Therapist Webinar: Depolarizing of America for Ourselves and Our Clients

Saturday, July 11th, 2020 - ZOOM

EHI & EHNW PRESENT:

"The Depolarizing of America for Ourselves and Our Clients:
A Webinar for Therapists"
Developed and Facilitated by Dr. Kirk Schneider and Bob Edelstein, LMFT

This webinar will present mental health practitioners with a conflict mediation approach that can help them work with the sense of otherness both in themselves and with their clients. This webinar will be both didactic and experiential.

When: July 11, 2020, 10am – 1pm PST
Where: Online Utilizing Zoom
Cost: $27.50

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In the wake of the pandemic and recent racial, political, and economic upheaval in our country, this approach addresses practitioners' work and lives. Drawing from his new book The Depolarizing of America: A Guidebook for Social Healing, Kirk Schneider, along with colleague Bob Edelstein, will demonstrate this new conflict mediation approach--titled the "Experiential Democracy Dialogue." We will also provide a space for dyads for audience members to try the skills on their own.

The Experiential Democracy Dialogue provides a supportive, highly structured format that invites people from contrasting cultural and ideological backgrounds to learn about and understand each other, rather than automatically being closed to each other's point of view. The upshot of the approach is that it can notably improve people's capacities to humanize each other and to achieve common ground. For practitioners, specifically, it can enhance capabilities to be more present, both within oneself and with one's clients, which is foundational to effective practice. The approach can also help practitioners to work with the divisiveness within themselves in regards to the polarized issues in society, which in turn may help with their work with their clients.

Companion Book

The companion book that this training is based on is the newly published, The Depolarizing of America: A Guidebook for Social Healing. This book is not necessary to join the training! However it is recommended as a reference and context if you will be using the skills outlined in this workshop outside the workshop setting.

Workshop Format

This online workshop will be both didactic and experiential utilizing Zoom Meeting and a format that will include all attendees being assigned to a dyad to work the approach with another attendee.
To particpate in the dyad portion of this webinar attendees must have a Zoom account(free), Zoom Desktop Client or Zoom Mobile App and be signed into their app.

Our Presenters

Kirk Schneider, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and leading spokesperson for contemporary existential-humanistic/integrative psychology. Dr. Schneider is a cofounder and current president of the Existential-Humanistic Institute (an award-winning psychotherapy training center), Council Member of the American Psychological Association (APA), past president (2015-2016) of the Society for Humanistic Psychology (Division 32) of the APA, and current candidate for president of the APA. He is also a moderator for Braver Angels and an adjunct faculty member at Saybrook University and Teachers College, Columbia University. A Fellow of five Divisions of the APA, Dr. Schneider has published over 200 articles, interviews and chapters and has authored or edited 13 books including The Spirituality of Awe, The Polarized Mind, Awakening to Awe, The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology, Existential-Humanistic Therapy, Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy, The Wiley World Handbook of Existential Therapy, and The Depolarizing of America: A Guidebook for Social Healing. Dr. Schneider's work has been featured in Scientific American, the New York Times, Psychology Today and many other health and psychology outlets.

Bob Edelstein, LMFT, MFT, is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist. He is a blogger for Psychology Today. He has a chapter entitled "Frames, Attitudes, and Skills of an Existential Humanistic Psychotherapist" in the Handbook of Humanistic Psychology, 2nd Edition. Bob is the founder and current president of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest professional organization.

Co-sponsored by: Existential-Humanistic Institute & Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization

Existential-Humanistic Institute (EHI) EHI offers trainings, workshops and education in Existential-Humanistic approaches to psychotherapy. Formed in 1997 as a program under the auspices of the Pacific Institute, a non-profit organization in San Francisco, EHI continues to offer experiential training retreats, certificate programs, workshops, consultation groups, theory courses and community gatherings in the Bay Area with the goal of supporting existentially and humanistically informed psychologies and psychotherapies: approaches that focus on and nurture subjective experiential reflection of life's deepest joys and predicaments.

