The Transparent Brain in Couple and Family Therapy

Bringing together clinical expertise with the latest findings from social, affective, and cognitive neuroscience, this accessible guide outlines how basic concepts of neuroscience and family therapy can be highly relevant to all mental health treatment.

Suzanne Midori Hanna, Ph.D., is a marriage and family therapist with over 30 years' experience as a clinician, educator, and program developer. She is the author of The Practice of Family Therapy: Key Elements Across Models (fifth edition). As a clinical fellow and approved supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, she has been a faculty member, program director, and program developer for COAMFTE-accredited programs in Wisconsin, Kentucky, California, and Minnesota. She currently teaches for Capella University, USA.

1. Journey to the Center of the Brain 2. A Miraculous Biological Drama 3. Human Development: Prehistoric, Microscopic, and Biographic 4. Soul Food: Neurophysiology and The Therapeutic Relationship 5. The Brain Ambushed: Trauma Basics, Children and Adolescents 6. The Brain Ambushed: Adult Wounds and Holistic Practice 7. The Brain in Marriage, Love, and Sex 8. The Social Brain: Ecosystemic Approaches to Transform the Tribe 9. The Future of Substance Abuse and Mental Health: Common Factors, Common Solutions 10. Appendices