--- product_id: 354676555 title: "Unlocking the Emotional Brain: Eliminating Symptoms at Their Roots Using Memory Reconsolidation Paperback – Illustrated, 24 September 2012" brand: "bruce eckerrobin ticiclaurel hulleyph.d. neimeyer, robert a." price: "€ 147.28" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/354676555-unlocking-the-emotional-brain-eliminating-symptoms-at-their-roots-using store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # Unlocking the Emotional Brain: Eliminating Symptoms at Their Roots Using Memory Reconsolidation Paperback – Illustrated, 24 September 2012 **Brand:** bruce eckerrobin ticiclaurel hulleyph.d. neimeyer, robert a. **Price:** € 147.28 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Unlocking the Emotional Brain: Eliminating Symptoms at Their Roots Using Memory Reconsolidation Paperback – Illustrated, 24 September 2012 by bruce eckerrobin ticiclaurel hulleyph.d. neimeyer, robert a. - **How much does it cost?** € 147.28 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/354676555-unlocking-the-emotional-brain-eliminating-symptoms-at-their-roots-using) ## Best For - bruce eckerrobin ticiclaurel hulleyph.d. neimeyer, robert a. enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted bruce eckerrobin ticiclaurel hulleyph.d. neimeyer, robert a. brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Unlocking the Emotional Brain: Eliminating Symptoms at Their Roots Using Memory Reconsolidation Paperback – Illustrated, 24 September 2012 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71AcALl-3DL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of my favorite books on psychotherapy so far *by S***E on Reviewed in Canada on 19 October 2018* Phenomenal! This is one of my favorite therapy books that I have read so far. There were many examples to explain their theory, and the authors cited so many supporting studies. I love that different modalities can use coherence therapy , and I appreciate the online resource for more case studies.It’s wonderful to hear that even if a belief seems “irrational,” the belief does make its own kind of sense. (E.g. “If I deliberately fail at everything, I can prove to my father what a terrible parent he was, and take revenge on him.”) I find it validating that our stubborn thought patterns serve some logical purpose—they’re not just random idiosyncrasies in your mind.Despite how simple coherence therapy sounds, I was glad that the book showed us cases where therapeutic progress was slow and difficult. We may indeed take a long time to discover the core negative beliefs, and even longer to unearth the other related core beliefs, as well as to seek out their contradictory evidence.I liked the distinction between counteractive vs transformative therapies, and the caveats on when counteractive methods would be more appropriate. CBT is deemed counteractive, but it still works for many clients, perhaps because, during the thought challenge process, you can expose yourself to the emotional experiencing of two contradictory beliefs at the same time. CBT isn’t always intellectual and cognitive; there are ways to enhance the emotional power of “cognitive thoughts” too, such as asking the client to visualize a specific incident or person in their life, imagine the sensory details, and make the image as vivid and real as possible.In fact, I think it would be beneficial to avoid using labels for the different therapeutic modalities, and just focus on what you are actually doing. It seems that a lot of people have a knee-jerk negative reaction to the term CBT; but CBT shares similarities with some other modalities. For instance, EFT (emotion-focused therapy), CBT, existential, and narrative therapy all involve questioning our core, maladaptive beliefs, and developing more helpful and empowering beliefs.There is a significant overlap between EFT and coherence therapy too, where both posit that our emotions are informative and adaptive (though some are overlearned responses), rather than nonsensical and arbitrary. Rational-emotive-behavioral therapy (REBT) also talks about appropriate negative emotions, so REBT doesn’t see all negative feelings as unreasonable either.Realistically, I believe that most therapists wouldn’t rigidly adhere to any one belief system. One could specialize in CBT, but still agree with things in other modalities that are seen as contradictory to CBT. A CBT therapist could believe that “irrational thoughts” all have a rational basis. For example, a hypothetical person, Xavier, feels like they are a complete failure, which is not factually true, but they feel this way because they just encountered a setback in a domain that they care deeply about; and as Xavier’s self-esteem is tied to their accomplishments in this field, of course they would be miserable and think in a devastating way. Or, a different hypothetical person, Reuben, may also feel like a total failure, because they are surrounded by friends and family who have high-wage, prestigious jobs, and so when Reuben doesn’t get accepted into med school, it’s understandable that they would feel unworthy, due to social comparison, and perhaps because of a belief in their family and peer circle that career prestige and achievement are everything.Everybody’s story is different, but Reuben and Xavier’s cases are examples of how a person’s belief, though factually untrue, can still make logical sense when you examine its background context. In fact, this situation reminds me of the difference between taking a sentence literally versus taking it metaphorically or hyperbolically. People often make absolute statements, e.g. “No one writes physical letters nowadays,” but of course, on a literal level, some folks still write paper letters to each other. We simply need to listen to the person’s statement as reflecting an emotional truth, rather than some objective fact. For instance, the person could just be expressing sorrow for the “lost art of letter writing.”It was helpful to read the cases in the book where the therapist turned an intellectual exercise into an emotional, experiential one, such as by asking the client to hone in on what they are feeling in their body, asking them how they are feeling in the moment, encouraging them to vividly imagine an important scene, etc. I do believe that the intellectual and the emotional are not an either-or, all-or-nothing question, though. You could