The Evolution of Psychotherapy

Chapter 1: Human evolutionary biology for psychotherapists.- Chapter 2: The role of human evolved emotional regulation systems in psychotherapy with focus on compassion.- Chapter 3: A psychotherapist’s look into the “social brain”.- Chapter 4: Integrating insights from sexual selection theory and life history theory into psychotherapy: evolutionary perspectives on mental health and the treatment of sex- and gender-related issues.- Chapter 5: Evolutionary aspects of therapeutic relationships.- Chapter 6: Personality development and psychopathology.- Chapter 7: Attachment Theory and psychotherapy.- Chapter 8: Evolutionary Concepts in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.- Chapter 9: Evolutionary Systems Therapy for personality pathology.- Chapter 10: Compassion-Focused Practices and Psychotherapy.- Chapter 11: Mechanisms of repression – failed self-deception or relational strategy?.- Chapter 12: Flourishing together: how animals can support growth and healing.- Chapter 13: Shamanism and the evolution of psychotherapy.- Chapter 14: Tender and passionate love: an evolutionary perspective.- Chapter 15: An evolutionary perspective on the Vulnerable Dark Triad: understanding vulnerable narcissism, secondary psychopathy, and borderline personality traits.- Chapter 16: The evolution of psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.- Chapter 17: “Playing off the beat” – how and why insights from the evolution of music can inform psychotherapy.- Chapter 18: The ecological turn in psychotherapy: One Health approach and beyond.- Chapter 19: Further Evolution in Psychotherapy: A Tentative Conclusion.