Existential-Humanistic Northwest (EHNW) EHNW is here to impact the world through Existential-Humanistic values of authenticity, integrity, responsibility, inclusion, and awe. EHNW enlivens and enriches human experience through our commitment to being present with ourselves, others, society, and the mystery of life. We serve the healing professions, our clients, and the public through dialogue, education, training, and advocacy. EHNW offers workshops, professional presentations, and salons.

Register Today!

Recommended Online Webinar w/ Bob Edelstein of EHNW

EHNW is hosting a free webinar: An Existential Crisis: Hope and Fear in Uncertain Times

Saturday, April 25, 2020 11 AM – 1 PM  

Please note: Due to confidentiality of participants responses this webinar will not be recorded for later viewing.

We are all in uncharted territory as we face the pandemic and its consequences. None of us have ever confronted anything like this before. 

Many of our existential themes are moving to the forefront such as: 

• We are all inter-connected and we are all alone
• We are facing our mortality and that can help us choose the life we want to live
• We search for answers within the reality that there is always uncertainty
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This salon is open to anyone who wants to discuss their hopes and fears as we respond to the pandemic. 

Everyone is welcome to share or just listen. 

Bob Edelstein, LMFT, will be the facilitator.  Kirk Schneider will also join for part of the webinar to share his thoughts and feelings about CoVID-19 in relationship to the EH perspective. 

We invite you to join us in this conversation. 

This webinar is free. To participate and get the webinar log-in info, you need to register for the salon at https://ehnwpdx.org/ehnw-salons/

Recommended Workshop: Dancing Dragons: Working with Couples’ Core Wounds and the Tempering of Relationship Presented by Christine Armstrong and Louis Dangles

From our Friends at Existential-Humanistic Northwest

Existential-Humanistic NorthWest's Annual Workshop in Portland, Oregon.

Dancing Dragons: Working with Couples’ Core Wounds and the Tempering of Relationship
Presented by Christine Armstrong and Louis Dangles

Hosted and Sponsored by Existential-Humanistic Northwest (EHNW)

Friday October 5, 2018 – Save the date now!
9 AM to 5 PM
(lunch not included – 90 minutes for lunch) 

Oxford Suites Portland – Jantzen Beach
12226 N. Jantzen Drive, Portland, Oregon 97217

Register on EHNW Website Now >>> for this exciting workshop!

*The Early-Bird discount ends September 7th

Abstract:

This workshop is intended for clinicians who are interested in the dynamic, challenging territory of couples therapy. It will also offer insights into our own journeys of intimacy. We begin with the human dilemma that we cannot open to love without opening to where we have been wounded in love. We all have dragons. Their job is to protect the gold; in the most fundamental sense, the continued existence of our essential self. Our dragons protect our wounded hearts. We might say dragons continue to breathe fire until the core wound they are protecting is recognized. In this way, the dragon dance is a call for mutual healing. 

We will explore the following themes utilizing didactic elements and case material reinforced by experiential exercises and demonstrations.

Themes:

• The necessity that intimate partners must encounter each other’s core wounds.
• The inevitability of the experience of betrayal and the archetypal relationship between, trust, betrayal, and forgiveness.
• Collaborative approaches to the essential task of repair.
• Intimacy as a container for deep healing and ground for individuation. 

The morning sessions will focus on the relationship between core wounds and the dragons that guard them. Then we will examine examples of the dynamic dance that evolves between partners. The afternoon sessions will focus on the dynamics of trust, betrayal, and forgiveness. Themes will include the five dangers of betrayal and the four tasks of repair. We will offer reflections on the role of responsibility, accountability, and sovereignty in forging intimacy.

For more info please visit EHNW Annual Workshop page >>>

Bios:

Christine Armstrong

She established her private practice in 1976, her work focuses on depth psychotherapy, and she combines an Existential Humanistic approach with a psychodynamic perspective working with individuals, couples and groups. She and her husband of 35 years, Lou Dangles, have been doing couples and group work together for the past 20 years. She has trained extensively with Dr. Jim Bugental and Dr. Irv Yalom. More recently her training has included Ariadne Beck’s “group-as-a-whole” model with Jim Fishman.

