Biography,
Experience,
Specialties, & Orientation |
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Since
1988 I have traveled to sixteen countries on five continents,
teaching my special approach to Focusing, emphasizing Focusing
as a healing, nurturing relationship with your inner self.
I learned Focusing in 1972 from Eugene Gendlin, the award-winning
psychologist who developed the Focusing process, and others.
In 1983 I created the first workshops on the language of Focusing
guiding. I am internationally recognized as one of the leading
innovators and theoreticians of Focusing, and am known for my
clear language and the safe space I create for inner work.
I am a Certified Coordinator for The
Focusing Institute. I am editor and publisher of The
Focusing Connection newsletter, which since 1984 has
linked hundreds of Focusers worldwide. My book, The
Power of Focusing: A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Healing
(New Harbinger, 1996) has been translated into German, Dutch,
Japanese, Spanish, and Hebrew. My second book, The Radical Acceptance of Everything (Calluna Press, 2005) is a collection of articles on various aspects of Focusing.
I earned my Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Chicago,
and am a Past President of the Association
for Humanistic Psychology.
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