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, AttachmentBased 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.



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.



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



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