“I treasure my time with my clients. The tears, the laughter, the struggle to make meaning from the painful experiences of life, all those precious shared moments are some of the most gratifying experiences of my life.” – Chris

Louis Dangles

He established his private practice in 1976, his work focuses on depth psychotherapy, and he combines an Existential Humanistic approach with archetypal and psychodynamic perspectives. He has trained extensively with Dr. Jim Bugental and Dr. Irv Yalom. More recently his training has included Dr. Ariadne Beck’s “group- as-a-whole” model with Jim Fishman. He is currently in private practice in San Anselmo, where he works with couples, individuals, and groups.

“The poet William Stafford begins his poem “The Way It Is” by stating: “There is a thread you follow….” The challenge of finding the healing thread in each conversation is a humbling task. The courage with which my clients open their hearts in search of that healing thread touches me and inspires me almost daily.” – Lou

The NASW has approved this workshop for six CEU credits. EHNW is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Upcoming Existential Humanistic Workshop w/ Bob Edelstein, LMFT, MFT

Recommended Upcoming Workshops

Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective

With Bob Edelstein,  LMFT, MFT

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

9-12pm and/or 1-4pm

In-Person Workshop Lewis and Clark College Thayer Room, Portland, Oregon 
Full day (am + pm -6 CEs) / Half-day (a.m. or p.m.– 3 CEs)  APA Approved Sponsor

This workshop is open to all levels of experience.

Attend In-Person or via Interactive Webinar: 

Live event will take place at Lewis and Clark College, Thayer Room, in Portland, Oregon, OR; interactive webinar can take place anywhere with an internet connection!

Full Day  In-Person at Lewis & Clark Workshop Registration >>
Full Day Live Webinar Registration >>

Morning Session

Core Concepts of Existential-Humanistic Therapy; Exploring the Work of Bugental and Yalom.

9:00am – 12:00pm
Description: The Existential-Humanistic approach embraces all of what it means to exist. It values each unique, individual journey. Through this workshop, you will deepen your therapeutic work by increasing your ability to be with the lived experience of your clients and yourself within the therapeutic container. You will understand the purpose of resistance in Existential-Humanistic terms, and learn ways to effectively engage client resistances to facilitate growth and healing.
Learning objectives: Through lecture, discussion, experiential exercises, and demonstrations, participants will be able to:

• Describe the impact and influence of James Bugental, Ph.D. and Irvin Yalom, M.D. by specifying two major contributions they each added to the development of Existential-Humanistic psychotherapy.
• Describe and use the inward searching process to facilitate a client’s subjective deepening.
• Explain why clients resist deepening into their subjectivity and be able to apply three ways to effectively intervene with the client’s resistance.
• Describe and use a dialogue process to deepen the relationship between client and therapist.
• Explain why clients resist an authentic connection to the therapist and apply three ways to effectively intervene with the client’s resistance.

Register for AM In-Person Session >>
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Afternoon Session

Cultivating Presence: Being Fully There for Your Client

1:00pm – 4:00pm
Description
In Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy, a fully engaged presence is the key to guiding the therapist to make optimal therapeutic choices. Being present is the ability to be fully there for your client in the lived experience of the moment. We will explore two philosophical frames, two relationship attitudes, and two therapeutic skills that serve as a bridge for the therapist to develop a more fully engaged presence.
Learning objectives
Through lecture, discussion, experiential exercises, and demonstrations the participants will:

• Explain two values of Being with the client and demonstrate the difference between Being with the client and Doing with the client.
• Describe two purposes for Deep Listening and demonstrate the skill of Deep Listening.
• Explain two values of reflecting Process. Demonstrate the difference between reflecting process and reflecting Content.
• Describe and demonstrate three ways to cultivate a therapeutic I-Thou relationship.
• Compare and apply when Intention needs to be emphasized versus when Resistance needs to be emphasized in working with clients.
• Demonstrate two ways to be a Mirror to the client’s process.

Register for PM In-Person Session Only >>
Register for PM Webinar Session Only >>

Bob Edelstein, LMFT, MFT, is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist with over forty years of experience. He provides consultation, supervision, workshops, and trainings for clinicians and students. He is a blogger for Psychology Today and has published articles on the existential-humanistic perspective, including a chapter entitled Frames, Attitudes, and Skills of an Existential Humanistic Psychotherapist in the Handbook of Humanistic Psychology 2nd Edition. Bob is the founder and current president of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest professional organization.

