Jeannette Bischkopf, PhD

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Written by: Sandra Aigner
Category: Current editor
Published: 29 December 2025

Jeannette Bischkopf, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Kiel University of Applied Sciences (Germany), where she teaches psychological foundations of social work, self-competences and counseling skills. Her research has focused on service user perspectives, mental illness and family caregivers, and the role of emotions in counseling and therapy. She is a co-editor of the journal, Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies.

Jason Sharbanee, PhD

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Written by: Sandra Aigner
Category: Current editor
Published: 09 August 2024
Jason is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Curtin University, where he teaches psychotherapy to postgraduate trainees, and conducts research into the process of change during psychotherapy.
 
He is certified as a trainer in Emotion-Focused Therapy, and delivers psychotherapy trainings through the Western Australian Institute of Emotion-Focused Therapy (waiEFT.com.au). He was trained and supervised by some of the leading developers of EFT, Leslie Greenberg and Jeanne Watson.

He is the Chair of the College of Clinical Psychologists - WA section of the Australian Psychological Society. He maintains a small private practice.
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Susan Stephen, PhD

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Written by: Stephanie Hutchinson
Category: Current editor
Published: 10 February 2023

Susan Stephen, PhD is a person-centered therapist, supervisor, trainer and researcher based in Glasgow, Scotland. She is a lecturer in counselling at the University of Strathclyde and director of the Strathclyde Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Clinic. Her research interests include investigating the development and cross-cultural relevance of congruent functioning in person-centered therapy, exploring methodological innovations in measure development and case study research, and supporting practitioners to develop an informed approach to measurement in counselling. An active member of the national and international person-centred community, Susan was Secretary of PCT Scotland (2004-7), Chair of the Board of the World Association for Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy & Counseling (2010-2013; Board Member, 2008-14), and is currently a co-editor of the international peer-reviewed journal, Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies. Susan is also a co-editor of the third edition of the Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling (2023).

Maria Kefalopoulou, PhD, ECP

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Written by: Stephanie Hutchinson
Category: Current editor
Published: 10 February 2023

Maria Kefalopoulou, PhD, ECP, has studied Social Psychology in France (Paris-X-Nanterre, Paris-VII-Denis Diderot). She is Academic Lead for the programs of Psychotherapy at the College for Humanistic Sciences, ICPS, Athens, Greece. Maria is also trainer and supervisor of the Person-Centred and Experiential Training Programs in Counselling and Psychotherapy at ICPS.  She is former coordinator of the Programs for Gender Equality and against Domestic Violence at the Municipality of Athens. Maria’s research interests include domestic violence, gender, diversity and socio-political issues, philosophical and spiritual topics, therapeutic practice, supervision and training in person-centred therapy.  She has presented papers in many conferences and she has made publications in relevant topics. She is member of the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP) and member of the World Association for Person Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy & Counselling (WAPCEPC). Maria is also Head of the Organizing Committee for PCE2024 in Athens and Vice President of the Panhellenic Association of Professionals in the Person-Centred & Experiential Approach.

Jeff Cornelius-White Psy.D LPC

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Written by: Site
Category: Current editor
Published: 01 February 2023

Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White Psy.D LPC is Distinguished Professor at Missouri State University. Jef is former chair of the board of the World Association for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling, former editor of The Person-Centered Journal, and an editorial reviewer for about 50 journals. He has published about 100 works, including the Interdisciplinary Handbook of the Person-Centered Approach (Springer), the Carl Rogers: China Diary (PCCS), and Person-Centered Approaches for Counselors (Sage). Jef is husband to Yasuko, the most wonderful woman in the world, and father of Avery and Evan, two fabulously amazing humans!