Category Archives: Person-Centered Therapy

Tuning in Silently

May 24, 2008 – 8:29 pm

I have seen consultation sessions here in Japan where the client/student sit in enclosed silence while the therapist/teacher silently and patiently waits, neither saying a word until the end of the session. Perhaps it is through such silent meditation with another that we can truly penetrate to that internal space beyond spoken language, that beautiful [...]

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Constructive Creativity

May 19, 2008 – 3:04 pm

In this post, I will again dive into the work of mental health professional Carl R. Rogers from his essay, “Toward a Theory of Creativity.” I will try to provide you with an adequate understanding of his work via my understanding of the text. If you have read Rogers and wish to comment on his [...]

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Carl Rogers: The Good Life (a condensation)

April 23, 2008 – 8:52 pm

I’ve been obsessing over Carl Rogers these days and would like to briefly outline techniques for enacting and engaging in “the good life” as drawn out in his piece “A Therapist’s View of the Good Life.”
THE GOOD LIFE: A Process
1. An Increasing Openness to Experience: Your armor has disintegrated and you are more at [...]

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