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Bob provides workshops for professionals, students and interns. If you would like more information on any of these workshops and/or if you would like to be added to the email list so that you are notified the next time a workshop is scheduled, please contact Bob.

An EH Therapeutic Practice Workshop with Bob Edelstein, Feb 24th, 2017

Other Organizations and Workshops We Support Bob Edelstein, LMFT, MFT is presenting a workshop titled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using and Existential-Humanistic Perspective on February 24th in Portland. CEs are available.  Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective Friday, February 24th 9-12pm and 1-4pm Hosted Reception 4-5pm $150 (6 CEs for full day) $100 (3 CEs, morning or afternoon) Where: Lewis and Clark Graduate Campus Lloyd Building #107 The workshop is sponsored by the Oregon Mental Health CE/U Consortium. How to register: http://www.ormhceu.com/?inf_contact_key=1e48578518f2425d6a88775340ae54cf0a27ddd3db8c1262968b5035be6c9dc8 Details: This workshop is open to all levels. The day is split up into two sessions, with 3 CEs available for each session. Space is limited. Morning session: ·        Core Existential-Humanistic    Concepts ·        Inward Searching ·        Authentic Connection ·        The work of Jim Bugental, PhD ·        The work of Irv Yalom, MD Afternoon session: Philosophical Frames: ·        Being versus Doing ·        Process versus Content Relationship Attitudes: ·        I-Thou Relationship ·        Intention and/or Resistance   Therapeutic Skills: ·        Deep Listening ·        Mirror the Client’s Process For further details and to register, go to: http://www.ormhceu.com/?inf_contact_key=1e48578518f2425d6a88775340ae54cf0a27ddd3db8c1262968b5035be6c9dc8

Bob Edelstein writes on "The Existential Crisis of Birdman"

Bob Edelstein presents an existential crises embodied in Innaritu's 2015 movie "Birdman" starring Michael Keaton. In his article "The Existential Crisis of Birdman" on PsychologyToday Bob discusses the existential struggle to become your authentic self.

"As humans, we all struggle to understand both who we have been and who we want to be — a struggle which centers around accessing and expressing our present, authentic self and releasing aspects of our old self. I recently saw a powerful representation of this struggle in the movie Birdman. Riggan Thomson — played by Michael Keaton — is a former movie star known for his portrayal of the superhero icon, Birdman. The role, one he played 20 years ago, made Riggan a celebrity. His fans don’t want him to be anyone else. "

Read "The Existential Crisis of Birdman" on PsychologyToday.com.

Latest Article by Bob Edelstein on Authentic Engagement entitled "The Anxiety of Being"

The Anxiety of Being

How do you relate to your anxiety?

Published on March 23, 2014 by Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T in Authentic Engagement

Bob Edelstein, EHI Board Advisor recently published a new article on his Psychology Today blog. Here is an excerpt from the introduction:

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"Anxiety is often looked at as the enemy in our culture. The goal is to get rid of it, or at the least, to tone it down. Often it is associated with being neurotic. Woody Allen has made a career portraying the anxious neurotic that we can all laugh at. There is a cultural conditioning that says, something is wrong with you if you get too anxious. This same conditioning tells us that anxiety needs to be eliminated. The aim is to be cool, calm, and collected, like the archetype of a martini-sipping James Bond."

Read the full article on Authentic Engagement at PsychologyToday.com. 

New Article by Bob Edelstein on "4 Ways to Experience Authentic Engagement"

4 Ways to Experience Authentic Engagement 
by Bob Edelstein
Published in Authentic Engagement on Psychology Today 
December 24, 2013

Bob Edelstein, EHI Board Advisor, has recently published a new article on his blog "Authentic Engagement" about the complexity of being authentic.

 From the article:

"Authentic engagement is an alive, passionate, embodied, and profound way of being. It is complex. We are not just authentically engaged in a vacuum. We must be authentically engaged in relationship to someone or something. As I see it, in our human endeavors, there are four ways we authentically engage."

Read the whole article by Bob Edelstein at Authentic Engagement on Psychology Today.

