Healing Presence in the Psychotherapist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19430628 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cortney R Phelon (Green Circle, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 342-356 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Humanistic Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-3267 • E-ISSN: 1547-3333 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08873267.2004.9961759 |
| OpenAlex | W1999338200 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
Throughout graduate school I felt compelled to become a fine psychotherapist. Implicit in that motivation was my curiosity about what makes a psychotherapist effective. My curiosity was inspired by my experience with one therapist who helped me activate profound transformation. After identifying intuitive inquiry (Anderson, 1998, 2000, 2004) as my research method, I explored that experience through meditation, reading, and conversation and eventually identified her healing presence as the core quality that differentiated her from other therapists I had known. Though technique and experience are important, I sensed that it was her healing presence that allowed her to use technique and experience skillfully. Throughout Cycle 1 of intuitive inquiry, the “text” that claimed me was my personal experience of her healing presence, her ability to be present, to connect with me, to see me, and even, to love me. Through intuitive inquiry, I was able to expand my understanding of the healing presence of a p
Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Child Therapy and Development · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2019 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |