Additional Acclaim for Why Therapy Works

“Dr. Cozolino has set the groundwork for what will become the new standard of treatment in psychology and in functional neurologic conditions. In this book, he takes his foundational work to the next level; he not only defines in neurological terms what is happening in the brain of those who seek therapy, but he now also explains how therapy actually affects the brain and the nervous system—and therefore how it actually works. This is a must read for every clinician.”

—Dr. Robert Melillo,

author of Neurobehavioral Disorders of Childhood:

An Evolutionary Perspective and Disconnected Kids,

President Emeritus of the International Association of Functional Neurology and Rehabilitation

“In Why Therapy Works, Louis Cozolino leads us through his personal journey to answer the question of what principles underlie successful psychotherapy. This readable and accessible book insightfully explains that therapies work as the therapist moves the client between feelings and thoughts, between implicit memories and explicit expressions, until the client diffuses the power of the implicit feelings. This dynamic process puts meaning and words to the often unbounded feelings that promote states of helplessness, frustration, anxiety, and despair.”

—Stephen Porges,

PhD, author of The Polyvagal Theory, Distinguished

University Research Scientist at Indiana University