New Article by Bob Edelstein on How Our Identity is Fluid, Subjective and Chosen.

Authenticity and Identity

In this most recent article Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T discusses how discovering who you are in the moment modifies your already established identity.

From the intro to the article:

In every moment we can rediscover and recreate ourselves. From an Existential-Humanistic perspective, this change takes place when we discover that who we are in the moment is not congruent with how we have identified ourselves. We then have the opportunity to redefine ourselves in order to align with what is most true in the present. To do so, we may need to reinterpret what cannot be denied from our past (George Kelly, Ph.D.). We may also begin to re-envision who we want to be in the future in a more congruent way as we shift this part of our identity into what is authentic in the present. This is an ongoing process because our authentic identity changes throughout our life in response to the impact of our life experiences.

Read the full article on Bob Edelstein's blog Authentic Engagement on the PsychologyToday website published on September 28, 2013.

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• AskimoTV Interviews with Bob Edelstein on Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute.

New Speakers Announced for Upcoming EHI:7 Conference

Speakers Sessions for EHI Conference on November 15/16, 2013 

EHI is excited to present these Speakers and their sessions at the 2013 E-H Institute Conference in SF. 

View these Presenters' Session Outlines:

>>Bob Edelstein, LMFT, MFT: "Six Existential-Humanistic Philosophical Frames: Empowering the Therapist "

>>Tom Greening, PhD & Lisa Vallejos, MA: "Existential Shattering"

>>Orah Krug, PhD: "Contact and Context—The Paradox of Relational Presence"

>>Kirk Schneider, PhD: "The Polarized Mind—Its Nature, Basis, and Therapeutic Implications"

Session Updates: More Sessions are to be announced here on the EHI blog- Follow us for updates!

Register for EHI:7:  Download the Registration Form here .

EHI:7 More Information: Find out more about EHI:7 here on the EHI website.

E-H NorthWest Upcoming Workshop Oct 26, 2013 | The Search for Authenticity: The Practice of Existential-Humanistic Approaches

Existential-Humanistic NorthWest presents

"The Search for Authenticity: The Practice of Existential-Humanistic Approaches"

EHNW in association with the Nonprofit Association of Oregon   is proud to offer a day of workshops with Donald Mihaloew and Bob Edelstein entitled "The Search for Authenticity: The Practice of Existential-Humanistic Approaches" on October 26, 2013 at George Fox University in Tigard, OR.

Morning Workshop 9:00am – 12:15pm
Presented by: Donald M. Mihaloew, Ed.D., LMFT, CFLE

"Reaching Out On the Inside: Processing Courage, Choice and Change While Confronting Our Shadow-Selves"

We have two egos, not one, and two unconsciouses, not none! As such, we need to know the differences and learn how to use them all. Because the brain is 80% wired for survival, we all have to dig deeply inside our Selves to come up with a notion of creation based on True Self discovery rather than on false self protection. Otherwise, we squander our Life Energy compensating for real or imagined inadequacies and settle for a life of what Freud called “normal misery”. We can only go forward by going in deeply. 

 

 Donald M. Mihaloew, Ed.D., LMFT, CFLE Don is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over forty years of practice and teaching experience in and around the northwest and overseas. Formerly of Eugene, but now residing in Bellingham, Washington, Don still commutes every week to his adjunct teaching position at Portland State University where he teaches marriage, family, and depth psychology courses in the Counselor Education Dept. there.
Don holds a B.A. in philosophy from Westminster College (Pa.), an M.Div, in theology and psychology from Princeton Theo. Sem., an M.A. and an Ed.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Oregon.
He is a clinical member of AAMFT, WAMFT, NCFR (Nat’l Coun. Of Fam. Relat.; Cert.Fam. Life.Ed.), Oregon Friends of C.G., Jung, North American Society of Adlerian Psychology, and the American Association of Humanistic Psychology. His article on The Ego and the Eternal: Ruminations on Cosmic Co-operation appeared in the Decmber,2008/January,2009 issue of AHP’s periodical “The Perspective”. 

