Becoming Whole: A Collaboration Between Experiential Psychotherapies And Mindfulness Meditation.

Geller, M.S. - York University, Toronto, Canada

Article | From volume/issue: 2.4 | Pages: 258–273

Keywords: mindfullness mediation, experiential therapy, spirituality

Abstract: In this paper I compare, contrast and discuss ways in which experiential psychotherapy and mindfulness meditation can complement one another. An exploration and comparison of the two perspectives is offered, including their views of human nature, the self, and emotions. It is proposed in this paper that Mindfulness meditation can be used as an adjunct to experiential psychotherapy or as a natural extension of psychotherapeutic work. Meditation offers an opportunity to transcend the self after a healthy sense of self and needs are established through therapy. In this way, psychological development can be viewed as a preliminary and necessary step to spiritual development.

Book review

Book Review : Lisbeth Sommerbeck. The Client-Centered Therapist in Psychiatric Contexts: A therapist's guide to the psychiatric landscape and its inhabitants.

Warner, M.S.

Review | From volume/issue: 2.4 | Pages:

Book review

Book Review : Peter Frenzel, Wolfgang W. Keil, Peter F. Schmid, Norbert St?lzl (Eds.). Klienten-/Personzentrierte Psychotherape: Kontexte, Konzepte, Konkretisierungen. [Client-/Person-Centered Psychotherapy: Contexts, Conceptions, Concrete Expressions.]

Fehringer, C.

Review | From volume/issue: 2.4 | Pages:

Can Carl Rogers Teach Us Anything About Interpretation?

Gazzola, N, Stalikas, A. - University of Ottawa, Canada

Article | From volume/issue: 2.4 | Pages: 242–257

Keywords: interpretation, client-centered therapy, verbal response modes

Abstract: Using a qualitative coding system, we examined 16 interpretive verbal responses and the subsequent client actions in four sessions conducted by Carl Rogers with four different clients. The results suggest that although some of Rogers’ verbal responses were interpretive, they were nonetheless delivered in a tentative, caring manner and addressed client feelings, consistent with his approach to psychotherapy. In addition, clients generally showed favorable responses to these interventions. Implications for the practice of counseling are offered.

Carl Rogers in the Therapy Room: A listing of session transcripts and a survey of publications referring to Rogers' sessions.

Lietaer, G., Brodley, B.T - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Article | From volume/issue: 2.4 | Pages: 274-291

Keywords: client-centered therapy, Carl Rogers, case material, bibliography

Abstract: To facilitate psychotherapy research and the education of students in client-centered therapy, the authors present two lists: a ‘Sessions List’ of transcripts of Rogers’ therapy sessions, including his demonstrations of client-centered therapy, and a ‘Publications Survey’ of the references to publications reporting studies of Rogers' sessions.

Editorial

Elliott, R., Mearns, D., Schmid, P.F.

Editorial | From volume/issue: 2.4 | Pages:

Person-Centered Therapy as a Research-Informed Approach: Evidence and Possibilities.

Timulak, L. - Department of Psychology, University of Trnava, Slovak Republic

Article | From volume/issue: 2.4 | Pages: 227–241

Keywords: person-centered psychotherapy, experiential psychotherapy, research informed psychotherapy, psychotherapy research

Abstract: Person-centered psychotherapy, as with all therapeutic approaches, is a form of applied scientific knowledge (though it does not draw uniquely on scientific investigation). This presentation deals briefly with the historical roots of person-centered psychotherapy as a form of research-informed psychotherapy. Then it focuses on the current status of research in person-centered psychotherapy and related experiential approaches carried out by proponents of the person-centered paradigm. The presentation also provides examples of results from psychotherapy and psychology researchers in general (i.e., those not embracing person-centered principles) that might be applied in the person-centered practice. It next addresses the issue of how findings from new research and theoretical thinking can be applied within the person-centered context without losing its rich and well-developed tradition. The paper concludes by presenting a conceptualization of person-centered psychotherapy as an ever-evolving therapeutic approach based on the best available, psychotherapy-relevant, theoretical and empirical knowledge.