“No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care” ― Theodore Roosevelt Following the work of Carl Rogers’ Person Centered psychotherapy, Dr. Geller and Dr. Greenburg (2012) discuss the concept of presence in the therapeutic encounter as one of the greatest gifts one person can give to another. Even […]Read Post ›
Individual psychotherapy – that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship – requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver. Thomas […]Read Post ›
The Art of the Clinician’s Presence and Spirituality: Encompassing the Whole Person in the Therapeutic Encounter The clinician’s sense of spirituality and state of presence is controversial, if not lacking, in many settings. Social Work schools do not focus on the clinician’s spirituality and the essence of presence in the therapeutic encounter. Rather […]Read Post ›
The Art of Presence in Mental Health 