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The Welts
Rollo May, in explicating the old-world existentialists that inspired him, wrote about the three worlds in which we find ourselves. When we encounter clients in therapy, we can encounter them in any of these three worlds.
The first is the Umwelt. This is the world of objects, the physical space full of labels and concrete. This is where we find...
The Trouble with Agency
The concept of agency is a thorny issue in the practice and research of psychotherapy. The issue is usually debated along the lines with determinism on one end of the continuum and unconstrained free choice on the other end. Both extremes have their limitations. As clinicians, we are often caught somewhere in the middle where an uneasy tension...
Milestone Special Section in the APA Journal "Psychotherapy" on "The Renewal of Humanism in Psychotherapy"
I'm delighted to announce that a long-awaited special section on "The Renewal of Humanism in Psychotherapy: A Roundtable Discussion" is now available both online and in hardcopy in the APA journal Psychotherapy. More info on it can be obtained at the Division 29 Psychotherapy website.
This section is highlighted by the...
What Is Love?
Don’t try too hard to figure out what it is; you have to experience it. I tend to get this advice when I ask the question, that and diversions from requests to embody the feeling, to tell me about the experience of it.
Say “poetry,” and people will start talking about souls and angels and ephemera and beautiful old people with...
The Good Therapist
When talking to people about what I do, there are generally a few typical responses I get from them. The first is the usually playful "oh, are you analyzing me now?" said with a laugh. Often, people will share their story of how they took a psychology class in college, and how they learned "so much" about themselves and others...
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