John Arden, Ph.D. is the author of 14 books, including Brain2Brain: Enacting Client Change Through the Persuasive Power of Neuroscience, The Brain Bible: How to Stay Vital, Productive, and Happy for a Lifetime, Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life, Brain-Based Therapy with Adults: Evidence-Based Treatment for Everyday Practice and Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Treatment for Everyday Practice (with Lloyd Linford). Dr. Arden serves as Director of Training in Mental Health for Kaiser Permanente in the Northern California region. He oversees the training programs in 24 medical centers where over 100 postdoctoral residents and interns are trained each year. Dr. Arden also provides individual, group and family therapy and chemical dependency counselling through Kaiser Permanente. He presents workshops on brain-based therapy internationally and in the United States. Dr. Arden has written books on anxiety (Brain Based Therapy for Anxiety: A Workbook for Clinicians and Clients), OCD (Brain Based Therapy for OCD: A Workbook for Clinicians and Clients) and PTSD (Conquering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Newest Techniques for Overcoming Symptoms, Regaining Hope, and Getting Your Life Back, with Dr. Victoria Beckner).

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Testimonials

“This was the best workshop I have been to. Dr. Arden is so engaging. He makes complex information accessible and available.”
– Alyssa Ryan | Edmonton, AB | November 16 & 17, 2015

“Great use of video to emphasize a concept. Emphasis on amygdala and hippocampus interactions. I have been on the right track working with clients with PTSD and anxiety. The research is reassuring. I liked assimilating the old research. Part of celebrating their research and how we can prove it. His personal experiences were entertaining, thoughtful, and relative.”
– Angie Smith-McMenemy | Oakville, ON | November 5, 2015

 “John was a very engaging speaker.”
– Oakville, ON | November 5, 2015

“Dynamic speaker.  Relevant information. Covered old info (DSMIII) to new techniques and studies (small & large scale). Went to his afternoon lecture – wonderful speaker, a variety of topics, relevant studies, examples and slides.”
– Oakville, ON | November 5, 2015

“Outstanding, engaging, challenging, and useful!”
– Janet Ryan-Newell | Edmonton, AB | November 16 & 17, 2015

“I look forward to reading his books and articles! Great presentations, very satisfied.”
– Oakville, ON | November 5, 2015

“Great speaker – relevant info with great ability to create an understanding and make it useful. John makes understanding neuroplasticity fun and easy to understand and more importantly to apply.”
– Oakville, ON | November 5, 2015

“He was a fantastic speaker who used personal stories, a sense of humour and experience to create a purposeful and live use of information.”
– Edmonton, AB | November 16 & 17, 2015

“I enjoyed the workshop/ conference. It served as confirmation of how to practice my profession. John Arden is extremely knowledgeable and has helped me to connect a number of dots/ gaps in my knowledge regarding cellular level. Excellent, excellent job!”
– Edmonton, AB | November 16 & 17, 2015