The Mindful Therapist, Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
The Mindful Therapist, Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
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The Mindful Therapist
A Clinician's Guide to Mindsight and Neural Integration

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Author: Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

Narrator: Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/25/2011


Synopsis

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. An engaged, committed, caring therapist who is mindful of his or her own self—and how that self relates to the client—is the key determinant of how well that client will respond to therapy. The Mindful Therapist is a deep exploration of what it means to be mindful and how to cultivate mindfulness in the therapeutic relationship. Building on Siegel’s influential work, The Mindful Brain, this audiobook 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. 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. Mindsight promotes integration, a mindful presence, and the nurturing of empathic relationships—all of which are key to effective therapy.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.

About Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

DANIEL J. SIEGEL, MD, is a graduate of the Harvard Medical School, Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine, where he is Co-Director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed, best-selling The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being and the co-editor of The Healing Power of Emotion and Healing Trauma: Attachment, Mind, Body, and Brain.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brennan on October 20, 2014

Overall, this is a disappointing follow-up to The Mindful Brain. It lacks the excellent therapeutic applications that such a title promise. It wonders into the neuroscience in such detail, even Ph.D. therapists will get lost. There were some useful ideas - but they are far and few between. Could hav......more

Goodreads review by Julene on June 02, 2011

This book is laid out brilliantly. It gives a way to understand the brain that is spacial with pictures, mnemonics, and lots of repetition. It is basically the science of mindfulness broken down in a new language. I've not read a lot of the mindfulness books, so this may not be true. I will be readi......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on September 11, 2017

This was my least favorite of Siegel's books. I thought it would offer me some deep insights into my clinical practice, but his writing style was needlessly complicated and not enjoyable to read. Very disappointing since I LOVE his other books.......more

Goodreads review by paperlove on May 18, 2019

In "Der achtsame Therapeut" verspricht der Autor und Psychiater Daniel J. Siegel einen Praxisleitfaden für (Psycho-)Therapeuten, der sich mit dem Thema Achtsamkeit beschäftigt. Für mich als Psychologin klang dieses Versprechen nicht nur interessant, sondern auch äusserst hilfreich für meine praktisc......more

Goodreads review by Allison on April 20, 2022

This book was much more difficult to get through than I expected. I am a well-read mental health therapist who has a lot of experience with mindfulness. It didn’t take me long to realize “mindful” for the author is different than the meditative state of openness and awareness. For him, mindfulness i......more