Neuroscience-Informed Counseling with Children and Adolescents

Neuroscience-Informed Counseling with Children and Adolescents is the first text to integrate neuroscience principles directly into counseling practice with young clients. By linking brain development from birth through adolescence to therapeutic interventions, the book provides counselors, educators, and clinicians with practical strategies for applying neuroscience to play therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, biofeedback, neurofeedback, and behavior modification across diverse settings.

Key Features

• Explains neurophysiological development from birth to age 18 and its relevance to counseling
• Provides in-session examples and case vignettes demonstrating neuroscience-informed interventions
• Covers multiple counseling approaches including play therapy, CBT, biofeedback, neurofeedback, and lifestyle interventions
• Includes knowledge- and skill-building material for counselors-in-training, educators, and practicing clinicians
• Features learning objectives, reflection questions, explanatory diagrams, and quiz questions
• Aligned with CACREP Standards specific to child and adolescent counseling
• Contains an extensive neuroscience glossary for easy reference
• Applicable across school, hospital, residential, and outpatient counseling settings