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Afternoon Workshop 1:15pm – 4:30pm
Presented by: Bob Edelstein, LMFT, MFT

"Authentic Engagement: A Radical Way of Being"

Authentic engagement is the ability of a human being to access all of their inner life, and then, in the most constructive way, to express what is important to them. This workshop will examine the three facets of authentic engagement. Participants will experience the differences between each of the three facets and learn how they can facilitate their clients to experience being authentically engaged in their life.

Bob Edelstein, LMFT, MFT Bob is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist with 40 years of experience. He provides consultation, supervision, workshops, and trainings for clinicians and students. He is a blogger for Psychology Today and has published a number of articles on the Existential-Humanistic Perspective, including a chapter in the upcoming second edition of the Handbook of Humanistic Psychology. 
Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic NorthWest Professional Organization and a former board member of both the Existential Humanistic Institute and the Association for Humanistic Psychology. 

EHNW Workshop

"The Search for Authenticity: The Practice of Existential-Humanistic Approaches"

Saturday, October 26, 2013
9:00am – 4:30pm
George Fox University – Tigard Center

Registration 
Early Registration by October 1st:  $110
After October 1st   $135
Students  $75
6 CEUs approved by Oregon Counseling Association/NBCC
Registration includes continental breakfast, beverages and lunch.
>>Online Registration Available Here
>>Mail-in Printable Registration Form Here

Questions?
For more info contact EHNW:  workshop[at]ehnorthwest.org

Check back for the EHNW Workshop Schedule & Outline here on the EHI blog and download here on the EHNW website.

Bob Edelstein EHI:7 Session Outline

"Six Existential-Humanistic Philosophical Frames: Empowering the Therapist "

Bob Edelstein, LMFT, MFT - 90 min Workshop

A core tenet of the existential humanistic philosophy is that presence is a key to guiding therapeutic choices. In this workshop, the presenter will explore six philosophical frames that support the existential humanistic therapist to be more fully present with their clients. This in turn facilitates the clients to be more present with themselves and with the therapist.   The six philosophical frames explored are:

• Being versus Doing
• Identifying and exploring existential themes
• Process versus content
• Holding the container
• Everything is everything
• Inclusion, not amputation

Speakers and sessions are being highlighted here on our blog. Read more about the EHI7 sessions here.

Featured Website | Existential-Humanistic NorthWest

Existential-Humanistic Announces New Website/Online
Resources for Healing Professionals

We are pleased to share this link to the new website for Existential-Humanistic NorthWest. Envisioned by Portland psychotherapist, Bob Edelstein (former EHI Board Member and current EHI Advisor), as a result of his passion for the existential-humanistic perspective. Newly launched, www.ehnorthwest.org is the online home of EHNW, a Pacific Northwest organization of healing professionals who aim to embody the primary existential-humanistic values found in the EHNW Vision:

Existential-Humanistic NorthWest is here to impact the world through existential-humanistic values of authenticity, integrity, responsibility, inclusion, and awe.

Find out more about EHNW and get to know the 12 members of the Existential-Humanistic NorthWest Organization Development Committee on the About page of EHNW here. Also check out the EHNW Upcoming Events/Activities, visit the events page here . EHNW invites you to stay up to date with EHNW news and events byjoining the EHNW mailing list here.

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Bob Edelstein Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy Interview Series Pt 5 (w/ links to Parts 1-4)

Recently Bob Edelstein writes on "We are No-thing"

Bob Edelstein Interview Series Pt 5: Existential Humanistic Approach to Couples Therapy

Bob Edelstein Discusses E-H Psychotherapy Part 5 of 5

Join Bob Edelstein as he addresses the "Existential Humanistic Approach to Couples Therapy", in this final part of this E-H Psychotherapy interview series.

In this episode Bob answers the following questions: What is the meaning behind the dichotomy of isolation versus relationship and how can this affect a couple's relationship? In couples therapy of this kind, do you place a heavier stress on assessing the two people as a couple or as individuals? Why? How and why do you as the therapist act as a role model for the couple in therapy? What is meant by an existential theme and what is its importance regarding couples therapy?

Part 5: Existential Humanistic Approach to Couples Therapy (6:45) Askimo TV

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Bob Edelstein Interview Series: Means and Ends of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 4 in a 5 part Series on Existential-Humanistic Pyschotherapy.

