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Dr Louis Cozolino is a clinical psychologist, author, and professor based in Beverly Hills, California. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UCLA and an M.T.S. from Harvard University. He has been a Professor at Pepperdine since 1986 and lectures around the world on psychotherapy, neuroscience, trauma, and attachment. He has authored 10 books, including The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy, Attachment-Based Teaching, and The Making of a Therapist, which is the focus of this conversation.

You’ll learn:

— How Lou would approach his education and training if he was starting again from scratch.

— The most common mistakes therapists tend to make and how to avoid them.

— What Dr Cozolino learned from being a direct student of Carl Rogers in the 1970s

— The value of embracing confusion and complexity in psychotherapy.

And more.

You can learn more about Lou’s work by visiting: https://drloucozolino.com.

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Dr. Lou Cozolino practices psychotherapy and consulting psychology in Beverly Hills, California. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UCLA and an M.T.S. from Harvard University. He has been a professor at Pepperdine since 1986 and lectures around the world on psychotherapy, neuroscience, trauma, and attachment.

With more than 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist and coach, Lou works with adults, adolescents, and families as they face a wide variety of life’s challenges. Lou’s primary method as a therapist is one of connection, attunement, and interaction. Working primarily from a psychodynamic model of treatment, he also employs strategies and techniques from the other forms of therapy he has studied including CBT, family systems, and humanistic/existential.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Embracing Vulnerability
06:08 - Shifting Perspectives
15:17 - Personal Growth in Therapy
20:51 - Therapeutic Assumptions Challenge
27:39 - Letting Go of Being Right
44:43 - Resolving Client Resistance
46:58 - Confronting Defenses
54:13 - Regression in Therapy

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Interview Links:

— Dr Cozolino’s website: https://www.drloucozolino.com

— Why Therapy Works: https://amzn.to/3wt90El

— The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: https://amzn.to/3MBxcKw

— The Making of a Therapist: https://amzn.to/3lnbuha

— The Development of a Therapist: https://amzn.to/3wtNOhF