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A long-time colleague of Rogers, author Will Stillwell lives his own variety of person-centered practice.

"THE PSYCHOTHERAPY OF CARL ROGERS: HOW IT SEEMS TO ME" BY WILL STILLWELL

Metaphoric tentacles

Posted: October 23, 2022

“My husband is a tiger.” Do we live in some-such metaphor as we attempt our conversations? I’m speaking of an apprehending process – extending ourselves by means of a metaphoric “tentacle” – through which we think and act as we communicate with other people.

Ways to Relate

Posted: October 23, 2022

I offer you three seemingly-simple interrelated ways of touching and taking up one another: Opening up myself to you and me – clarifying who I am and the life-world I am forming for myself;

Video recordings of psychologist Carl R. Rogers in initial interviews with four male clients are the major source for this explication of Rogers’ psychotherapy. A long-time colleague of Rogers, author Will Stillwell lives his own variety of person-centered practice.

"THE PSYCHOTHERAPY OF CARL ROGERS: HOW IT SEEMS TO ME" BY WILL STILLWELL

Metaphoric tentacles

Ways to Relate