"Trauma is not fate: by activating the brain's natural resources, it is possible to free oneself from suffering without reliving it."
— Stephanie Khalfa
A neuroscience-based approach to relieving trauma
In this reference work, Stephanie Khalfa, doctor in neuroscience and psychologist, traces the path that led her from EMDR to creating MOSAIC therapy. With over twenty-seven years of CNRS research, she explains how this approach transforms traumatic imprints without reliving the suffering.
Based on the study of brain mechanisms of post-traumatic stress, MOSAIC therapy offers a gentle alternative to exposure therapies: patients don't need to relive their traumas to free themselves.
In this book, concrete clinical cases illustrate how activating internal resources enables rapid and lasting changes. The work combines accessible neuroscientific explanations with practical feedback, offering a valuable guide for both professionals and readers wanting to understand this innovative approach.
A book grounded in scientific research
MOSAIC therapy is based on the stochastic neural synchronization model, developed by Stephanie Khalfa through her research at CNRS Marseille.
Inspired by solution-focused and experiential approaches, this method promotes:
- ✓Applied neuroscience: brain plasticity and creation of new neural circuits
- ✓Activated internal resources: calm, solidity, lightness and other positive states mobilized
- ✓Concrete results: rapid, lasting transformations validated by clinical practice
Who is this book for?
Mental health and helping relationship professionals
Psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, coaches, brief therapy practitioners, hypnotherapists, osteopaths...
What you will find:
Clear theoretical guidelines and understanding tools to position MOSAIC in your practice.
Patients and general public
Anyone interested in understanding trauma and its treatment
What you will find:
Discovery of an innovative, effective therapeutic approach that respects each person's experience.
What you will find in the book
Neuroscientific foundations
A clear presentation of brain mechanisms involved in psychological trauma
Theoretical model
The stochastic neural synchronization model and its applications
MOSAIC principles
The foundations and philosophy of the MOSAIC approach within integrative therapies
Clinical cases
Concrete examples and case studies illustrating MOSAIC application in different contexts
Practical tools
Guidelines and techniques to understand the MOSAIC protocol and its steps
Perspectives
A reflection on the future of brief and integrative therapies, and MOSAIC's place in this landscape
Stephanie Khalfa
Doctor in neuroscience and psychologist, Stephanie Khalfa has conducted over 27 years of research at CNRS Marseille on brain mechanisms of stress, emotions and psychological trauma. Winner of the David Servan-Schreiber Prize 2019, she is recognized for her work on bilateral stimulations and their therapeutic effects.
In 2019, she co-created MOSAIC therapy, which she has been developing in a scientific, clinical and ethical approach. She also teaches at several universities and trains practitioners in France and internationally.
This book reflects her dual commitment: putting neuroscience at the service of therapy and offering both professionals and patients concrete tools to free themselves from psychological suffering.
Available editions
French version
- Publisher:
- BoD – Books on Demand
- Format:
- Paperback & eBook
- Price:
- €29.90
- ISBN:
- 978-2-322-56024-0
English Edition
- Publisher:
- BoD – Books on Demand
- Format:
- Paperback & eBook
- Price:
- €29.90
- ISBN:
- 978-2-322-57888-7
Spanish Edition
- Publisher:
- BoD – Books on Demand
- Format:
- Coming soon
- Price:
- €29.90
- ISBN:
- To be confirmed
Discover MOSAIC therapy through Stephanie Khalfa's reference book: understand the method, its foundations and clinical scope.
A reference work linking neuroscience, clinical practice and hope, offering keys to understanding MOSAIC therapy and its application
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