be partially intellectual but also partially emotional in the session. Or, you could be feeling some emotion, but at a lower intensity, where you display more subtle bodily cues. (So instead of crying visibly, a client might look a bit tense around the shoulders, and stare at the floor more often than usual.)In addition, I don’t agree with some therapists that intellectual insights are completely useless. These cognitive insights may be less powerful than insights gained during more emotional moments, but intellectual/ cognitive discoveries still kick-start a journey of change for the better. (I’m not saying that the authors of this book think intellectual discoveries are completely useless; I was just referring to some therapists I met personally.) I understand that sometimes, we know something rationally and intellectually, but we believe something else emotionally, which can be frustrating. However, I argue that knowing something on a rational level, is still much better than not knowing it at all. The cognitive, rational side can be a brake to restrain us from doing unwise behaviors. And a weak brake is better than no brake.Another part of the book I loved, was when the authors addressed attachment theory, explaining that not all problematic beliefs stem from attachment insecurities, and that securely attached people could develop unhelpful beliefs too. This is a much more complex, multi-faceted, and believable view of human behavior.One thing I didn’t like that much about the book, is that it’s written in relatively dense language, where sentences are longer and filled with more academic words than necessary. I get that this book is for therapists rather than for the lay audience, but they could still write in a simpler, more accessible style. Even experts in the field would have an easier time reading the text if the sentences were shorter and the language simpler.Furthermore, it would be great if the authors wrote “they,” “their,” “them,” instead of “he or she,” “his or her,” “him or her,” since not everyone uses he or she pronouns, and nonbinary people do exist. (I get that this book was published a number of years ago, where social awareness of nonbinary folks and gender neutral pronouns was even more lacking than it is than today. But still, it's frustrating.)On the other hand, I was glad to see a same-gender romantic relationship in one of the cases. It can be alienating for a gay person (such as myself) to read a therapy book where all romantic relationships in the text are between opposite gender partners. So this inclusion of a non-heterosexual couple was a relief to see.All in all, a marvelous, inspiring book! ### ⭐⭐ LETTERS SIZE IS VERY SMALL, PLEASE BE AWARE - O tamanho das letras são super pequenas *by E***L on Reviewed in Brazil on 3 April 2017* My review about the book will be done when I get the refund and buy it through kindle-usa. It appears interesting. But my review here is basically to alert anyone that buys the PHYSICAL copy of this book. THE LETTERS ARE SMALL. If you usually don't need glasses to read paperback books, you will for the size of the letters in this one. Get the kindle version.PORTUGUÊS: aconselho a comprar a versão em kindle, pois a copia fisica é dificil de ler. Ficou evidente que o editor quiz economizar no papel, mas o preço por este livro é realmente elevado independentemente do formato. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Powerful change methods well explained *by O***F on Reviewed in the United States on 15 December 2012* Memory reconsolidation and the possibility of changing how memory reconsolidation occurs is the centerpiece of this book, which aims to validate intervention into the process of memory reconsolidation as the underlying basis of all successful change processes, in which it does a good job in the eyes of this non-scientist.The examples of Coherence Therapy (the model of therapy the authors have developed that is specifically centered on using memory reconsolidation) are useful and revealing, as are the analyses of the presence of memory reconsolidation as the actual mechanism in case studies of a number of other methodologies. One thing I appreciated in the latter is seeing more of the variety of ways in which memory reconsolidation interventions can happen.I appreciate that the number of ways to create useful changes is so specifically stated to be open-ended, and that the model of change proposed is useful in discussions across specific techniques.I would have liked more specifics on ways to elicit implicit learnings. Sentence completion and symptom deprivation are the ones that come to mind, but there is no list with examples, which would be ideal.The associated website has quite a bit of free and paid material. After reading Unlocking the Emotional Brain I paid the $45 for the 83 page manual (8.5x11 pages). It is very good, with clearly and concisely organized information for those who want to know more.I suspect, despite the enthusiasm of the authors for memory reconsolidation as a universal mechanism, there is more going on than that, but it seems to be a key piece of the puzzle of why we seem so adamantine in resisting even beneficial personal change.After several decades of investigating personal self-development I find nothing I object to, only some areas in which I would extend beyond certain assumptions implicit in the presentation (the 1:1 model of fixing problems and the extent to which the work applies, limited to making overt symptoms go away) or add other considerations, such as bodily engagement as part of the change process. This is done to the extent of using Gendlin's felt sense and acknowledging that EMDR seems to facilitate uncovering implicit learnings or decisions, but I believe more would be possible and this could be a fruitful area of investigation. ## Frequently Bought Together - Unlocking the Emotional Brain: Eliminating Symptoms at Their Roots Using Memory Reconsolidation - Memory Reconsolidation in Psychotherapy: The Neuropsychotherapist Special Issue: 1 (The Neuropsychotherapist Special Issues) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/354676555-unlocking-the-emotional-brain-eliminating-symptoms-at-their-roots-using](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/354676555-unlocking-the-emotional-brain-eliminating-symptoms-at-their-roots-using) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-09-07*