Tips

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Does Being With an Experience Naturally Bring Change?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Becky writes: In "Focusing-OrientedPsychotherapy," Gendlin says that repetitive,unchanging feelings, or "dead-end" feelings,"arise and…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sharing Focusing with People in My Daily Life~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nina Joy writes: "My burning question aboutFocusing right now has to do with…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Spiritual Path of Focusing~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nelle writes: "I am wondering if you feelcomfortable speaking to the spiritual path ofFocusing.  You indicated…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Relational Differences Between Focusing Partner and Therapist~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Laura asks, "Would you describe thedifferences in the psychotherapeuticrelationship and the relationship between thefocuser…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"How can Focusing be used to transform our relationships?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Charles asks, "How can Focusing be used totransform our relationships–making themcloser, more…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Using Focusing with Bodywork Clients~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kate writes: "I’m a bodyworker (massage andreflexology) and would be interested to hearyour suggestions of using…

Using Focusing with Depression Fran writes: "I would like you to write about how to use Focusing with depression.  I…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"A pervasive and general unease"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Colin writes: "We’re all familiar with themore obvious recruits for Focusing – those invariably waiting for…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"It seemed like the first thing they needed was to find Presence."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Christina writes: "When I was doing aFocusing presentation for…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"How Do You Present Focusing to a Client…?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Laura writes: "How do you present Focusing toa client in a therapeutic setting…