical strategies you can use to: 1) build trust and a secure therapeutic relationship; 2) transform traumatic memories into stories of triumph and courage; and 3) help clients cultivate resilience and a positive post-trauma identity.
Rethinking Trauma Treatment (Audiobook)
Attachment, Memory Reconsolidation, and Resiliance
$19.99
What makes trauma therapy effective? The answers might surprise you. In this accessible guide, Courtney distills discoveries from attachment theory, brain science, and post-traumatic growth into practical strategies you can use to: 1) build trust and a secure therapeutic relationship; 2) transform traumatic memories into stories of triumph and courage; and 3) help clients cultivate resilience and a positive post-trauma identity.
The Neuroeducation Toolbox
Practical Translations of Neuroscience in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Paperback — $44.95; eBook — $35.95
Combining scientific research with insightful literature, The Neuroeducation Toolbox: Practical Translations of Neuroscience in Counseling and Psychotherapy provides students and clinicians with a set of tools for integrating neuroscience into clinical practice. The text emphasizes the application of neuroeducation and highlights how this powerful intervention can reduce client stress, improve outcomes, and increase levels of collaboration between counselors and their clients.
Opening chapters demonstrate the myriad uses of neuroeducation in practice and explain how to facilitate the neuroeducation process. Readers explore key principles of brain development, learn about brain anatomy and physiology, and develop understanding of the autonomic nervous system. The embodied brain, memory systems, and the social emotional nature of the brain are addressed. The book closes with discussions of the technical applications of neuroscience and the future of neuroeducation. Each chapter features diverse and thought-provoking literature on neuroscience and creative neuroeducation activities written by counselors, psychotherapists, and scholars in the field. Ethical and multicultural considerations are also highlighted in each activity chapter.
The Neuroeducation Toolbox is an ideal resource for courses in counseling and psychotherapy, especially those that emphasize neuroscience research and neuroeducation. Practicing clinicians will also find the text a valuable addition to their libraries.
The Therapeutic “Aha!”: 10 Strategies for Getting Your Clients Unstuck
by Courtney Armstrong
$27.95
It’s a perennial challenge for therapists: to be effective with clients (particularly when therapy gets stuck or stalled) and to avoid burnout and boredom. Drawing on basic neuroscience concepts and showing how they can be put into practice, this book delivers 10 practical, creative strategies that therapists can use with clients to help spark their “emotional brain” and create new neural pathways that engage and advance the healing process. Examples include enlivening the therapeutic alliance, eliciting exciting goals, invoking inspirational imagery, and using humor, music, and movement.
In short, it’s a concise guide to shaking things up in therapy, for both therapist and client.
Transforming Traumatic Grief: 6 Steps to Move from Grief to Peace
by Courtney Armstrong
$12.00
Although losing someone you love to a sudden or violent death is a shocking and life changing experience, there are steps you can take to heal. Speaking from both personal and professional experience, Courtney provides compassionate, practical guidance for creating a meaningful life beyond loss by sharing:
Memory Reconsolidation in Psychotherapy
edited by Matthew Dahlitz, Editor-in-Chief of the Neuropsychotherapist magazine
$8.00
This special issue of the Neuropsychotherapist magazine explores memory breconsolidation, a foundational process with the potential, if properly understood, to consistently bring about the kind of transformational change that we look for in our lives. Featured in this issue is Bruce Ecker, one of the foremost experts in applying techniques that fulfill the neurobiological requirements to achieve MR in clinical practice.
Courtney Armstrong and other therapy experts also contributed articles to this edition that demonstrate the unifying nature of MR in such diverse therapies as the Alexander technique, energy psychology, neuro-linguistic programming, and progressive counting. Understanding the biological basis of our memory and how it can be modified is the key to effective therapeutic change, especially when emotional memories are driving unwanted symptoms. The content of this special issue has been previously published in The Neuropsychotherapist or the International Journal of Neuropsychotherapy.
Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Counseling for the Bereaved
edited by Robert Niemeyer
Paperback — $46.95; Kindle edition — $35.49
Courtney Armstrong, LPC contributed two chapters to this indispensable guidebook to the most inventive and inspirational interventions in grief and bereavement counseling and therapy. Edited by the esteemed Robert Neimeyer, Ph. D., each technique emphasizes creativity and practicality. New professionals and seasoned clinicians will find dozens of ideas that are ready to implement and are packed with useful features, including:
Hypnosis Audio
Mindful Relaxation
$9.97
In this 20-minute audio, Courtney guides you through a mindful, relaxation exercise, accompanied by soothing music from Healthy Visions.
Hypnosis for Weight Loss
$9.97
In this audio, Courtney guides you through a gentle, but powerful self-directed hypnosis experience to promote weight loss. Accompanied by music from Healthy Visions.
Guided Imagery for Healing Grief
$9.97
In this audio, Courtney guides you through a healing guided imagery session to ease the pain of grief and promote feelings of love, peace, and connection.
Healing Light Imagery
$9.97
Courtney guides you through this audio designed to enhance your body’s healing response, relieve pain, improve self-esteem, and optimize your well-being. Accompanied by music from Healthy Visions.
Kicking Butts: Hypnosis to Stop Smoking
$14.97
In this audio, Courtney guides you through a gentle, but powerful self-directed hypnosis experience to promote weight loss. Accompanied by music from Healthy Visions.
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