Being a Brain-Wise Therapist

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Bonnie Badenoch, PhD, LMFT, author of Being a Brain-Wise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology published by Norton.

Bonnie Badenoch, PhD, LMFT is the Founder of Center for Hope and Healing in Irvine, California. Since 1991, this nonprofit counseling center has been dedicated to providing therapy for families suffering with intergenerational legacies of abuse, neglect, attachment struggles, and emotional pain. As a clinician, she has worked primarily with survivors of severe abuse and neglect. She is also President of GAINS (Global Association for Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies), and a long-time student of Dr. Daniel J. Siegel.

Currently an AAMFT certified supervisor in training, she particularly enjoys mentoring intern therapists. Also a gifted teacher and writer, Bonnie shares her fascination with and study of the brain and mind with therapists, educators, and people interested in pursuing a more awake and compassionate life.

Visit her website.