Person-Centered / Rogerian Therapy

Imagine you have just been offered a promotion at work. This is great news, right? You’ll be making more money, have more status and prestige within your industry, and have a whole ... Read More

Colleges and universities across the country have spent the months of May and June conferring degrees on eager, young graduates. There were ceremonies, parties, and tearful goodbyes to ... Read More

May (1983) wrote that the most fundamental aspect of therapy is being and that, therefore, the value of the human encounter in therapy far outweighs complex understandings about a person’s ... Read More

Therapist: “Sounds like you’ve been busy. Sonya: “I have. I feel like I’m always busy… too busy. I never have time to just enjoy life. I can’t remember the last ... Read More

Being single around Valentine’s Day can kind of feel like getting picked last in gym class. The kid who gets picked last in gym class really only lacks athletic ability. Yet, as name ... Read More

It’s that time of year again – the gyms are packed, nicotine patches are flying off the shelves, and book shelves are loaded with titles that promise dramatic weight loss and a ... Read More

Home for the holidays– for some, this phrase evokes warm memories of family gathered together. For others, the phrase evokes a tremendous amount of anxiety, wondering how to manage complex ... Read More

At some point in the therapeutic process a moment occurs that seems out of context. A tissue box is dropped. An offhand comment gets drowned out by the wail of an ambulance siren. The squeaky ... Read More

Have you ever been in a relationship that challenged your assumptions and beliefs about yourself and the world around you? If so, then you know how powerful and life changing some relationships ... Read More