Collaborative, Integrative, and Holistic Conversations: A Neuroscience-Informed Approach to Psychotherapy

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cityu.schoolDivision of Arts and Sciences
cityu.siteVancouver, BC
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorPauls, Pauline
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-19T21:08:53Z
dc.date.available2016-12-19T21:08:53Z
dc.date.issued2016-11
dc.description.abstractIt is a unique and exciting time in the world of psychotherapy when academics from various disciplines look to each other with openness to what the other might have to offer. There has historically been a tension between a medical, biologically-informed approach to mental health and a social science model that studies humans as complex, socially and culturally embedded beings. Increasingly, however, mental health practitioners are becoming aware of the bi-directional interaction between the physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual factors that impact a person. There is now increasing promise to be seen in the therapy room when therapists can resist simple, compartmentalized approaches and broaden the lens through which they approach the clients who come seeking help. This thesis attempts to support a balanced approach that acknowledges both biological ground and narrative construction. The emerging body of neuroscience research can very usefully support and inform therapeutic practices that are curious, and collaborative, welcoming the unique and complex aspects of client experience. This paper will address diverse aspects of human experience and seek to illustrate how neuroscience can usefully support therapeutic interventions that take a more broad and holistic approach to wellness and change. The role of relationships in human development and wellness is discussed as is the significance of spiritual conversations and practices. Additionally, the impact of traumatic experiences are explored to further illustrate the way that neuroscience can guide relationally embedded therapeutic practices that attend to the multi-faceted nature of a person.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/619
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.subjectinterdisciplinary approaches to psychotherapy
dc.subjectholistic approaches in counseling
dc.subjectneuroscience and psychotherapy
dc.subjectneuroscience uses in therapy
dc.subject.lcshNeuropsychology
dc.subject.lcshPsychophysiology
dc.subject.lcshEclectic psychotherapy
dc.titleCollaborative, Integrative, and Holistic Conversations: A Neuroscience-Informed Approach to Psychotherapy
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCounseling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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