Unlocking the Emotional Brain Memory Reconsolidation and the Psychotherapy of Transformational Change

"Ecker, Ticic, and Hulley have outdone themselves in expanding and enhancing a book that is already considered by many a modern classic in the field. The first edition of this book influenced countless therapists around the world. I suspect this second edition is destined to have an even greater impact."

Alexandre Vaz, PhD, director of training, Sentio Counseling Center, and editor of the APA series The Essentials of Deliberate Practice

"The first edition of Unlocking the Emotional Brain has been widely and rightly celebrated for its groundbreaking, integrative clinical framework, and this new edition offers the reader all that and even more. All psychotherapists and clinical researchers can find tremendous value in the clarity of this book's teaching of the therapeutic power and unifying reach of memory reconsolidation. With its publication, the field of psychotherapy has made a significant, evolutionary, and transformative leap forward." 

David S. Elliott, PhD, co-author of Attachment Disturbances in Adults

FROM THE FIRST EDITON:

"Truly a revolutionary book."

Jaak Panksepp, PhD, founder of the field of affective neuroscience, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Bowling Green State University 

"Beautifully written, the authors present an elegant integration of neuroscientific findings and psychotherapy technique, resulting in a step-by-step method for relieving long-standing symptoms and suffering. Even the most seasoned clinician will be inspired to learn from these masters."

Patricia Coughlin, PhD, clinical faculty at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, author of Maximizing Therapeutic Effectiveness in Dynamic Psychotherapy

"Unlocking the Emotional Brain... brings the recent ground-breaking brain research on memory reconsolidation to the mental health field...This is the first psychotherapy book to delineate the sequence of experiences the brain requires to heal. No matter how good a therapist you already are, reading this book will make you better." 

Ricky Greenwald, PsyD, founder/Director, Trauma Institute and Child Trauma Institute, author of EMDR Within a Phase Model of Trauma-Informed Treatment 

"A transtheoretical, effective and efficient approach...for deep, transformational change in pernicious emotional implicit learnings... This is a significant 'breakthrough' book."

Michael F. Hoyt, PhD, author of Brief Psychotherapies: Principles and Practices

"A refreshing and audacious book that throws open the doors and blows the dust from the corners of clinical practice... [T]he authors...add a startingly effective process to the repertoire of every clinician [and] build powerful alliances across clinical approaches..."

Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD, author of Focusing in Clinical Practice: The Essence of Change

"Unlocking the Emotional Brain is destined to be a landmark publication... I'm sensing an emerging consensus in the field of psychotherapy... I think memory reconsolidation and this book could be the hub around which the various approaches unite... It is essential reading for therapists of all stripes..."

David Van Nuys, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Sonoma State University