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Early in my career, I recognised a disconnect between neuroscience research and popular treatment strategies. While depression and anxiety are clearly rooted in altered brain function, most clinicians were not taught about specific neural circuits and neurotransmitters that contribute to these disorders. As a result, treating mood and anxiety disorders were often incomplete – many solutions uncovered by research were overlooked and strategies relied heavily on medication without any changes in a client’s action, activity and environment. There had to be a better way to treat these clients and improve outcomes!
Today, I know that using proven cognitive-behavioural interventions like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Behavioral Activation Therapy (BAT) in conjunction with exercise, social support and positive habits yields powerful therapeutic effects. Expanding your tool kit of brain-based interventions allows you to accommodate your clients’ different challenges. And, when your clients understand that what feels “wrong” is actually the activity and chemistry of particular brain circuits, it improves treatment buy in and compliance.
Watch this training and I will show you how:
Let me help you take your practice to the next level by connecting complicated research and neurobiological information to the work you do with clients each day.
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See you there,
Dr. Alex Korb
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| Manual - The Upward Spiral (10.6 MB) | 71 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - The Upward Spiral - French (10.6 MB) | 71 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - The Upward Spiral - Italian (10.6 MB) | 71 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Alex Korb, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist, writer and coach. He has studied the brain for over 15 years and is the author of The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time. He received a BS in Neuroscience at Brown University, before earning a PhD in Neuroscience at UCLA. His dissertation focused on measuring electrical activity in the brain to better understand and treat depression. He is an adjunct assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at UCLA where his research focuses on neuroimaging and the development of a novel brain stimulation device. He has authored over a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles on the neuroscience of psychiatric disorders.
His popular blog on PsychologyToday.com has over a million views. He speaks around the country on neuroscience and has appeared on radio shows and podcasts worldwide. He has a wealth of experience in yoga and mindfulness, physical fitness, and even stand-up comedy.
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Understand the Key Brain Regions and Chemicals Involved
Key Principles From Proven Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions
Utilise the Benefits of Exercise
Minding the Amygdala: Mindful Awareness of Emotions
Set Goals, Make Decisions, and Top-Down Regulation of Brain Activity
Low-Tech Biofeedback
How the Brain Encodes Habits and How to Change Them
Social Solutions
The Power of Gratitude
Make the Most of Sleep
The Limitations of Neuroscientific Research
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