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Bob Edelstein Interview Series: The Role of the Therapist in Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 2 in a 5 part Series on Existential-Humanistic Pyschotherapy.

Bob Edelstein Interview Series: Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 1 in a 5 part Series on Existential-Humanistic Pyschotherapy.

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute. Read more from Bob on his blog, Authentic Engagement.

Bob Edelstein Interview Series Pt. 4: Means and Ends of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy

Bob Edelstein Discusses E-H Psychotherapy Part 4 of 5

Join Bob Edelstein as he addresses the "Means and Ends of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy", in this fourth part of his E-H Psychotherapy interview series.

In this episode Bob answers the following questions: What does the theory behind Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy define as the means and the ends? What is the meaning of Sartre's claim that “Existence precedes essence”? In what way can a crisis in a person’s life allow to discover a better meaning of their existence and presence in this world? What happens when there is a conflict in a person between their despised and authentic self and how can existential humanistic therapy help to solve this? What is the value is finding one’s authentic self?

Part 4: Means and Ends of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy (6:56) Askimo TV

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Bob Edelstein Interview Series: Goals of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 3 in a 5 part Series on Existential-Humanistic Pyschotherapy.

Bob Edelstein Interview Series: The Role of the Therapist in Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 2 in a 5 part Series on Existential-Humanistic Pyschotherapy.

Bob Edelstein Interview Series: Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 1 in a 5 part Series on Existential-Humanistic Pyschotherapy.

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute. Read more from Bob on his blog, Authentic Engagement.

Bob Edelstein Interview Series Pt. 3: Goals of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy

Bob Edelstein Discusses Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy Part 3 of 5

In "Goals of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy", the third part of this E-H Psychotherapy interview series, Bob Edelstein answers the following questions: How is authenticity a goal of Existential Humanistic psychotherapy? A second goal of this form of psychotherapy is actualization. What is meant by this and how is atualization achieved? What kinds of questions are addressed by a person on the quest to discover what their authentic meaning is? What are the differences in the search for meaning between a twenty-something and a sixty something?

Part 3: Goals of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy (5:14) Askimo TV

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute. Read more from Bob on his blog, Authentic Engagement.

Bob Edelstein Interview Series Part 2: The Role of the Therapist in Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy

Bob Edelstein Discusses Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy Part 2 

In this second part to the interview series "The Role of the Therapist in Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy" Bob Edelstein answers the following questions: How is the therapy from an Existential-Humanistic Perspective conducted? Must therapy only be carried out individually or can groups also participate in a successful therapy session? What role does the therapist himself play in this form of therapy and is it different from other forms of psychotherapy? As an Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapist, what is your ultimate goal that is common throughout all of your patients that you wish to see?

Part 2: The Role of the Therapist in Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy (4:56) Askimo TV

Related Post: Bob Edelstein's: Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 1 of 5 in a 5 part Series on Existential-Humanistic Pyschotherapy

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute. Read more from Bob on his blog, Authentic Engagement.

Bob Edelstein's Interview Series on Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 1 of 5

Bob Edelstein Discusses Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy Part 1 

We continue the Series What is the meaning of Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy? What are some of the universal themes of existence that are explored in this field? What changes or enhancements to a person’s life are expected to come as a result of adopting an Existential Humanistic Approach? All of these questions will be answered by: Bob Edelstein - Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist who specializes in personal growth, life transitions, relationships, chemical dependency, anxiety and depression.

View Part 1: Bob Edelstein - Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy (4:15) Askimo TV

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute. Read more from Bob on his blog, Authentic Engagement.

Recently Bob Edelstein writes on "We are No-thing"

Bob Edelstein on his blog Authentic Engagement has a recent article entitled "We are No-thing -From no-thing-ness I discover my unique existential identity" in which he suggests an alternate paradigm to "being a somebody or something" in our culture.

"Crisis often mobilizes us to experience the transitory nature of life and our no-thing-ness. Acknowledging that we are no-thing goes against the cultural paradigm that all we are is some-thing. One must come from the space of one’s no-thing in order to be authentically some-thing." Read the full article

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute.